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Telangana: Vigilance officials seize illegally stored PDS rice worth Rs 1.
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
In a prompt operation on Monday, the Vigilance and Enforcement officials of the Nalgonda unit seized 5.5 tonnes of Public Distribution System rice at Chittapuram village, on the outskirts of Valigonda Mandal in Yadadri Bhongir District.
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Ghodawat Consumer Announces Raveena Tandon as Brand Ambassador for "Star B
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], August 9: Ghodawat Consumer, the Rs 1,600 crore FMCG arm of the Sanjay Ghodawat Group, officially announces the association of Padma Shri and National Film Award-winning actress Raveena Tandon as the Brand Ambassador for its "Star Brand" Refined Oil. This signif
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Cost of veg thali jumps by 11%, non-veg thali rises 6% in July: CRISIL res
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
Tomato prices surged by 55 per cent on-month, climbing from approximately Rs 42 per kg in June to around Rs 66 per kg in July. The spike was mainly due to adverse weather conditions.
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States can buy FCI rice without participating in e-auction at Rs 2,800/100
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
Union Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution Pralhad Joshi announced on Thursday that grain-deficient states can directly purchase from Food Corporation of India (FCI) under the open market sales without participating in the e-auction starting today.
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ED raids residence of Jyotipriya Mallick's close aide in connection with r
Updated : 1 year, 8 months ago IST
Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Tuesday conducted raids on the residence of rice mill owner Barik Biswas, a close aide of former TMC minister Jyotipriya Mallick, in connection with alleged ration scam.
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Punjab, Haryana must review farmers' incentive to diversify from paddy-whe
Updated : 1 year, 8 months ago IST
The government of Punjab and Haryana must re-purpose their subsidy policy towards rice and wheat farmers to diversify the crop pattern in these green revolution states, which are under deep stress, recommended Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations (ICRIER) in a repo
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Farmers in Shimla's Kupvi cultivate millets under MGNREGA initiative
Updated : 1 year, 8 months ago IST
Authorities in Kupvi subdivision of Chopal Tehsil in Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, are drawing farmers' attention to the benefits of growing millets through the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA). This initiative highlights the nutritional benefits of mille
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India extends exemption of inspection certificates for rice exports to cer
Updated : 1 year, 8 months ago IST
The central government has extended the exemption of a particular kind of inspection certificate for rice exports, both basmati and non-basmati, to certain European nations by another six months.
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Jairam Ramesh tears into BJP for inflating "food bill subsidy" of Karnatak
Updated : 1 year, 8 months ago IST
"Will the non-biological Prime Minister apologise to the tax-payers of India, for inflating the food bill subsidy by an estimated Rs16000- Rs18000 crore, by stopping the sale of excess rice stock to Karnataka and other states?" the senior Congress leader questioned.
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Andhra govt released Rs 1000 crores procurement dues to farmers, says Mini
Updated : 1 year, 8 months ago IST
Andhra Pradesh Civil Supplies Minister Nadendla Manohar stated that Rs 1000 crores were released to farmers out of dues worth Rs 1,600 crores. He also alleged that the previous government, led by YS Jagan Mohan Reddy, had left farmers in the lurch with more than 1600 crores in dues.
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Japanese supermarket chain operator official detained in Myanmar for alleg
Updated : 1 year, 8 months ago IST
Aeon named the official as Hiroshi Kasamatsu, 53, an employee of Aeon Orange Co, adding it would cooperate with local authorities' investigations while seeking support from the Japanese Embassy in Myanmar.
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Pakistan rice exporters facing shipment rejections from EU, UK and US
Updated : 1 year, 8 months ago IST
Pakistan rice export industry is increasingly plagued by the threat of shipment rejections, particularly from the European Union, the United Kingdom, and the United States, citing serious food safety concerns.
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