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NEW DELHI: The government on Tuesday approved a hike in minimum support price (MSP) of Rabi(winter sown) crops for the 2023-24 marketing season, increasing it for wheat by Rs 110 per quintal which is 5.4% higher than the current year…

NEW DELHI: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Friday cut its GDP growth forecast for 2022-23 to 7% from the earlier 7.2%, citing the impact of the geopolitical tensions, tightening global financial conditions and slowing external demand,…

Rice Prices To Be Impacted? India’s rice production is likely to decline 6 per cent to 104.99 million tonnes in the kharif season this year, compared with 111.76 million tonnes in the year-ago period. It is due to lower sowing of paddy amid…

A 6-7 million tonnes shortfall in rice production due to a fall in paddy sowing area is likely to keep rice prices at elevated levels, adding to the inflationary pressure that the slowing economy is already grappling with. Photograph:…

Erratic June-September rainfall and delayed withdrawal of South-West monsoon rains have added to concerns over paddy crop. Erratic June-September rainfall and delayed withdrawal of South-West monsoon rains have added to concerns over…

New Delhi: A Finance Ministry report on Saturday underlined the need for deft management of stocks of agriculture commodities in view of lower crop-sowing for the Kharif Season, stressing there should be no room for complacency on the…

There is no “room for complacency on the inflation front as lower crop-sowing for the Kharif season calls for deft management of stocks of agricultural commodities and market prices without unduly jeopardising farm exports”, the report…

Emphasising that this is not the time to sit back, government's monthly economic report called for eternal macroeconomic vigilance as the price to maintain stability and sustained growth. It said that the US Federal Reserve's balance sheet…

<!-- -->Rice production may fall by 10-12 million tonne in Kharif season: Food SecretaryNew Delhi: India's rice production could fall by 10-12 million tonnes during the Kharif season of this year, due to a fall in paddy sowing area,…

India's rice production could fall by 10-12 million tonnes during the Kharif season of this year, due to a fall in paddy sowing area, the government said on Friday. Photograph: Anuwar Hazarika/Reuters However, food secretary Sudhanshu…