Rajendra Jadhav

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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

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

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.

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'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...

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...

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.

Rising food prices to hit rural India in 2016
Rediff.com10 Nov 2015

India's overall retail inflation eased to 4.41 per cent in September, helped by falling...

Attacks on India's beef industry hit buffalo meat trade
Rediff.com27 Oct 2015

Rising tensions over eating beef in Hindu-majority India are starting to hit the...

Indian festive demand for gold sluggish, discounts widen
Rediff.com22 Oct 2015

Festive demand for gold in India got off to a tepid start, with local prices still at a...

Indian drought: Bonanza for Canadian farmers
Rediff.com14 Oct 2015

Canada is the top supplier of pulses to India, which is expected to import 1 million...

India gold discounts widen on tepid demand, ample supply
Rediff.com17 Sep 2015

Gold discounts in India, the world's second-biggest consumer, widened this week as...

Gold prices in India back at discount on weak demand
Rediff.com4 Sep 2015

Two-thirds of gold demand in India comes from rural areas where jewellery is a...

Despite fall in gold prices, Indians stay away from buying
Rediff.com17 Jul 2015

Spot gold fell as far as $1,142.10 an ounce on Thursday, its lowest since November 2014.

For Indians, paper gold can't beat the real thing
Rediff.com13 Jul 2015

The best way to curb gold demand is by reducing black money in circulation.

India's superb plan to reduce dependence on gold imports
Rediff.com19 Jun 2015

For easy and wide access, the government plans to market the bond through post offices...

Chicken prices surge to record as heat wave kills millions of birds
Rediff.com1 Jun 2015

Chiekcn prices set to go up across cities in India.

Bharti Airtel gets credit line of $2.5 bln from Chinese banks
Rediff.com16 May 2015

Bharti Airtel has received financing commitments of up to $2.5 billion from top Chinese...

For Modi's year-old government, storm brewing in rural India
Rediff.com15 May 2015

Just one year after taking office, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is facing a challenge...