WTO talks end with no consensus on agriculture support

Negotiations on fisheries “came close” to a deal but one or two or two matters could not be reached

Alcohol subsidised

Are public private partnerships in irrigation the way forward?

A recent World Bank report suggests that PPPs can improve irrigation and agriculture

Nature's subsidy

Budget 2023-24: Subsidy schemes slashed by Rs 1,59,000 crore

LPG subsidy cut by 75 per cent, food subsidy by 31 per cent, fertiliser subsidy by 22%

Clean(er) cooking in India: Country should explore e-cooking but address these challenges before switching

Lack of a reliable power supply is a major challenge to e-cooking adoption

Budget 2020-21: Expect direct benefit transfer for urea

Move to aim at controlling excessive urea usage and promoting zero-budget farming

Bihar farmers question government decision to end diesel subsidy for them

Power supply in villages still uncertain, they say

Bad policy decisions in 2018 impacted renewable energy growth: Report

In India too the new investment in the sector decreased by 16 per cent compared to 2017

High fertiliser prices shock farmers even as ministry denies shortage reports

Farmers in different states have protested against unavailability of fertilisers

Dying for ration: 70-year-old sustains family as mentally ill daughter, disabled son-in-law denied BPL benefits

Requests for below-poverty line card rejected

Dying for ration: These Barmer widows and orphans are being turned away from PDS shops

Settlement has lost most of its men to liquor abuse; Women work as waste pickers

Will diesel subsidy help farmers tide over drought?

Congress manifesto promises subsidised foodgrain to 7.3 million people

Himachal sets target to be a clean and green energy state by March 31, 2026

State government has completely banned purchase of petrol and diesel vehicles in government offices

Aadhaar-based LPG subsidy put on hold

Cap on subsidised cylinders raised to 12 per year

Gujarat villages need subsidy for biogas. But there's no one to pay

There is a void since Gujarat Agro Industries stopped paying from 2017

Findings of Economic Survey 2015 are cause for worry

Survey hints at what we can expect from Union Budget 2015-16

Importing Disaster

Who foots the huge dole for business?

Bad loans of public sector banks to business are more than double the food subsidy

Parliament committee proposes no increase in foodgrain entitlement in Food Security Bill

States given the responsibility of expanding food security net to cover more households

Findings of Economic Survey 2015 are cause for worry

Prime Minister’s Logic

Diesel price hike: no scope for roll back

'Not raising diesel prices would harm economy much more'

As told to Parliament (February 9, 2024): Cancer cases on the rise in India

All that was discussed in the House through the day