All stories by Mayank Bhardwaj
India considers reinstating 25% wheat import tax
Rediff.com2 Mar 2017The move comes amid reports that new wheat crop prices in Madhya Pradesh, which is one the biggest growing state has fallen to below the MSP of Rs 1,625 per 100 kilograms due to bumper harvest.
Monsoon delay not to affect crop sowing: IMD
Rediff.com16 May 2016Millions of farmers plant rice, cane, corn, cotton and soybean crops in the rainy months of June and July. Harvesting starts from October
India calls on developed world to tax coal for climate fund
Rediff.com20 Apr 2016India, which wants to double its coal output by 2020, in February raised the tax on mining coal to $6 per tonne from $1 in a bid to make it more expensive to consume the dirty fuel
India develops three pulses varieties to cut imports, curb prices
Rediff.com22 Jan 2016Every year Indians consume about 22 million tonnes of lentils
India to allow ethanol-only vehicles; response to be muted
Rediff.com16 Dec 2015The 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 2015After missing several deadlines, only 11 states could introduce the plan
Maggi scare: India seeks damages from Nestle
Rediff.com8 Jun 2015The claim is filed with a consumer body.
EU agrees to lift import ban on Indian mangoes
Rediff.com21 Jan 2015India 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 2014Indian farmers depend on June-September monsoon rains, as half of the country's farmland lacks irrigation facilities.