Bengal raises paddy MSP by ₹117 to ₹2,300/quintal
By Krishnendu Badopadhyay Bengal govt has decided to raise minimum support price for paddy, a move that will benefit farmers
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Rice
Agri exports fall 4% in Apr-Aug, on slump in rice trade
By Sandip Das India’s exports of agricultural and processed food products in the first five months of FY25 declined by
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Punjab stares at storage crisis ahead of paddy procurement
By Ruchika Khanna As the state government gears up to procure 185 lakh metric tonnes (LMT) of paddy worth Rs
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Telangana: Warangal: Raids on rice mills for defaulting on CMR to govt
A joint team of civil supplies officials and a task force police conducted raids on rice millers and busted a
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Tamil Nadu: HC slams vague probe into PDS rice smuggling
Taking a serious view of the vague manner in which police investigation was conducted, Madras high court granted anticipatory bail
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Rice thieves: India’s basmati success now Pak’s new label
By Yudhvir Rana Pakistani growers are pushing knock-off versions of India’s prized Pusa 1121 and Pusa 1509 basmati rice on
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Agriculture ministry projects higher kharif production of rice, pulses; cotton output seen to dip
By Sandip Das With surplus rainfall so far in this monsoon season and kharif crops reporting higher than last year,
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Six WTO nations quiz India’s export curbs on rice, wheat
By Kritika Suneja Six countries, including the US, UK and Japan, have sought a response from India on when it
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Telangana: Rice millers not toeing TGCSC norms to be blacklisted
The Telangana State Civil Supplies Corporation (TGCSC) is likely to receive an order for 10 lakh metric tonnes (LMT) of
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Current FCI rice and maize price not viable for ethanol production, says Abinash Verma
By Prakash Jha Recently, the Central Government has allowed the Food Corporation of India (FCI) to sell rice to distilleries
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