 "To appease farmers ahead of 2019 parliamentary elections the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA), chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, last week raised MSP by 4-53% across all agri-commodities for kharif in 2018")
The government on Monday raised the minimum support price of 17 kharif crops in the range of 2-7.5 per cent year-on-year on the day India got its first monsoon shower. The increase in MSP was among the lowest in last five years for many crops. Here are the top ten headlines of the day:
Tata, LIC, Reliance most valued brands but Covid may hurt equation
Tata Group has also become the first Indian brand to breach the $20 billion mark in its valuation. However with just a 2.3 per cent increase in brand value, the brand could be up for
