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New Delhi: India has significantly decreased its reliance on imported pulses from 6.61 million tonnes (MT) in 2016-17 to 2.496 MT by 2022-23 driven by government schemes, including the sharp hike in the Minimum Support Price (MSP) on major pulse crops, attracting farmers to increase cultivation, according to a NITI Aayog report. Consequently, the area…
The 9th meeting of the Governing Council of NITI Aayog was held on Saturday under the chairmanship of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. NITI Aayog CEO B.V.R. Subramaniam said that 26 participants including Chief Ministers and Lieutenant Governors of Union Territories attended the meeting, while 10 states and union territories did not participate in this important…
Even though the SDG India Index 2023-24 has shown promise in crucial areas like reducing hunger and alleviating poverty, it also highlights mixed progress in key areas. (Representational Photo: Shutterstock) Kerala and Uttarakhand emerge as the top-performing states, while Chandigarh leads among Union Territories. Bihar and Arunachal Pradesh are the last two states grappling with…