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Mayank Bhardwaj

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India considers reinstating 25% wheat import tax
Rediff.com2 Mar 2017

The move comes amid reports that new wheat crop prices in Madhya Pradesh, which is one...

Monsoon delay not to affect crop sowing: IMD
Rediff.com16 May 2016

Millions of farmers plant rice, cane, corn, cotton and soybean crops in the rainy...

India calls on developed world to tax coal for climate fund
Rediff.com20 Apr 2016

India, which wants to double its coal output by 2020, in February raised the tax on...

India develops three pulses varieties to cut imports, curb prices
Rediff.com22 Jan 2016

Every year Indians consume about 22 million tonnes of lentils

India to allow ethanol-only vehicles; response to be muted
Rediff.com16 Dec 2015

The ethanol vehicles will have the flexibility to switch to other fuels

Govt to roll out $20 billion food security plan by Dec
Rediff.com7 Jul 2015

After missing several deadlines, only 11 states could introduce the plan

Maggi scare: India seeks damages from Nestle
Rediff.com8 Jun 2015

The claim is filed with a consumer body.

EU agrees to lift import ban on Indian mangoes
Rediff.com21 Jan 2015

India assured the EU it would put in place measures to ensure cargoes are free from pests

Depleting Indian water reservoirs need rains to prevent crop loss: Govt
Rediff.com22 Jul 2014

Indian farmers depend on June-September monsoon rains, as half of the country's...