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India Gate aims record paddy procurement this season, eyes strong Basmati
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
India consumes about 105-110 million tonne of rice annually, of which about 4 million tonne is Basmati. The country exports about 5 million tonne Basmati, worth around USD 40,000-50,000 crore.
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Andhra Pradesh: Chandrababu Naidu highlights TDP's welfare policies in ass
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
"The Rs 2 kg rice scheme, which was introduced by NTR, is now being implemented across the country, and he also built houses for the poor with the aim of shifting them from the huts that they were living in then to pucca houses," Naidu recalled.
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Rice University announces strategic expansion into India with Rice Global
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India]/ Houston (Texas) [US], November 20: Rice University, a global leader in research and innovation, is expanding its international presence with the launch of Rice Global India. This strategic initiative underscores the university's commitment to fostering global c
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Haryana Leads the Way with Direct Sown Rice (DSR) Using Herbicide-Tolerant
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
Chandigarh [India], November 16: In a significant achievement for the agricultural sector of Haryana, the state has successfully implemented Direct Sown Rice (DSR) cultivation across 1015 acres using herbicide-tolerant (HT) Basmati rice varieties. This initiative, developed by the Indian Agr
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India set to harvest record Kharif crops, estimates agriculture ministry
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
India has three cropping seasons: Summer, Kharif, and Rabi. Kharif crops, sown during June-July and dependent on monsoon rains, are harvested in October-November. Rabi crops, sown in October-November, are harvested from January, depending on their maturity. Summer crops are produced between
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Subsidized Bharat brand rice, wheat being made available to consumers in P
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
The government has commenced Phase - II of the retail sale of Bharat brand atta and rice by flagging off mobile vans of agencies NCCF, NAFED and Kendriya Bhandar on Tuesday.
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Punjab ministers submit memorandum to governor over issue of lifting paddy
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
Punjab minister Harpal Singh Cheema on Monday said that a delegation of Punjab cabinet ministers met the governor Gulab Chand Kataria and submitted a memorandum, emphasizing the need for lifting the rice from mandis and facilitating wheat production for the upcoming season.
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To address grievances of rice millers, Centre launches mobile app
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
Union Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, Pralhad Joshi, launched the Grievance Redressal Portal of the Food Corporation of India (FCI) for rice millers on Tuesday.
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Funds released by Center, state govt failed in its duty: Ravneet Singh Bit
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
Union Minister Ravneet Singh Bittu held a review meeting regarding food grain procurement on Sunday. He said that funds have been released by the Center but the state government has failed in its duty.
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"Procurement rate to be adjusted from 0.5 to 1%" Punjab CM outlines demand
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
As the harvest season begins in Punjab, Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Monday outlined several demands from the Centre including transportation be provided by the central government and that the procurement rate for dry harvest be adjusted from 0.5% to 1%.
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Kerala: Shashi Tharoor initiates children into writing their first letter
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
Basically, Vidyarambham means the initiation of knowledge (Vidya means knowledge and aarambham means initiate). The children are made to write at first on a plate of rice and then the person who initiates the child to write also scribbles letters on the child's tongue using a gold ring or c
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Punjab: Farmers to hold protest against government's crop procurement poli
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
Farmers, commission agents, and rice millers have announced a big agitation against the government's policies regarding crop procurement in Punjab from October 13.
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