Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announces the creation of a Makhana Board in Bihar to enhance processing and value ...

Bihar contributes to 90% of makhana production in India. But it has failed to thus far reap dividends from the surge in the ...

The newly established Makhana Board, with an allocated budget of Rs 100 crore, will focus on training farmers and making them export-ready, promoting investment in food processing, as well as ...

With the Bihar Assembly elections set for later this year, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday unveiled key ...

Ahead of the upcoming Bihar Assembly elections, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman unveiled significant investments ...

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented the Union Budget 2025, introducing key initiatives to support economic growth ...

The finance minister's announced plans to set up a Makhana Board and farmer producers organisations for the product harvested ...

Bihar is the largest producer of makhana (fox nuts) in India, accounting for an estimated 90% of production. The farming and harvesting of makhana is almost entirely done by Mallahs who are among the ...

Nirmala Sitharaman has announced the formation of Makhana Board in Bihar. Will this make Bihar's staple crop a big push?

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has announced the setting up of a Makhana Board and a food processing institute in Bihar ...

According to IMARC, India’s Makhana market was valued at Rs 7.8 billion in 2023, and IMARC expects this space to grow at a CAGR of 9.7% to reach 18.9 billion by 2032.

Union government Saturday unveiled several big-ticket plans for poll-bound Bihar in the FY26 Budget, which include setting up ...