Govt worried about impact of Russia-Ukraine conflict on India's exports, says FM Nirmala Sitharaman
Sitharaman said the government is closely monitoring the evolving situation in the Russia-Ukraine region and assessing the impact of the conflict on the country`s trade.
Feb 28, 2022, 15:25 PM IST
Farmers' income declined 1.38%, under Modi govt: Yashwant Sinha
Criticising the recent Budget announcements of the Narendra Modi government, former union minister and senior BJP leader Yashwant Sinha on Tuesday said that currently there is distress in rural India with farmers' income declining by 1.38 percent in the last four years.
Feb 06, 2018, 20:52 PM IST
Arun Jaitley talked of a 'paradigm shift' in India's agriculture. Can Union Budget 2018 make it happen?
Though Jaitley made his government's goal clear, there was little clarity on how to get there.
Feb 01, 2018, 19:25 PM IST
Top 5 expectations of the Farm sector from Budget 2018
The farm sector is the spine of the Indian economy that provides employment to half of the total workforce in India and contributes a major chunk to the country's GDP.
Jan 30, 2018, 16:45 PM IST
Govt gives Rs 36,000 crore to farm sector; agri-credit at Rs 9 lakh crore
Aiming to double farmers income by 2022, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley Monday announced an allocation of nearly Rs 36,000 crore for the farm sector while raising the agri-credit target to Rs 9 lakh crore for the next fiscal.
Feb 29, 2016, 14:37 PM IST
China's lending push bypasses cash-starved farm sector
As China pulls out the stops to get more lending into its economy to bolster flagging growth, farming, a sector that employs almost a third of its 1.4 billion people, remains in desperate need of funding.
Feb 13, 2015, 11:06 AM IST
Punjab CM flags budget wish-list to boost farm sector
At a time when unaccounted wealth of Indians stashed away in foreign banks is under focus, the income tax department has shifted its attention from civil consequences to criminal consequences in serious cases of tax evasion.
Feb 12, 2015, 15:57 PM IST
Modi govt not neglecting farm sector: Agri Min
The NDA government is according priority to the farm sector by allocating large funds for its growth and is no way promoting only the industry, Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh said Thursday.
Jan 15, 2015, 16:22 PM IST
Monsoon rains 48% below average in past week
India`s farm sector accounts for 14 percent of its nearly USD 2 trillion economy.
Jun 12, 2014, 14:47 PM IST