Author: MoorningTimes

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 under pulses grew by 26.6 per cent, from 23.55 million hectares (Mha) in 2014-15 to 29.81 Mha in 2017-18. Between 2014-15 and 2021-22, pulse production surged from 17.15 MT to 27.302 MT, achieving a Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 6.87 per cent, the highest…

The home office has won a legal decision which means it can attempt to block a move by Palestine Action to have its ban under terror laws overturned.The latest legal twist in the battle between the government and the protest group – now proscribed as a terror organisation – saw the court of appeal rule that Yvette Cooper can challenge the decision to grant a judicial review of the organisation’s proscription that was due to be heard in November.The appeal ruling emerged on the same day six people appeared in court to deny terror offences after being accused of trying…

IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser.TODAY Viewers Get a Makeover From the Toupee Queen06:46Now PlayingRemembering fashion icon Giorgio Armani, dead at 9101:22UP NEXTWhitney Cummings Talks Name Behind Stand-Up Tour ‘Big Baby’07:40Jenna Announces Nikki Glaser, Ayesha Curry as Guest Co-Hosts00:32Have We Been Mispronouncing Denzel Washington’s Name?02:21Watch Prince Royce Perform ‘I Want It That Way’ on TODAY05:26Journalist Trymaine Lee on New Book, Covering Stories of Tragedy04:44‘Wicked: For Good:’ See New Teaser for Highly Anticipated Sequel00:53Look Back at Kelly Clarkson on TODAY Talking ‘American Idol’ Win07:35Zoey Deutch Talks ‘Twist and Turns’ in ‘The Threesome’05:27David…

New Delhi: India’s food processing sector today stands as a vital pillar of the economy, contributing 7.7% to the country’s manufacturing output and providing livelihoods to more than seven million people. Valued at USD 535 billion by 2025–26, the industry is being propelled by rising domestic consumption, growing exports, and government initiatives under the ‘Make in India’ programme. Within this ecosystem, the food ingredients market alone is expanding at a healthy CAGR of 7–8%.With artificial intelligence, automation, and smart packaging reshaping the way food is processed and delivered, India is positioning itself as a potential global hub for food products,…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. accused his former head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) of lying about vaccine recommendations.Kennedy appeared before the Senate Finance Committee on Thursday for a hearing focused on President Donald Trump’s healthcare agenda, dubbed Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) on the campaign trail last year.HHS SECRETARY ROBERT F. KENNEDY JR. TO FACE SENATE PANEL AFTER CDC TURMOIL Health and Human Services Secretary Robert Kennedy Jr. arrives to testify before the Senate Finance Committee at the Dirksen Senate Office Building…

Government debt at record levels. A deputy prime minister under investigation by the standards watchdog. Reform UK 15 points ahead in the opinion polls. A summer in which hatred of migrants has become normalised. Politicians competing with one another to appear more authoritarian.But hey, things aren’t all bad. Because at least we still have Liz Truss. The country’s most abject prime minister. Liz of the 49 days. Radon Liz. Because she is both a gas and inert.I fell in love with her the day she was unable to find the door to let herself in to her own leadership launch.…

The legendary Italian fashion designer Giorgio Armani has died, the company he founded said Thursday. He was 91.”With infinite sorrow, the Armani Group announces the passing of its creator, founder, and tireless driving force: Giorgio Armani,” the fashion house said. He “passed away peacefully, surrounded by his loved ones,” it added. “Tireless, he worked until his final days, dedicating himself to the company, its collections, and the diverse and ever-evolving projects both existing and in progress.”Armani founded his eponymous company in 1975 and it soon became a byword for sleek, understated style that “extended from fashion to every aspect of…

New Delhi: The government’s decision to revamp the Goods and Services Tax (GST) structure with three slabs of 5 per cent, 18 per cent and 40 per cent will turn out to be a big benefit for automobile industry and customers as the prices across the segment would go down up to 8.5 per cent, a report said on Thursday.  “In the case of internal combustion engine (ICE) and hybrid vehicles, prices of entry-level hatchbacks, premium hatchbacks, compact sedans, and sub-compact sport utility vehicles (SUVs) with having less than 1,200 cc petrol or 1,500 cc diesel engines will decline about…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Senate Republicans are grappling with President Donald Trump’s move to cancel $4.9 billion in foreign aid funding and what the ramifications could be on the looming deadline to fund the government.Senate Democrats previously warned after the GOP’s first go-round with clawbacks that any further attempt to gut congressionally approved funding would be a red line, and that it could lead to Democratic lawmakers withholding their support for a short-term government funding extension, known as a continuing resolution (CR).The Trump administration’s decision last week to go forward with a pocket rescission, which skirts…

Rachel Reeves says she has ‘full confidence’ in Rayner, and thinks deputy PM can keep her jobIn her interviews this morning Bridget Phillipson, the education secretary, would not say whether she expected Angela Rayner to remain in post. Asked on LBC whether she thought that Rayner would still be deputy PM at the end of the year, Phillipson said she did not want to “speculate on or pre-judge” the outcome of the inquiry from the No 10 ethics adviser. She went on: We’ve got a process that’s under way with the independent adviser. I’m not going to get into hypotheticals…