The India Meteorological Department's first monsoon forecast for this year would have gladdened many a heart with the hope of plentiful rain, after two drought years.
The zones, says Panagariya, would have to be set up near deep-draft ports, capable of accommodating very large and heavily loaded ships
MNREGS labourers are usually engaged in irrigation projects.
NDDB had helped dairy farmers direct their own development, placing control of the resources they created in their own hands.
Indian farming was transformed after the mid-60s.
The Centre has decided to create a buffer stock of 350,000 tonnes.
Procurement will be done through domestic purchases as well as imports.
The Aayog recently met the ministries on the issue.
Niti Aayog has come out with an initiative to improve governance in states.
The complaint is against Nestle's 'unfair trade practices'.
The rains have so far been four per cent below normal.
The IMD on its part is sticking to its forecast of July rainfall.
Status to enable Arvind Panagariya to attend Cabinet meetings.
'We have done what we needed to do on behalf of the consumers'.
However, it's too soon to see any trend; July rain is key.
Rain for the central and northwestern parts a concern.
Studies have shown that milk is the most common form of adulteration in India
We had prepared a contingency plan for 580 districts, the minister said.
The official India Meteorological Department (IMD) and the private Skymet Weather Services have made widely divergent monsoon forecasts.
Total area impacted across India pegged at 18.9 mn hectares.
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