Mayank Bhardwaj And Rajendra Jadhav

All stories by Mayank Bhardwaj And Rajendra Jadhav

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 rains were 35 per cent above average last week: IMD
Rediff.com7 Jul 2016

The June-September monsoon has so far delivered 1 per cent higher rainfall than average

Monsoon to end late, benefit farmers
Rediff.com24 Jun 2016

The weather office forecasts monsoon rains to be above average this year after the...

India to crack down on savings scams as Modi backs banking for all
Rediff.com30 May 2016

India does not have a unified regulatory regime to counter Ponzi, or pyramid, schemes...

High food prices pose challenge to India's inflation target
Rediff.com19 May 2016

Prices are likely to rise further as demand grows in coming months due to festivals

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...

Good monsoon to bring cheer to economy
Rediff.com12 Apr 2016

Monsoon is critical for the country's 263 million farmers and their rice, cane, corn,...

Modi's rural income promise leaves farmers, experts cold
Rediff.com8 Apr 2016

To meet the target, agriculture must grow at 15% compared to average of below 2% over...

Unable to sell cattle, farmers have a beef with Modi's BJP
Rediff.com29 Mar 2016

Farmer suicides have nearly doubled in the drought-hit Marathwada region of Maharashtra.

India 'not scared' if Monsanto leaves, as GM cotton row escalates
Rediff.com16 Mar 2016

Monsanto has taken the government to court over the royalty.

Modi's new growth recipe - Just add water
Rediff.com16 Mar 2016

Modi's irrigation push in the Budget is aimed at scoring on the political front along...

Modi seen pivoting from roads to fields in next Budget
Rediff.com19 Feb 2016

Money will be earmarked for the social sector - especially rural districts that house...

Modi's rule to curb unofficial gold trade backfires
Rediff.com2 Feb 2016

India made it mandatory for customers to disclose their tax code, or Permanent Account...

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

Every year Indians consume about 22 million tonnes of lentils

Banks to get commission for unlocking household gold: RBI
Rediff.com22 Jan 2016

Citizens are encouraged to deposit jewellery, bars or coins with banks so it can be...

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

Mumbai's Siddhivinayak temple to give Modi's gold scheme a boost
Rediff.com9 Dec 2015

Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched a scheme to tap a pool of over 20,000 tonnes of...

India may get its first gold exchange
Rediff.com8 Dec 2015

A dedicated physical gold exchange could lead to standard gold pricing in India.

Drought-hit farmers are given sops to grow water-intensive crops!
Rediff.com27 Nov 2015

'It is quite natural for our farmers to go for rice and cane when both power and water...