Embassy of Israel says it has led the 'largest agricultural project in India’ through Centres of Excellence in states since 2006. ThePrint looks at the initiative & its implementation.
Keeping in line with the promises during the election campaign in 2013-14, PM Modi promised to double farm incomes by 2022, but it still needs to be fulfilled.
Union Food and Public Distribution Minister Piyush Goyal said total food grain production for the agricultural year 2022-23 is projected at 330.5 million tonnes.
It should be cause for worry that, by latest quarter, agriculture had become 25% bigger than manufacturing. This is the exact opposite of what 'Make in India' intended.
Better-than-expected GDP growth in FY23 made possible by 6.1% jump in January-March quarter. Private consumption revival, sustained investment growth key to maintaining momentum.
Its manufacturing sector is focused on metals, chemicals, food processing. These don’t generate the multiplier effects of newer industries in Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu.
Discriminatory laws limit firms from hiring willing women, and removing such barriers can help narrow the economic gap between developing and developed countries.
While bond yields tend to fall amid low inflation & interest rate cuts, market experts say they’ve been rising due to concerns over tax collections, fiscal deficit & potential impact of US tariffs.
A panel of experts moderated by ThePrint’s Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta drew connections between insights of 1965 Indo-Pak War and strategic takeaways highlighted by Op Sindoor.
In its toughest time in decades because of floods, Punjab would’ve expected PM Modi to visit. If he has the time for a Bihar tour, why not a short visit to next-door Punjab?
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