India approves two rice varieties to secure yields in direct-seeded rice farming
Two new rice varieties developed for dry direct-seeded rice (DSR) systems have been identified for release in India, marking an
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Paddy
Haryana: Paddy transporters await payments 6 months after procurement season, team comprising 4 DFSCs constituted
By Parveen Arora Around six months after the completion of the 2025-26 paddy procurement season, scores of transporters engaged in
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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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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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Telangana govt faces questions over contradictory paddy procurement claims
Contradictory statements by the Congress government on paddy procurement in Telangana are adding to the anxiety among distressed farmers. Chief
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Telangana: Fire destroys paddy worth Rs 20 lakh in Peddapalli
By Raghu Paithari More than fifteen quintals of seed variety paddy was reduced to ashes in a fire mishap in
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Nepal seeks urgent fertiliser imports from India ahead of paddy season
By Sangam Prasain Nepal has moved a step closer to procuring chemical fertiliser from India under a government-to-government (G2G) arrangement
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SAEL Industries Planning One GW Biomass Power Expansion Using Paddy Stubble
SAEL Industries Limited is planning a major expansion of its biomass power generation capacity, targeting one gigawatt (GW) over the
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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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“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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