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23 Sep 2024

Kharif Crop Sowing Is Up By 1.5 Per Cent At 1104.63 Lakh Hectares

The government has been strongly promoting the cultivation of pulses.In the 2023 Kharif season, the total area under cultivation across the country was 1,107.15 lakh hectares.

10 foods to manage cholesterol level

20 Aug 2024

10 Indian Superfoods To Manage Cholesterol Levels

Indian superfoods like oats, flaxseeds, garlic, and dark leafy greens are excellent for managing high cholesterol. These foods are rich in fiber, omega-3 fatty acids, and antioxidants, which help lower LDL (bad) cholesterol and improve heart health. Incorporating these superfoods into a balanced diet can effectively reduce cholesterol levels naturally.

minimum support price

20 Jun 2024

Kharif Crop MSP Rate List 2024: Check MSP Rate Chart/Qunital After Latest Hike

Check Out The Complete Rate Chart Of Minimum Support Prices For All Kharif Crops For Marketing Season 2024-25 After The Latest Hike On MSP By Govt.

minimum support price

19 Jun 2024

Govt To Announce MSP Hike Of Pulses, Oilseeds; Decision Likely In Cabinet Meet

The Government of India fixes Minimum Support Price (MSP) for 22 mandated agricultural crops on the basis of the recommendations of the Commission for Agricultural Costs & Prices (CACP).

27 Aug 2023

India's Food Inflation Surges Over 7%: Tomatoes Not Sole Culprit

The sowing of pulses is down by 9.2 per cent, while that of oilseeds is lower by 1.7 per cent. It is likely to impact the production of moong, toor, urad and spices.

18 Oct 2022

Good news for farmers ahead of Diwali! Modi govt approves MSP for Rabi Crops

The increase in MSP for Rabi Crops for Marketing Season 2023-24 is in line with the Union Budget 2018-19 announcement of fixing the MSP at a level of at lease 1.5 times of the All-India weighted average Cost of Production, aiming at reasonably fair remuneration for the farmers.

22 Feb 2022

Wholesale price of tur dal drops nearly 3 pc on measures taken by govt

Imposition of stock limit on all pulses except moong was notified on July 2, 2021. The free regime in respect of import of tur and urad has been extended till March 31, 2022. This policy has been supported with facilitation measures and close monitoring of its implementation by the departments/organisations concerned.

10 Nov 2021

Pulses sell cheaper after drop in petrol, diesel rates, check latest prices

The prices of pulses have come down after harvest from MP and Maharashtra reached the wholesale markets. Wholesale rate of tur dal, which reached Rs 95 to Rs 100 per kg, has now come down to Rs 72 to 75 per kg. This means that tur dal price has cooled down by about Rs 12-15.

02 Jul 2021

Centre imposes stock limits on pulses to tame rising prices

A web portal has been developed to keep a check on the undesirable practice of hoarding. A mechanism has been institutionalised to monitor the speedy clearance of food commodities at ports. Changes have been made in import policy by shifting Tur, Urad and Moong from restricted category to free category.

28 May 2021

Pulses, edible oils may get expensive, cereals may get cheaper, here’s why

RBI expects the global crude oil prices to remain volatile in the near term. CPI-based food inflation surged following a nationwide lockdown last year. Retail price increase in the post-lockdown period was much higher than the usual summer uptick in food prices.

08 Apr 2021

Pulses, veggies price rise upsets kitchen budgets during Covid pandemic

Import of edible oil expensive. Diesel prices rising in the country. Items of everyday consumption even more expensive.

10 Oct 2020

Govt to offer pulses at subsidised rates to states for retail sale

The Centre has decided to offer ‘urad’, ‘tur’ at subsidised rates to states for retail sale to check rising price of pulses Dhuli urad is being offered to states at Rs 79 per kg for K-18 variety and at Rs 81 per kg for K-19 variety of 2018 kharif crop Similarly, tur is being offered for retail intervention at Rs 85 per kg, the govt release said

Modi government

18 Sep 2020

MSP for paddy increased 2.4 times, wheat 1.7 times, pulses 75 times in 5 years

MSP payment to the farmers for pulses has seen the most substantial hike. Procurement of wheat from farmers for Rabi 2020 has touched an all-time high record figure. 42 lakh farmers were paid Rs 73,500 Crore, towards Mini-mum Support Price for wheat in the current Rabi season.

PM Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana

25 Apr 2020

NAFED to distribute about 5.88 LMT pulses to about 20 crore NFSA households

The millers are selected on the basis of Out Turn Ratio (OTR) bids by NAFED through online auctions.

22 Dec 2017

Want a healthy heart? Consume more of soy nuts, pulses daily

According to a previous study, a diet high in animal protein is associated with a higher risk of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, a condition in which fat builds up in the liver, in overweight people.

13 Nov 2017

Govt to dispose of 5 lakh tonnes of pulses buffer stock by March

Last week, the cabinet committee on economic affairs (CCEA) gave approval for distributing a part of the pulses buffer stock to central schemes like Midday Meal and other state-run agencies besides state governments.

27 Jun 2017

MSP hike higher than last year, but still modest: Nomura

The Union Cabinet on June 7 had approved the minimum support price of 14 kharif (sown in summer) crops.

07 Jun 2017

Govt okays kharif MSP; decision secret amid farmers protest

The government on Wednesday approved higher support price of 14 kharif crops including paddy and pulses in a bid to provide comfort to farmers who begin sowing in full swing from next month.

Foodgrain output

22 May 2017

'Foodgrain output likely to touch new record next crop year'

Foodgrain output is likely to touch a new record in the 2017-18 crop year to begin from July, on hopes of normal monsoon for the second straight year, Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh said on Monday.

Retail inflation

12 May 2017

Retail inflation hits a low of 2.99% in April

Retail inflation fell sharply to 2.99 percent in April, from 3.89 percent in March, due to lower cost of food items, including pulses and vegetables that showed a deflationary trend.

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