Foodgrain output to touch record high of 135 mn tonnes
Foodgrain production in the on-going Kharif season is expected to reach a record high of 135.03 million tonnes with a record output predicted for pulses and rice, the Agriculture Ministry stated. This is higher than the previous record in 2011-12 by around 4 million tonnes. "[I]n about three years’ time we will be totally self-dependent,” the Ministry stated.