FOOD SUBSIDIES

India urges WTO members to find permanent solution to public stock holding for food security

The comments were made during the final session of India's seventh Trade Policy Review (TPR) which concluded on Friday at the WTO in Geneva.

India may impose anti-subsidy duty on imports of Butadiene Rubber from Korea

India may impose an anti-subsidy duty on imports of a particular kind of rubber from South Korea as the commerce ministry has recommended f...

From record food grain production to farmer protests, eventful year for growing agri sector

Indian agriculture sector achieved record foodgrain production and registered positive growth despite the coronavirus pandemic but the mass...

Food & Consumer Affairs ministry completes herculean tasks in COVID times

The ministry's consumer affairs department too played its role efficiently by taking speedy measures on the regulatory front to ensure adeq...

Rs 3,500 crore sugar subsidy to help sustain exports at last year's level: Crisil

That, together with stable domestic demand, higher contribution from ethanol due to higher cane diversion for ethanol production, and incre...

View: As a surplus sugar producer, India needs to become a major exporter

The Chinese are increasing sugar consumption. But they buy mostly from Australia and Indonesia. While India confronts them in Ladakh, they ...

Educate ecosystem of sugarcane farmers on benefits of new farm laws: Piyush Goyal

Goyal asked the industry to become competitive, not to produce surplus sugar and come to the government asking for support when the surplus...

Be careful about overpriced junk food stocks

At Rs 2,800, Jubilant Foodworks is a brilliant price for people who are holding to take out the profits., says Sandip Sabharwal.

Politics of stubble burning: Solving the problem requires us to rethink paddy farming and irrational subsidies

It’s time to address the stubble burning problem not with more government sops to paddy, but by encouraging farmers in Punjab and Haryana t...

WTO fisheries subsidies: Few developing nations seek complete exemptions for poor fishermen

These countries have also sought more time to implement the norms or disciplines, which would be finalised after complete negotiations, on ...

India favours 'support-per-farmer' rule at WTO farm subsidy negotiations

The first step of the negotiations at the World Trade Organization (WTO), India said, is to create a level playing field by getting rid of ...

Govt to offer cash subsidy as means to encourage domestic manufacturing of storage batteries

Union Cabinet, on Wednesday, approved Rs 18,100 crore worth of production linked incentive scheme for ACCs as part of the mega scheme for 1...

Good opportunity for India to export sugar; reconsidering extension of export subsidy: Govt

India, the world's second-largest sugar-producing country, had to offer export subsidies during the last two years in order to reduce surpl...

Food ministry seeks Rs 5,600 crore to pay export subsidy dues of sugar mills

“So far subsidy of only Rs 600 crore has been disbursed. We need Rs 5,600 crore more to clear dues. The money will help millers clear can a...

Food Ministry to move cabinet note on extension of sugar buffer stock subsidy scheme: Secy

The Food Ministry will soon move a Cabinet note seeking extension of the sugar buffer stock subsidy scheme for next year, Food Secretary Su...

US, European Union, others question India on using WTO peace clause

The peace clause protects a developing country’s food procurement programmes against action from WTO members in case subsidy ceilings are b...

Subsidy on transportation of fruits & veggies on big price fall

The Centre will provide 50% subsidy on the transportation of fruits and vegetables if prices fall below threshold levels, government offici...