Centre's Cotton Purchases from Farmers Exceed 99.4 Lakh Bales This Season IANS | 01 Apr, 2025 The Centre has procured 99.41 lakh bales of cotton directly from farmers at the minimum support price (MSP), as on March 25 this year, out of the total arrival of 260.11 lakh bales in the market, the Parliament was told on Tuesday.
India, which is the second-largest mobile phone producer in the world, is all set to reach $300 billion in electronics production by 2026, driven by the ‘Make in India’ and the production-linked incentive (PLI) scheme, the Centre said on Wednesday.
Amidst growing global economic uncertainty, the Indian economy continues to demonstrate resilience as is evident in the robust performance of the agriculture sector and improving consumption, according to the RBI’s latest monthly bulletin.
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Wednesday, approved the construction of a 6-lane, access-controlled greenfield high-speed National Highway starting from JNPA port (Pagote) to Chowk (29.219 km) in Maharashtra.