NEW DELHI, Dec 31 — When India overtook China as the world’s largest producer of rice this year, the country’s politicians and agriculture lobby marked the moment by praising resilient farmers and innovative government policy. India has nearly doubled the amount of rice it exported over the past de»»»

Bureaucratic rejig: Lav Aggarwal appointed DGFT chief, Rabindra Kumar Agarwal to head FCI New Delhi, Senior bureaucrat Lav Aggarwal was appointed as the chief of Directorate General of Foreign Trade as part of a major bureaucratic reshuffle effected by the Central government on Tuesday. Bureaucrati»»»

New Delhi [India], December 30 (ANI): Assam Congress President Gaurav Gogoi on Tuesday alleged that attempts are being made to bury the matter on the death of a Tripura student, Angel Chakma, who was fatally attacked by a group of miscreants with knives and other blunt objects in Dehradun.Gogoi con»»»

When India overtook China as the world’s largest producer of rice this year, the country’s politicians and agriculture lobby marked the moment by praising resilient farmers and innovative government policy. India has nearly doubled the amount of rice it exported over the past decade, with shipments»»»

Former Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar awaits an official residence. He resigned in July and vacated his official quarters in September. Dhankhar requested accommodation entitled to former vice presidents. He is entitled to a bungalow, staff, and medical support. The Ministry of Housing and Urban A»»»

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday met Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury at his residence in Delhi and raised the issue of attacks on Bengali-speaking people, especially in BJP-ruled states.Chowdhury, a former West Bengal Congress chief, urged the Prime Minister’s intervention »»»

Analysts say government subsidies that incentivise rice cultivation discourage farmers from switching to less water-intensive crops. (EPA Images pic) NEW DELHI: When India overtook China as the world’s largest producer of rice this year, the country’s politicians and agriculture lobby marked the mo»»»