As the nation mourns the loss of one of its most respected statesmen Manmohan Singh, his former food and agriculture secretary T Nanda Kumar on Friday shared his memories of working with the former......
The government is committed to forming a panel on Minimum Support Price (MSP) and the Election Commission has said it can be done after the polls are over, Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar......
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who recently completed one year in office, has, in an exclusive interview with Smita Prakash, editor, ANI, said the opposition alleging that his government is a......
New Delhi bureaucrats, accustomed to leisurely lunches, golf in the afternoon and long weekends, have been shaken out of their somnolence, say authors. Fear and suspicion hang heavy over the......
President Pratibha Patil on Monday addressed Parliament for the last time as President when she flagged off the Budget session. Here's the text of her speechHonourable Members I welcome you to this......
Union Cabinet on Thursday approved rationalisation of various agri schemes into two umbrella programmes -- PM Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana and Krishonnati Yojana -- with an expenditure of over Rs......
The focus is likely to be on consolidation and improvement of existing rural-centric programmes to ensure their completion ahead of the next general elections in 2019, rather than announcement of......
Deferment to help Centre save Rs 60K crore The government may delay a revision of allowances recommended by the Seventh Pay Commission by two years to 2018-19, thus, saving close to Rs 60,000......
More funds are expected to be allocated for the new crop insurance scheme, PMSKY and RKVY. To boost the rural sector, the Union department of agriculture is expected to get about 30 per cent higher......
Modi govt faces extra spending burden due to policies like 7th Pay Commission and OROP With less than 40 days left for Finance Minister Arun Jaitley to present Union Budget 2016-17, its makers are......