-NDTV.com The increase in milk prices comes in view of a rise in input costs, Amul and Mother Dairy said. New Delhi: Milks prices are set to increase with dairy brands Amul and Mother Dairy announcing a ₹ 2 raise in its prices due to a rise in procurement and other input costs. The new prices for both the brands will be effective from Wednesday, the companies said. For 500 ml, Amul Gold...
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Climate resilient millets boost livelihood opportunities for Odisha’s tribal women -Aishwarya Mohanty
-India.Mongabay.com * Millets are being revived in the state of Odisha, on a large scale under its flagship Odisha Millets Mission. Millets grow well in dry zones as rain-fed crops and are considered low-duty crops. * The revival is helping women farmers in the tribal districts of the state to enhance their livelihood opportunities and become financially independent. * In Mayurbhanj, the third most populous district in Odisha, the number of women farmers...
More »‘He wanted water’: How Dalit boy’s death opened up caste fissures in Jalore village -Mohana Basu
-ThePrint.in Inder Meghwal died Saturday — over 20 days after a teacher allegedly slapped him for drinking water from a clay pot. The family accuses the police of coverup. Jalore: Outside the house of 9-year-old Inder Meghwal in Surana village in Jalore, there’s chaos. Hundreds of people have gathered there to demand justice for the 9-year-old Dalit boy who allegedly died Saturday after his teacher slapped him for drinking water out of...
More »Patra: India can sustain CAD of 2.5-3% without an external sector crisis
-The Telegraph Overall current account deficit in July rises to $21.04 billion (merchandise and services), commerce ministry reports on Friday Mumbai: Reserve Bank of India deputy governor Michael Patra has tried to soothe concerns about the anticipated surge in India’s current account deficit, suggesting that the country will not be roiled by a crisis if the CAD climbed to anywhere between 2.5 and 3 per cent of GDP. “Our experience has been that...
More »Cereal inflation would be hard to tame amidst low rice acreage
Is India going to face inflation in cereal prices during the rest of the current financial year? Experts differ on this. An analysis by Nomura Global Economics and CEIC finds that a below normal monsoon does not always translate into high retail inflation in food. Similarly, an above normal southwest monsoon does not always bring down the rate of food inflation. However, some agricultural experts (please click here, here and...
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