Food Production News
India’s central bank should adhere to its inflation-targeting mandate
In the Indian context, headline inflation is a better yardstick of the impact of prices on people’s well-being than some truncated construct. The Reserve Bank of India has good reason to stick to the price gauge it had been using as a guide for monetary policy
3 min read21 Nov 2024With granaries full, India axes export duty on parboiled rice
The removal of the duty reflects the government’s confidence in a better harvest this year, said Vijay Setia, former president of the All-India Rice Exporters Association.
2 min read23 Oct 2024BIS tightens screws on food hygiene standards as global food trade, foreign travel grow
The move comes against the backdrop of increasing cases of Indian food consignments being rejected in other countries.
3 min read21 Oct 2024Kerala serious fraud probe has ’broad scope’
The investigation into the affairs of two private firms and a state public sector enterprise is likely to get bigger
2 min read18 Feb 2024India’s Food-Security Problem Is the World’s, Too
India’s tightly controlled agricultural market has left food production highly vulnerable to climate change. That’s a global problem: India is a major food exporter.
2 min read2 Jan 2024A Quick, Healthy Meal Does Exist
Lean into canned foods, embrace frozen veggies and make breakfast for dinner
4 min read15 Jun 2023El Niño events show a weakening effect on food output and prices
Data analysis reveals India’s declining vulnerability and our safety net seems strong enough for this year’s anticipated event.
4 min read20 Apr 2023AIIMS Delhi starts Millet Canteen from today: Here’s why India is promoting this ’super food’
The ‘International Year of Millets’ highlights millets as a key component of the food basket.
2 min read1 Mar 2023A Quick, Healthy Meal Does Exist
Lean into canned foods, embrace frozen veggies and make breakfast for dinner
4 min read15 Jun 2023El Niño events show a weakening effect on food output and prices
Data analysis reveals India’s declining vulnerability and our safety net seems strong enough for this year’s anticipated event.
4 min read20 Apr 2023Popular 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