Lower rapeseed prices have hurt farmers from Rajasthan, owing to which the govt is attempting to protect growers ahead of the state election, trade and industry officials said.
Rapeseed production could jump 7.1% to a record 12.8 million tonnes. A rise in rapeseed output could help reduce overseas purchases of palm oil, soy oil and sunflower oil.
The last time this matter flared up was when Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, in a very similar directive in April, called for the relocation of stray dogs in the capital.
Finance ministry says the proposed revamp will focus on structural reforms, rate rationalisation & ease of living, & will be deliberated upon in the coming weeks.
The project is meant to be a ‘protective shield that will keep expanding’, the PM said. It is on the lines of the ‘Golden Dome’ announced by Trump, it is learnt.
Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?
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