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Food price surge puts Raghuram Rajan on the back foot -Rafael Nam and Rajendra Jadhav

-Livemint.com Rajan has indicated he will now pause, projecting consumer inflation could rise to about 6% by next January Aurangabad: Prices of many foodstuffs are surging in India, despite a good start to monsoon rains—an unexpected boon for Wholesalers, but a major headache for the central bank and a government hoping for its help to reboot the economy. Reserve Bank of India (RBI) governor Raghuram Rajan has cut interest rates three times...

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Gujarat farmers can now directly sell fruits, vegetables

-PTI Gandhinagar: The Gujarat government today said it has delisted fruits and vegetables from APMC Act, enabling farmers to sell produce directly in the market. Till now, farmers had to compulsorily sell vegetables and fruits like other farm produce through route of Agriculture Produce Market Committees (APMCs). Agriculture and Co-operation Department of the state government has by a public notification issued today delisted fruits and vegetables from APMC Act which will be beneficial...

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Experts call for statutory testing of vegetables -KA Martin

-The Hindu Kochi (Kerala): A day after the government declared its intention to crack down on sale of unsafe vegetables in the State, experts have called for realistic measures such as regular statutory sample collection and testing as well as steps to trace vegetables sold in the State to their origin. An official familiar with the developments on Tuesday said the test results cannot be obtained quick enough to prevent the sale...

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Kisan Mandi to open direct selling window for farmers in Delhi -Somesh Jha

-The Business Standard Market to help farmers directly reach Wholesalers and retailers New Delhi: Deepak Sharma, a third-generation farmer in Jammu, will no longer have to pay steep commissions when he next visits Delhi to sell his produce, thanks to the new market in Alipur here. Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh on Thursday laid the foundation stone of the Kisan Mandi in Alipur village for farmers like Sharma to sell fruit and vegetables...

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Ram Vilas Paswan, the minister in charge of food and public distribution talks with Sanjeeb Mukherjee

-The Business Standard Interview with Union minister in charge of food and public distribution Ever since the new government took office in May, food prices and related issues have been one of the most discussed subjects. Ram Vilas Paswan, the minister in charge of food and public distribution, says hoarders are to blame. And, speaks of the various other priorities under his charge. Edited exceprts of a talk with Sanjeeb Mukherjee: * The...

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