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After Strawberry and Jaggery Festival, now Kalanamak Rice Festival to be h
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], March 13(ANI): After the grand success of the Strawberry Festival in Jhansi and the Jaggery Festival in Lucknow, the Uttar Pradesh state government is organising a three-day 'Kalanamak Rice Festival' in Siddharthnagar district from March 13.
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Bangladesh govt approves proposal to import 150,000 tons of rice from Indi
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Dhaka [Bangladesh], March 10 (ANI): Bangladesh government has approved a proposal to procure 150,000 tons of rice under the direct procurement method (DPM) from India.
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Myanmar military surrounds Ma Hlwa Gone Railway compound after railway ass
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Naypyitaw [Myanmar], March 10 (ANI): Launching a fresh crackdown on pro-democracy protesters, the Myanmar military on Wednesday surrounded Ma Hlwa Gone Railway compound, even "robbed the rice bags and groceries that were donated for civil disobedience movement (CDM) workers" after the railwa
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FAO food price index rises for 9th consecutive month in Feb
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Rome [Italy], March 5 (ANI): Global food commodity prices rose for the ninth consecutive month in February with quotations for sugar and vegetable oils increasing the most, according to Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) of the United Nations.
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First consignment of 'red rice' from Assam flagged off to US
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New Delhi [India], March 5 (ANI): In a major boost to India's rice exports potential, the first consignment of 'red rice' was flagged off on Thursday to the United States of America (USA).
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India Gate Basmati Rice extends its existing health portfolio, launches ch
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New Delhi [India], March 3 (ANI/BusinessWire India): India Gate Basmati Rice, India's first integrated rice brand with a comprehensive product chain as well as world's largest rice miller and basmati rice exporter, announced 2 new additions in the domestic market to its healthy foods branded
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National Rice Research Institute develops device for pest management, pate
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Cuttack (Odisha) [India], March 2 (ANI): Scientists of ICAR-National Rice Research Institute, Cuttack, have developed an Alternate Energy Light Trap (AELT) device for checking pests in agricultural fields and got a patent for the invention.
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India to deliver 1,000 metric tonnes rice, 1 lakh HCQ tablets to drought-h
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New Delhi [India], March 2 (ANI): India on Monday announced it will send a consignment of 1,000 metric tonnes of rice and 100,000 tablets of Hydroxychloroquine to drought-hit Madagascar.
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Centre assures Chhattisgarh CM of reimbursing pending food subsidies worth
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Raipur (Chhattisgarh) [India], February 27 (ANI): Union Minister Piyush Goyal has assured Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel of reimbursing pending food subsidies worth Rs 4,832 crores
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UP to export 20 tonnes of 'Kala Namak' rice to Singapore by March end
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], February 22 (ANI): In what appears to be a major boost to farm exports from Uttar Pradesh, the state is set to send a consignment of 20 tonnes of Buddha Rice, popularly known as "Kala Namak" Rice, one of the finest varieties of aromatic rice in India, to Sing
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India gifts 2000 metric tonnes of rice to Syria to strengthen food securit
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 12 (ANI): India has gifted 2000 metric tonnes of rice to Syria with an aim to strengthen food security in the middle eastern country.
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New Basmati variety by Jammu university doubles farmers' income
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Jammu (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], February 10 (ANI): Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology (SKUAST) Jammu has come up with new varieties of seeds of Basmati rice which have doubled the yield per hectare and helped increase farmers' income.
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