QR codes on rice bags: Centre widens grain-tracking pilot to 3 states
By ET Online The Centre is set to expand its QR tagging system for Food Corporation of India (FCI) foodgrain
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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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Khanna rice mill auction scam: Agent, bank officials booked
An alleged bank-auction scam involving a mortgaged rice mill property in Khanna has brought under scrutiny the suspected role of
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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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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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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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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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