The 2021 Economic Survey will be tabled on 29 January, a few days before the Union budget, which will be presented by Union finance minster, Smt Nirmala Sitaraman on 1 February 2021. On the same day of Economic Survey 2021, President Ram Nath Kovind will address the combined session of...
Iran, the biggest importer of basmati rice, has started clearing Indian exporters’ debts, which since 2019 have risen to more than Rs 1,700 crore. This Middle East nation buys about 34% of the rice variety exported from India. However this exchange has been hit by a lack of an...
India’s export prospects, especially for skimmed milk powder (SMP), fat and butter, have been brightened by the recent increase in prices of dairy products on the global market. Prices rose to year-high levels at the Global Dairy Trade (GDT) auctions, mainly driven by the post-Covid...
An Experts panel has been named by the government to study and review the objections of the industry to the proposed ban on 27 commonly used pesticides that officials believe are harmful to animals and humans. It is likely that the committee, headed by Chairman TP Rajendran, former...
India plans to increase the country’s output of seaweed to 11.5 lakh tonnes from the current level of production of 2,500 tonnes over the next five years. According to Fisheries Secretary Rajiv Ranjan on Monday, this can be accomplished by using only 1% of its 8,000-kilometer-long...
