Haryana: Inquiry exposes ‘ghost procurement’ racket in multi-crore Karnal paddy scam, 5 dismissed
By Parveen Arora The departmental inquiry into the multi-crore paddy procurement scam in Karnal during last Kharif season has found
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Andhra Pradesh: Police intercept smuggling of 16 tonnes of PDS rice to K’taka
HindupurRural Police seized 16 tonnes of Public Distribution System (PDS) rice that was allegedly being transported illegally to Tumakuru in
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Haryana: Karnal lags in delivery of custom-milled rice; 40% target supplied to FCI
By Parveen Arora With only a few weeks left before the deadline for the delivery of custom-milled rice (CMR), Karnal
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Rice exports fall 6% in April as war disrupts basmati shipments
By Sandip Das India’s rice exports, its largest agri-product shipment, continue to be hit by the West Asia war with shipment value
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Bengal: Rice industry seeks better infra, faster approvals, stronger export promotion from new BJP govt
By PTI The rice industry in West Bengal, the country’s largest rice-producing state, has sought better infrastructure, faster approvals and
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India’s rice exports stagnant as market faces slow demand
Indian rice export prices were little changed this week, pressured by sluggish demand from buyers in Africa amid a depreciation
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“Ghost procurement of paddy”: 5 officials of Food Supplies Department terminated
By Parveen Arora Director General (DG) of the Food, Civil Supplies, and Consumer Affairs Department has terminated five officials of
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Global rice production set to fall for first time in decade
By Bloomberg Global rice production is set to decline for the first time in a decade, tightening supplies of one
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Biomass energy push: SAEL targets 1 GW capacity using paddy stubble
By Randhir Patil Renewable energy firm SAEL is planning to significantly expand its biomass power capacity by scaling up to
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Telangana positioned to cash in on rice trade
By Sreebala Vadlapatla With Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently proposing austerity measures and promoting ‘Make in India’ products, agricultural economists
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