Agriculture 2016

Budget 2016: Govt cuts down on subsidies for food, fertiliser and petroleum

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley made the announcement in his Budget 2016 speech, lowering the susidies by over four percent to nearly Rs 2.31 lakh crore.

Budget 2016 Live: Jaitley's has delivered his economic mantra, a year we will know how good it was

What is making his task particularly difficult is the fact the Narendra Modi government is going through a rough patch due to the heightening criticism over the rising intolerance. The JNU imbroglio and the Rohith Vemula suicide only aggravated the problem.

Budget 2016: Govt to implement DBT of fertiliser subsidy to farmers on a pilot basis

The country's annual subsidy is about Rs 73,000 crore, a majority of which is paid to the manufacturers of controlled fertiliser urea.

Budget 2016: Government gives Rs 36000 cr to farm sector; agri-credit at Rs 9 lakh cr

Aiming to double farmers income by 2022, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Monday announced an allocation of nearly Rs 36,000 crore for the farm sector while raising the agri-credit target to Rs 9 lakh crore for the next fiscal.

Union Budget 2016-17: From farmers to investors, Jaitley has an unenviable balancing job in hand

With agriculture reeling from drought and lower crop prices, the government is likely to retain spending on the rural employment guarantee programme, expand crop insurance and boost irrigation outlays.

Budget 2016: Tax incentives vital for success of Make in India and other initiatives

The newly launched Start-Up India, Stand-Up India initiative is a step in the right direction to nurture entrepreneurship development in the country.

Budget 2016: PAHAL may be a success but not all DBTs are; FM should mind the gaps

Budget 2016: Allocate more funds to farm sector with focus on increasing crop yields

Budget 2016: Budget should ensure India Story is implementable for overseas investors

Indian Markets had been upbeat on the Narendra Modi Government since the last 18 months but lately their hopes increasingly have given way to dispair.

Budget 2016: Govt should deviate from RBI’s stance and spend liberally for agriculture and infra sectors

Rising deflationary pressures have taken a toll on the global equities – about 40 stocks markets in the world have fallen 20% from their respective peaks.