Govt mulls easing rice export curbs
By Sandip Das Given the surplus rice stocks and robust kharif crops, the government is likely to announce measures to
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Paddy procurement in Tamil Nadu for PDS dips by 9.2L MT
Paddy procurement in Tamil Nadu for the Public Distribution System (PDS) declined sharply by 9.26 lakh metric tonnes in 2023-24
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Why rice-wheat need to be de-hyphenated
By Harish Damodaran Most economics commentators and policymakers tend to club wheat and rice, treating them as part of a
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Rice exporters move Apex Court for relaxation of export ban, cite global contracts
By Timsy Jaipuria As India continues the ban on rice exports, which kicked in on July 20, to ensure that
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Five states seek to purchase rice from FCI’s surplus stock
By Sandip Das Five states including Karnataka and Tamil Nadu have proposed to buy 2.2 million tonne (MT) of subsidised
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Govt may relax export ban on non-basmati white rice amid surplus, says Pralhad Joshi
By Dhirendra Kumar, Subhash Narayan The Indian government is looking at relaxing its year-old export ban on non-basmati white rice amid
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Surplus rainfall boosts Odisha’s paddy cultivation.
After initial apprehensions about deficit paddy coverage due to inadequate rainfall, Sundargarh district has received surplus rainfall in the latter
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3 key Punjab rice miller bodies skip dept meet
A group of rice millers, represented by three key associations, stayed away from a meeting convened by the Punjab food
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Punjab: Space crunch for storing rice, govt delegation to visit Delhi
With state granaries filled to capacity with rice from previous years, a delegation of the Punjab Government led by Food
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SEA urges govt to reconsider decision to extend de-oiled rice bran exports ban
By PTIThe Solvent Extractors Association of India (SEA) has made a fresh appeal to the government to reconsider its decision
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