Shree Anna: Why is India promoting millets as food of the future?

Millets have got the name ‘Shri Anna’ in 2023-24 Union Budget. The Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced to promote millets across the world. Earlier, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has also mentioned millets in his ‘Mann Ki Baat’ programme. The central government is continuously promoting millets.After all, what are these millets? Why are they being promoted? […]

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Why Sitharaman’s ‘Rupee not slipping, Dollar getting stronger’ analysis right?

Even though India remains an aberration among the world’s major economies in staving off inflation and currency depreciation, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman became the butt of jokes recently while drawing criticism for her remarks on the strengthening of the US dollar against other currencies.“The rupee is not slipping but the dollar is getting stronger,” said […]

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