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Budget 2024-25: Govt announces transit-oriented development plan for large cities
The government on Tuesday proposed a transit-oriented development plan for 14 large cities with a p…
PTI
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Food subsidy outgo pegged at Rs 2.05 lakh cr for 2024-25: FM
The outgo towards food subsidy is pegged at Rs 2.05 lakh crore for 2024-25, down from Rs 2.12 lakh …
PTI
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Public food stockholding: India urges WTO members to start text-based talks
India has urged WTO members to start text-based negotiations from this month on finding a permanent…
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India disagrees on WTO Chief's stance to include climate change in trade talks at ongoing Ministerial Conference
Many factors such as droughts and floods can incur a noticeable toll on supply chains worldwide, es…
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Economic Survey calls for urgent agricultural reforms; cites growth hurdles
The survey identified several key challenges, including balancing growth with food inflation manage…
PTI
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More Indians choose cheap, unhealthy over nutritional food due to lack of affordability: Report
India is presently battling undernutrition and a new IFPRI report has said that 16.6% of the countr…
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OPINION: As food prices soar, unlocking India's potential requires systems thinking and transformative change
Food inflation is the talk of the town, with even the RBI expressing concerns over persistent spike…
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Few Indians are giving up on tomatoes despite red hot prices, subsidies aren’t helping much, shows survey
While tomato prices have gone as high as ₹200/kilogram in North India, the rest of the country too …
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Sitharaman becomes the first Finance Minister to come clean on food subsidy— a loophole that hid billions of dollars earlier
The year of 2020 has tempered expectations so much that the Finance Minister is not hiding the bad …
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Giant food companies are quietly ruining your favorite snacks — and hoping you don't notice
From Coke to Nutella, your favorite treats are being ruined by a sneaky ploy known as 'flavorflatio…
Jairaj Devadiga
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Government extends free food-grains programme for 5 years, raises medium-term risks
The government has decided to extend its free foodgrains programme for another five-years. Under th…
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Indian government is softening the inflation blow with export bans, duty cuts and subsidies
The CPI inflation touched an eight-year high in April, at 7.79%. The rising inflation will not come…
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Republicans want to cut food assistance for 5 million low-income babies and parents
Hundreds of thousands low-income parents currently eligible for benefits to help them pay for food …
Juliana Kaplan
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McDonald's franchisees say Happy Meal prices will almost certainly increase in 2021, as the fast-food giant kills a subsidy that has been around for decades
McDonald's will no longer send franchisees a $300 a month Happy Meal subsidy. So, meals for kids ar…
Kate Taylor
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Last mile deliveries, food aggregators to drive E2W growth says Redseer
Ownership of electric 2-wheelers can result in cost savings to the tune of 20-70% says a Red Seer r…
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India has fewer undernourished people now but obesity and anaemia are on the rise
The number of obese adults in India, which has a population of over 1.38 billion, grew to 34.3 mill…
PTI
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Govt asks sugar mills to export speedily to make early payment to farmers
The statement comes after the government allowed the export of 6 million tonnes of sugar on a …
ANI
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Lockdown: Cold chain operators seek subsidy on power tariff
Minister of State for Food Processing Rameswar Teli was also present at the video conferencing wit…
PTI
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India for elimination of trade-distorting subsidies on agriculture in WTO
New Delhi, Jan 28 () India has pitched for elimination of trade-distorting subsidies on agriculture…
PTI
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Subsidy bill to fall 43 pc to Rs 3.36 lakh crore in FY22: Budget
New Delhi, Feb 1 () The government on Monday projected the subsidy bill on food, fertilisers, LPG a…