‘India set to become foodgrain bowl’: Union Minister Parshottam Rupala

Union Minister of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying Parshottam Rupala says India is all set to become the world’s ‘foodgrain bowl’ as the country quickly moves towards organic and climate-friendly farming. In an interview with Rajesh Kumar Thakur, he said the repealed farm laws were in the larger interests of the country’s farmers and that…

Dairy stocks rally up to 7% in volatile market; here’s why

Shares of dairy companies such as Umang Dairies, Parag Milk Foods, Dodla Dairy, Heritage Foods, and Hatsun Agro surged up to 7% on Tuesday after Mother Dairy hiked milk prices. Mother Dairy, one of the major suppliers of milk in Delhi-NCR, has increased milk prices by ₹2 per litre, effective from today, citing a rise in…

Climate change. Why India refused to sign the ‘Methane Pledge

Much to the chagrin of the developed world, India has been a tough, unrelenting negotiator at the climate negotiations. In the 2021 Conference of Parties at Glasgow (COP26), India dug its heels in and got the wording of the text on coal changed from “phase out” to “phase down”. This nuanced semantic shift may not…

Mother Dairy to hike milk prices by ₹ 2 per litre from Tuesday

Leading dairy player Mother Dairy has decided to increase milk prices by ₹2 per litre in the Delhi-NCR region effective Tuesday. The company said this was being done in response to the sharp increase in procurement prices of raw milk over last year by 24 per cent. This is the fifth round of price hike…

Telangana attracted big investments from major corporate giants in 2022

Be it aerospace, dairy, IT, pharma, automobile or other sectors, Telangana has attracted investments from major corporate giants in 2022 and more seems to be in store before this fiscal year ends. This year, to date, a staggering Rs 19,630 crore worth of investments have landed in Telangana, providing employment to over 70,000 people. In…

How to revive low-volume growth in India’s consumption economy

The year 2023 brings an ocean of challenges and opportunities for India. Budget 2023 is even more crucial as it coincides with India’s G20 supremacy. India has done a commendable job as compared to other member countries with the highest GDP growth and the lowest inflation. However, the fear of an impending recession is still…

Why camels’ number declining in India

A water canal project and better road connectivity in a State like Rajasthan seem to be the reasons for the decline in the number of camels in the country, if the reply in the Lok Sabha is any indication. In a reply in the Lok Sabha, Narendra Singh Tomar, Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers…

November saw moderation in inflation but not in all the states

Retail inflation measured by the year-on-year change in Consumer Price Index (CPI) moderated sharply to 5.88 percent in November from 6.7 percent in October. This is the first print below 6 per cent, the upper threshold since January this year. The decline was due to moderation in food prices. Food prices eased on account of…