Govt extends import duty exemption on masur dal by one year to March 2025
Amid persistently high inflation, the Centre, on December 22, further extended the exemption given to masur dal by one year,
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Month: December 2023
Government sells 3.46 lakh tonnes wheat, 13,164 tonnes rice in open market to check prices
By PTI The government has sold 3.46 lakh tonnes of wheat and 13,164 tonnes of rice through e-auctions to bulk
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Paddy, chilli crops in TN’s Ramanathapuram damaged heavily in recent rainfall: Enumeration report
By MS Thanaraj According to the primary enumeration report, the rampant downpour in the district has resulted in the inundation of
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Wheat sowing tops normal acreage for first time, gram continues to drag
By Sanjeeb Mukherjee Wheat sowing picked up pace during the week ended December 22, crossing the normal acreage for the
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Indonesia secures rice import commitments from India, Thailand
By Reuters Indonesia’s PResident Joko Widodo said on Friday his government has secured rice import commitments from India and Thailand
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Restive Red Sea may make Indian basmati exports costlier, govt hopeful of sustaining demand
By Abhimanyu Sharma The current spate of attacks on ships by Yemen’s Houthi rebels in the Red Sea may impact
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Government approves World’s Largest Grain Storage Plan in cooperative sector
In order to address the shortage of food grain storage capacity in the country, Government has approved the World’s Largest
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India’s agri exports may stay flat in FY24 due to ban on wheat, rice, sugar
By Shreya Nandi India’s agricultural exports may remain flat this financial year because export curbs on commodities such as wheat,
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Govt closely monitoring rice situation in domestic, international markets on weekly basis
By PTI The government is closely monitoring the rice situation in the domestic as well as international markets on weekly
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Open market sales of wheat cross 5 MT
By Sandip Das The open market sale of wheat by the Food Corporation of India (FCI) on Wednesday crossed 5
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