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35,000 tonnes of rice from India, Vietnam arrive at Bangladesh port
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
Two ships carrying 35,000 tonnes of rice from India and Vietnam have arrived at Chittagong port, Bangladesh Food Ministry said in a statement on Monday.
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26,250 tonnes of rice from Pakistan arrives at Bangladesh port
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
The MV Mariam ship carrying 26,250 tons of Atap rice from Pakistan has arrived at Chittagong port, Bangladesh Food Ministry said in a statement on Saturday.
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To ease shortage of pulses, government exempts stock limit on kabuli chana
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
An official gazette notification was put out late on Thursday, but it did not mention the reasons behind the exemption given on this particular pulse.
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Wheat procurement crosses last year's figure, comfortable to meet demand:
Updated : 1 year, 12 months ago IST
The government believes that the country is in a comfortable position to meet its requirements of food grains under the free food programme Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PMGKAY) and other welfare schemes and for other market interventions.
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Congress alleges Assam CM received Rs 10 cr subsidy from Centre; Himanta S
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Countering his charge, the Assam CM replied that neither his wife nor his wife's company has ever received any financial subsidies from the food ministry. "I would like to clarify that neither my wife nor the company she is associated with has ever received any financial subsidies from the G
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Centre to offload 75 lakh tonne wheat, rice combined to check price rise
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
The central government has decided that the Food Corporation of India (FCI) shall offload 50 lakh tonnes of wheat and 25 lakh tonnes of rice in the open market in a phased manner under, the Union food ministry said in a release on Wednesday.
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Edible oil prices decline considerably, Centre’s interventions bear fruit
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
India is the world's second-largest consumer and number one vegetable oil importer, and it meets 60 per cent of its need through imports.
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830 lakh tonne paddy procured benefiting 1.22 crore farmers: Food ministry
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Payments worth Rs 171,000 crore have so far been transferred directly into their accounts, an official release from the food ministry said Wednesday.
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Paddy worth Rs 159,660 cr procured from farmers at support price: Govt
Updated : 2 years, 12 months ago IST
Payments worth Rs 159,659.59 crore have been made to as many as 1.12 crore farmers by the centre for having procured paddy at Minimum Support Price (MSP), the Union food ministry said Friday.
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Health Ministry proposes 100 Food Streets across India to promote hygienic
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
In a significant and innovative move, the Union Health Ministry in collaboration with the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs has requested States and Union Territories to develop 100 food streets in 100 districts across the country.
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Govt says sufficient sugar available for domestic needs
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Keeping in view the domestic consumption of about 275 lakh tonne of sugar and exports of about 61 lakh tonne, the closing stock is expected at about 70 lakh tonne, which the food ministry said is sufficient to meet domestic demand for about three months.
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Over 1 crore farmers benefitted from ongoing paddy procurement: Food Minis
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
According to the statement by the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution on Friday, all arrangements are in place for hassle-free procurement operations.
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