Expenditure panel moots freezing of MSP for paddy, wheat
Expenditure reforms commission has recommended freezing of minimum support price for paddy and wheat in the forthcoming procurement seasons at last season's prices in a bid to prune government's burgeoning food subsidy.

Israeli connection puts Kerala on a banana track
Banana farming in Kerala has leapfrogged in the last three years, following the State Government's persistent farm technology exchanges with the Government of Israel.

Crude oil prices end strong, soy up ahead of USDA data
US oil prices closed higher on Thursday on worries about shrinking crude supplies going into the winter and reduced shipments from the top oil exporter, Saudi Arabia.


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