The 2023-24 season marked a significant triumph for the Indian sugar industry. The production escalated to an impressive 32.135 million tonnes (mt), exceeding both domestic […]
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Budget 2024: FinMin seeks inputs for rural boost, small town revival from line ministries
Ahead of full Budget likely to be presented on July 22, the Finance Ministry has asked various line ministries to come up with policy suggestions […]
Agriculture sector anticipates rapid growth and expansion of ‘MP’ model nationwide
The input industry in the agriculture sector is upbeat on Shivraj Singh Chouhan’s appointment as the new minister and sees a replication of the Madhya […]
FinMin seeks suggestions on direct, indirect taxes from trade & industry bodies
Ahead of the presentation of the full Union Budget for fiscal year 2024-25, the Revenue Department has invited suggestions from trade and industry associations on […]
Himachal Pradesh weather update: Heatwave likely to continue till June 16
There would be no relief from the scorching heat in the next few days in Himachal Pradesh and the heatwave will continue till June 16, […]
Agri minister urges ICAR to focus on developing bio-fortified crop varieties
Development of bio-fortified seed varieties and reduction of the yield gap between different regions are some of the issues that the Indian Council of Agricultural […]
US weather agency CPC lowers La Nina chances in July-September a tad
The US weather agency Climate Prediction Center (CPC) has lowered the chance of the La Nina weather phenomenon, which leads to heavy rains and floods […]
Brookfield, Alterra start raising money for $5-b clean energy fund
Brookfield Asset Management and Alterra Management have announced opening the fundraising for the Catalytic Transition Fund (CTF) with a total corpus of $5 billion that […]
GST Council meeting on June 22 to discuss key taxation issues
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will chair the GST Council meeting on June 22. This will be the first meeting of the Council after the General […]
Pema Khandu takes oath as CM of Arunachal Pradesh; Chowna Mein as Deputy CM for 2nd consecutive term
Chowna Mein took oath as the Deputy Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh on Thursday for his second consecutive term. Pema Khandu was sworn-in as Chief […]