Until now, the National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation of India and National Cooperative Consumers’ Federation of India Ltd – the two procurement agencies for pulses and onions – were making the payments to farmer federations or cooperatives, which in turn were paying the farmers. This process has been time consuming and so the government is planning to replace it with direct benefit transfer (DBT).
Q2 earnings show Rs 4 lakh crore-crisis may deepen in stock market’s riskier corners
Recent Q2 earnings reveal a troubling trend in India’s stock market. Smallcap companies are experiencing the highest number of earnings misses, leading to a substantial
November 20, 2025