India rice exports decline as Iran war curbs basmati shipments to Gulf
By Rajendra Jadhav India’s rice exports in the first four months of 2026 fell marginally from a year earlier as
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COMMODITIES
Administrative crackdown exposes multi-crore paddy procurement scam in Chhattisgarh’s Rajnandgaon
By Ejaz Kaiser While paddy shortage is often cited as an annual problem in Chhattisgarh, the scale of discrepancies unearthed
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India becomes world’s largest rice producer
India has become the world’s largest rice producer, surpassing China, agriculture minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said Thursday, as the government
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Karnataka: Haveri cracks down on PDS rice black market
In Haveri, ration rice is more than grain — it is the thin line between a full pot and an
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Maruti Suzuki to debut India’s first 100% ethanol car on June 5
Union Minister Nitin Gadkari confirmed that Maruti Suzuki will launch the country’s first passenger vehicle capable of running entirely on
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Telangana: Farmers set fire to paddy sacks and lock a warehouse in Yadadri Bhongir over delay in procurement
Despite the Congress government’s claims of expediting paddy procurement, farmers continued to stage protests over delays, negligence by officials and
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India, Vietnam see rise in rice export rates as demand firms
By Anjana Anil & Reuters Indian and Vietnamese rice export prices edged higher this week on a slight improvement in
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Telangana government allocates 100 acres for women-led rice mills and warehouses
By ANI Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy has announced a series of women empowerment initiatives aimed at promoting one
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Asia dominated world’s total greenhouse gas emissions from rice paddy in recent decades
By PTI Asia accounted for more than 90 per cent of the world’s total greenhouse gas emissions from rice paddies
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Germany eases crop-based biofuels cap and raises GHG quotas
German lawmakers have agreed to ease the cap on crop-based biofuels, lifting it from 4.4% to 5.8% in the medium
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