In March, torrential rains and hail lashed Rajasthan, Punjab, Haryana, UP, and MP—often referred to as food-bowl states—flattening fields with standing crops....
With at least 14 lakh hectares (40 per cent) of 34.90 lakh hectares of wheat sown in Punjab impacted by rain, high-velocity...
Chandigarh : With untimely rains accompanied by high-velocity winds and hailstorm in the past fortnight delaying harvesting, mandis across Punjab are yet...
The Union food ministry said it would ease quality standards of wheat pertaining to “loss of lustre” for procurement from the whole...
Current specifications require that grains with no more than 12% moisture are eligible to be procured by the Centre. Procurement refers to...