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FCI to offer wheat at Rs 2,350 per quintal, Rs 300 less than base price

Commodity's prices reduce by Rs 450 a quintal after announcement of sale

Wheat prices likely to soften by Rs 4-6 per kg over the next few weeks

But won't near MSP, which could make next procurement tough, unless there's bonus

Centre to sell 3 million tonnes of wheat in open market to cool prices

Atta prices from central wheat pool capped at Rs 29.50 kg; wheat stocks 24.4% above buffer requirement as on January 1

From packaged food to hotel menus: ITC goes gung ho on millets

ITC is also developing a comprehensive millets-based portfolio under popular brand names and in familiar formats for easier adoption

Egg prices jump on winter demand, high feed cost and exports to Malaysia

Traders see feed costs continuing to drive egg prices even in summer, when demand usually tapers

Centre's three new national cooperatives signal sector's growing clout

But, critics say the approach in forming should have been bottoms-up instead of top-down

In a first, Centre planning a universal cattle insurance scheme

The scheme could be formalised on the lines of the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY), which is for the crop sector, sources said

Wheat area rises as markets await Centre's approval for open sales

This is 12 per cent more than the normal area and among the highest in recent years. Normal area is the average area of the last five years

Centre looks to trim discretionary powers of FCI officials after CBI raids

The whistle-blower policy of FCI is widely disseminated and publicised so that more people come forward to reveal wrong-doing, he said.

Iffco, Amul, three others to promote exports of new co-op society

The new cooperative will also provide proper institutional support for aggregation of exportable surplus, working capital, logistics, technical know-how and training

Wheat prices climb amid delay in open-market sales by the Centre

The spike in prices coupled with almost-empty pipelines has renewed calls from flour mill owners for the government to liquidate some part of its wheat inventory

GM Mustard won't solve India's edible oil import problem, says Ashok Gulati

Gulati says he is in support of GM mustard, but to say that it will solve India's problem of edible oil imports is a stretch

Madhya Pradesh attracts intentions of Rs 15.42 trillion in investment

State gives automatic clearance to select industries on possession of land, says CM

Adani Group to invest Rs 60,000 crore in MP over the next few years

Adani Group plans to set up mega food parks and six multi-modal logistics parks in Dhar, Guna, Damoh, Ujjain and two in Indore

MP will play vital role in India's developmental journey, says PM at GIS

MP will run like a cheetah; become a $550-bn economy by FY27: CM

Cabinet nod for setting up of three new multi-state cooperative societies

It will develop a system for the preservation and promotion of indigenous natural seeds through various cooperative societies across the country with support from relevant ministries

Can free PDS boost tepid pick of inter-state ONORC? Experts don't think so

One Nation One Ration Card ensures that National Food Security Act beneficiaries can lift their entitled foodgrain from any Fair Price Shop, anywhere in India using existing ration card