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New Delhi hosted National conference on Agriculture for Rabi campaign 2017

The National conference on Agriculture for Rabi Campaign 2017 was organised by Agriculture Ministry at Vigyan Bhawan in New Delhi on September 19, 2017. The 2-day conference was...

September 21, 2017

The Karnataka government ties up with Microsoft to develop India’s first Farm Price Forecasting Model

The Karnataka Government has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with software giant Microsoft India to develop a unique “farm price forecasting model” using latest IT tools in...

August 24, 2017

Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao selected for prestigious National Agriculture Leadership Award-2017

Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao has been selected for the prestigious National Agriculture Leadership Award-2017 by the Indian Council of Food and Agriculture (ICFA) under the chairmanship...

August 21, 2017

Government increases MSP of major Kharif crops

The government increased Minimum Support Price (MSPs) of primary kharif crops for the 2012-13 by up to 53 % that triggered concerns about further rise in food inflation....

June 19, 2012

Government forms NCFC to provide in season crop forecasts, assessment of drought situation

The government launched National Crop Forecast Centre (NCFC) in New Delhi. The NCFC, named after great Indian statistician P.C. Mahalanobis, has been set up in collaboration with Indian...

April 24, 2012

India to record highest ever production of Rice, Wheat and cotton

As per the Union Agriculture Minister, during 2011-12 India to record highest ever production of Rice, Wheat and Cotton. Food grain probable to touch a record level of...

March 7, 2012

Notes : Indian Economy

1. Coal movement, remained single largest commodity moved by the railways constituting 42.4 per cent of the total freight moved by the end of 2008. 2. Handloom industry...

May 22, 2009

Indian Economy (Fact Sheets for Civil Services & Banking Exams.)

1. Important Concepts in Micro & Macroeconomics2. Notable Economists - India and World3. Economies: Types, Sectors, Branches4. Indian Economy: History & Salient Features5. Economic Planning, Planning Commission, NITI...

February 18, 2009

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