Centre’s nod to include farming under NREGA
The central government has extended the ambit of employment for workers registered under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) to sectors such as dairy farming, fishing, Khadi and coir industry in Kerala. “The union minister for rural development, Jairam Ramesh has in prin
Wheat output likely to cross govt estimate despite
Despite heavy unseasonal showers over the past few days in key producing states of Punjab and Haryana, India’s wheat output is expected to cross the government’s latest estimate of a record 88.31 million tonne in the year through June. Agriculture secretary PK Basu said although there have been spor
Govt may Create Fund for Fertiliser Industry
Fertiliser ministry has sent a proposal to finance ministry for creating a sovereign wealth fund. This fund will help the government as well as private companies in the acquisition of mineral assets abroad. “We have sent a proposal to finance ministry for setting up this fund. The ‘size’ of the fund