Odisha: Now, arhar dal price surges, retail cartelisation blamed
By Bijoy Pradhan The June 2 directive of the Central government to states to impose stock limit on arhar (harada)
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Pulses
Sowing of pulses continues to lag, but not to worry, says govt
By Pallavi Singhal With rains continuing to be deficient in line with IMD predictions for August, the sowing of pulses
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Farmers in India plant 4.3% more land with rice than last year
By Mayank Bhardwaj Indian farmers have planted 36.1 million hectares (89.2 million acres) with rice, up 4.3% on the same
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Raw deal for Odisha in supply of pulses
Bijoy Pradhan Even as retail markets are witnessing a surge in prices of five major pulses and the Central government
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Paddy sowing up 5per cent so far; coverage still lags in Odisha, AP & Assam
By PTI Area sown to paddy increased by 5 per cent to 328.22 lakh hectares in the ongoing kharif season
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Govt. launched sale of subsidized dal
The government had announced the sale of subsidised chana dal under the brand name ‘Bharat Dal’ in July. The dal
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Kharif Crop Sowing Crosses 915 Lakh Hactare
The Department of Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare has released progress of area coverage under kharif crops as on 4th August
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Robust rains accelerate rice planting in India
By Reuters Indian farmers have planted 28.3 million hectares (69.9 million acres) with summer-sown rice, according to the farm ministry’s
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India assures Mozambique of unrestricted tur, urad imports till March 2024
India has told exporters of pulses in Mozambique that it will import pigeon peas (tur) and urad without any quantity
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Food Corporation of India has 1923 warehouses with capacity of 371.93 LMT for storage of Central Pool foodgrains
As on 01.07.2023, Food Corporation of India has a network of 1923 of warehouses (Owned/Hired) with a capacity of 371.93
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