Agricultural Sector News
Wheat output likely to be lower by 2% to 96.1mt in 2017-18, says report
The NCML report says a lower wheat crop output will be against the government’s expectations of production crossing 100mt and the dip is due to lower area planted by farmers
2 min read24 Jan 2018Nabard buys 7% more in Sidbi from IDBI Bank for Rs900 crore
The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development’s (Nabard) largest ever investment raises its shareholding in Sidbi to 10%
2 min read9 Oct 2017The spectre of deflation
It is not just the low inflation reported in June which confirms a declining demand but also the macro fundamentals of the economy which belie any optimism of 7%-plus growth
4 min read29 Aug 2017PM Narendra Modi tells CEOs to help boost agricultural economy
The government is keen to attract private investments in food processing industry, says PM Narendra Modi at a CEOs meet organised by NITI Aayog on Tuesday
2 min read23 Aug 2017Farmers tune in to online auctions
A web-based e-auction system of agricultural products is giving anew platform to farmers in the North-East
3 min read4 May 2016Men got 56% higher wages than women in rural areas in 2011-12: NSSO
Average daily earnings of a regular wage/salaried employee in the informal sector was about Rs189 for rural males, Rs121 for rural females
1 min read8 Sep 2014Retail FDI: an imagined solution
FDI or not, there are problems that plague Indian agriculture and will need to be fixed first
3 min read10 Dec 2012Ashok Gulati | Wheat price to crash without intervention
Ashok Gulati | Wheat price to crash without intervention
5 min read15 May 2011Will farm loan waiver lift UPA’s fortunes?
Will farm loan waiver lift UPA’s fortunes?
4 min read18 Feb 2008Popular Topics
Budget
The Union Budget contains details about the estimated receipts and the expenditure of the government for a particular fiscal year. The Budget is allotted for the upcoming fiscal year, which runs from 1st April to 31st March of the next year. Here is a quick guide on how the Union Budget is prepared