India-Pakistan battle for basmati rice turns acrimonious
By Neeta Lal India and Pakistan rarely struggle to find things to fight about, and the true ownership of basmati
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COMMODITIES
India better prepared than Pakistan to handle climate shocks in wheat crop: Agri scientists
Conducive weather conditions in both India and Pakistan are helping them to achieve record wheat output this year, but India
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Untimely March rains notwithstanding, Punjab expecting bumper wheat crop
By Anju Agnihotri Chaba Recent rains and thunderstorm in various parts of Punjab notwithstanding, the state remains optimistic about a
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On Maldives’ request, India clears export of food items including rice, wheat
By Rezaul H Laskar The Indian government has cleared the supply of several essential commodities to the Maldives, including items
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Government to buy 50L tonnes of wheat from UP, Rajasthan, Bihar this yr
Robust wheat procurement during this year riding on a good harvest may put more ‘rotis’ on the plates of beneficiaries
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Ambala witnesses increase in area under sunflower cultivation
By Nitish Sharma Despite a not-so-remunerative previous season for sunflower farmers, there has been an increase in the area under
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Agri varsity teams up with Delhi NGO to make paddy straw fuel
The Punjab Agricultural University (PAU) on Thursday inked a pact with Partners in Prosperity (PIP), a Delhi-based NGO, for the
Read MoreIndia’s rice rates grind to 2-month low on soft demand
By Reuters Prices of parboiled rice exported from top hub India slipped to their lowest level since early February this
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Farmers protest smuggling of Bihar rice into Punjab
By Ruchika M Khanna In a case of smuggling of rice from Bihar into Punjab, a rice mill in Mansa
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India may adopt ‘model mustard farms’ to decrease oilseed import
By Jitendra Choubey Over 3500 ‘model mustard farms’ raised the hope to become self-sustainable in edible oils production as India
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