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Puja Das

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Puja Das is a New Delhi based policy reporter covering food, farm, fertiliser, water, and climate policies for Mint. Puja reports on farmers' distress and how the agriculture sector is impacting India's rural economy and policy initiatives to help meet the pledges made at COP27. Puja holds a post-graduation degree in Broadcast Journalism from the Indian Institute of Journalism & New Media, Bangalore.

ARTICLES BY PUJA DAS

With this, the total government assistance to India’s No. 4 carrier has swelled to ₹3.22 trillion. (Mint)

BSNL to get ₹89k cr, this time for 4G/5G

5 min read . 12:13 AM IST

Delayed and feeble monsoon will likely cause —20% of long period average (LPA) rainfall in June, the meteorologist at Skymet informed. (HT)

Cyclone Biparjoy to turn ‘very severe’, delay monsoon onset

1 min read . 07 Jun 2023

Performance-based incentives of 40 paise per unit purchased or ₹6.6 lakh per MW of capacity installed, whichever is less, is provided to the discom for a period of five years from the commercial operation date, under the scheme. (BLOOMBERG)

Centre looks to tap ₹1 tn agri infra fund for solar projects on farm lands

2 min read . 07 Jun 2023

MSP for paddy has been fixed at ₹2,183 per quintal, against ₹2,040 per quintal in the last season.

Cabinet approves hike in MSP of kharif crops for 2023-24

3 min read . 07 Jun 2023

India's monsoon season which begins in June and continues until September brings around 70% of the country's annual rainfall, vital for a farm economy which employs more than 60% of the Indian workforce and generates nearly a fifth of India's GDP. (Photo: AFP)

Cyclonic storm ‘Biparjoy’ may delay monsoon onset by another 2-3 days

3 min read . 07 Jun 2023

The government has removed the procurement ceiling of 40% for tur, urad and masur under Price Support Scheme (PSS) for 2023-24 to boost domestic production of pulses. (Mint)

Procurement ceiling for tur, urad, masur removed

1 min read . 06 Jun 2023

According to IMD’s first monsoon forecast in early May, the onset over Kerala is likely to be on 4 June with an error margin of four days

Cyclonic circulation may impact monsoon onset over Kerala

3 min read . 05 Jun 2023

In the last nine years, the number of wetlands and Ramsar sites in India have increased almost three times, Modi said. (HT)

PM flags off two schemes to revive wetlands, mangroves

1 min read . 05 Jun 2023

World Environment Day: PM launches 2 schemes for wetland, mangrove conservation. (File Photo: Bloomberg)

World Environment Day: PM launches 2 schemes for wetland, mangrove conservation

2 min read . 05 Jun 2023

The southwest monsoon that typically sets in over Kerala on 1 June missed its onset date on Sunday.. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)

Cyclonic circulation may hamper monsoon onset over Kerala: IMD

3 min read . 05 Jun 2023

A gradual rise in maximum temperatures by 2-4°C is seen over plains of northwest India during the next five days. (File Photo: Mint)

IMD issues heatwave alert for eastern India

1 min read . 05 Jun 2023

Monsoon rainfall is critical for agriculture production, which accounts for about 18% of the economy and is the largest employer.

Winds set the stage for monsoon onset

1 min read . 04 Jun 2023

Rice under the public distribution system (PDS) will be given to the people of Manipur at ₹32 per kg instead of ₹34 if Union government approves the request (mint)

Manipur govt urges Centre to lower prices of PDS rice amid tensions

1 min read . 04 Jun 2023

The order is effective immediately and will remain in place till 31 October.. . Photo: Mint

Govt caps tur and urad dal stock to curb hoarding, rising prices

1 min read . 03 Jun 2023

A shopkeeper removes sugar from a sack in Mumbai, India, on Monday, July 9, 2007. Sugar exports from India, the world's second largest producer, may double in 2008 because of a domestic surplus, adding further pressure to prices that have plunged 44 percent in the past year. Photographer: Sima Dubey/Bloomberg News

Govt unlikely to allow sugar exports next season

2 min read . 02 Jun 2023

These changes came in the wake of declining international prices and lower import duty on edible oils.. Photographer: Goh Seng Chong/Bloomberg

Govt asks edible oil firms to slash retail prices by ₹8-12 per litre

1 min read . 02 Jun 2023

The IMD forecasts the critical southwest monsoon to arrive in Kerala on 4 June, subject to an error margin of approximately three days. (PTI Photo) (PTI)

Southwest monsoon set to progress further in next 2 days: IMD

1 min read . 02 Jun 2023

The MSP of kharif pulses is expected to be raised by 6-8%, with tur (arhar) and urad likely to be set at nearly ₹7,000 per quintal and moong expected to reach ₹8,400-8,450 per quintal (mint)

Govt weighs 3-8% increase in MSP for kharif crops

3 min read . 01 Jun 2023

Delhi NCR will witness light rainfall today.

Delhi-NCR may see light rain over next two hours: IMD

1 min read . 01 Jun 2023

During the briefing on cabinet decisions, Union minister Anurag Singh Thakur said presently, the grain storage capacity in the country is about 145 million tonnes. (Mint)

Food security: India's ₹1-trillion scheme to boost cooperative grain storage

3 min read . 01 Jun 2023

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