As on 15 May, day of Modi govt decision, Punjab had around 6 lakh metric tonnes of wheat from batches rejected by FCI for having shrivelled and broken grains beyond permissible limit,
While a lot has been talked about commodities that have become expensive, not much is being talked about commodities that are selling cheaper than last year.
At 3-day meet in Bhopal, Bharatiya Kisan Sangh slammed palm oil for being ‘unhealthy’, not ‘atmanirbhar’ & overusing water. It urged govt to promote local oil seeds, demanded MSP panel.
I don’t ever want us to have to beg for food again, Indira Gandhi said after a call with US President Lyndon Johnson. Science, Swaminathan and Subramanian made sure she didn’t have to.
From farmers to government workers, people of Punjab are out on the streets protesting. And it’s not hard to see why, given the economy's data indicators.
Food subsidy was cut by more than 27% & fertiliser subsidy by nearly 25% from revised estimates for 2021-22, while sectors like fisheries & animal husbandry saw major increases.
A doctor affected by childhood polio, who now serves as a respected faculty member and walks with a visible caliper, was instructed to report to the neurology OPD for ‘re-evaluation’.
The Centre is considering an increase in the National Company Law Tribunal's bench capacity, while the Standing Committee of Finance suggests fast-track courts.
The helicopters produced by Lockheed Martin are known as ‘submarine hunters’. India ordered 24 of these aircraft in 2020 to replace the Sea King helicopters. 15 have been delivered till date.
The India-South Africa series-defining fact is the catastrophic decline of Indian red ball cricket where a visiting team can mock us with the 'grovel' word.
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