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Wednesday, April 8, 2026
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Topic: surplus

Push for nutri-cereals, export boost — the NITI Aayog tips to tackle foodgrain surplus

NITI Aayog has called for at least a 20-25% increase in export of foodgrain production in the coming years & enumerated multiple benefits of crop diversification.

RBI to transfer Rs 57,128 crore surplus, but govt’s fiscal woes unlikely to ease

RBI’s transfer is slightly less than the Rs 60,000 cr estimated in Budget 2020-21, and is unlikely to plug the hole in revenues due to Covid and the lockdown.

Central banks like RBI tend to ‘build an empire’, sometimes at the cost of public interest

In countries like Chile, Israel and Thailand, central banks run with negative net capital.

RBI Act needs to be amended to remove ambiguity on surplus flows to govt

The current RBI Act allows the central bank’s board to decide how much it wants to tuck away as contingency or other reserves.

India is producing too much sugar, but the world isn’t ready for so much sweetness

India accounts for the majority of this season’s surplus and excess supplies forecast for next season will also be bigger than previously expected.

On Camera

Rahul Gandhi wants to jail Himanta Sarma but Congress has a Bihar-sized problem in Assam

The Congress has promised Rs 50,000 assistance to each woman but as we've seen in many recent elections, voters seem to be conscious of the proverb: 'A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.'

Stocks fall, oil prices climb as Trump issues fresh threat to Iran ahead of his deadline

Fears that an escalation of the conflict could heighten a fuel squeeze & endanger the economy unnerved traders, with NYT reporting Iran stopped negotiating a truce with the US.

UAE walks away from financing Rafale F5 due to restricted access to technology, reports French media

French newspaper La Tribune earlier last week indicated that UAE withdrew from deal to fund EUR 3.5 billion. India is looking to order 114 new Rafales, which could include the F5.

China insulated itself against energy shocks. India is ‘all talk, no walk’

China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.