-TheWire.in The outlook for kharif 2020 contains a few good signs, but much will depend on the monsoon. Since the harvesting of most rabi crops was completed in time, despite the nationwide lockdown from March 24 onwards, an impression has gained ground that all is well with Indian agriculture. It is true that due to extraordinary efforts made by Government machinery, procurement of wheat in Punjab, Haryana and Madhya Pradesh has been more...
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Freeing up the farmer: Govt to ease curbs on trade, open up markets -Harish Damodaran
-The Indian Express Third tranche of COVID-19 economic package: Not only can farmers sell to anyone and anywhere, but traders and processors, too, will be able to freely buy, stock and move any quantity of agri-produce within the country. Barely seven months after imposing limits on the maximum quantity of onion any wholesaler or retailer could keep, the Narendra Modi Government on Friday announced what may turn out to be a defining...
More »Big beneficiaries of Tranche IV stimulus: Adani, Vedanta, Tata Power, Anil Ambani's Reliance -Nevin John
-BusinessToday.in Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman's reform announcements related to coal, aviation, power sectors will suit these players * Adani Power, Tata Power, JSW Energy, Reliance Power will lock horns in the bid for thermal coal blocks * Existing captive users like Tata Power, Reliance Power, Tata Steel must bid at regular intervals to retain mining licence * Adani Enterprises Ltd had recently emerged as the highest bidder for six airports * Adani bought the Mumbai...
More »11 measures, but most in the works for a few years, part of Modi govt Budgets -Harikishan Sharma
-The Indian Express Out of the 11 announcements, three concern governance and administrative reforms, including amendment of the Essential Commodities Act (ECA), 1955, and agriculture marketing reforms through a Central law. New Delhi: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman Friday announced 11 measures for the agriculture sector as part of the third trench of the Government’s Rs 20 lakh crore Covid-19 relief package. However, most of these measures are either in place already...
More »UP govt withdraws order increasing daily working hours to 12 from 8 -Somesh Jha
-Business Standard The UP Government's Ordinance, however, proposes increase in working hours from 8 to 10 hours a day New Delhi: The Uttar Pradesh Government on Friday withdrew an order increasing the daily working hour limit in manufacturing units from eight to 12 hours. The move came a day after the Allahabad High Court issued a notice to the State on a public interest litigation challenging the order. In a communication to the...
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