Posts By INDIA TODAY
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142Edible Oil News in EnglishKharif sowing down 23%: El Nino hit monsoon takes toll on rice, pulses, cotton
India's kharif sowing fell 22.7% to 182.72 lakh hectares by June 25 due to a 45% June rainfall deficit. Soybean acreage plunged...
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85Rice News in EnglishCentre to promote Tripura’s scented rice, ginger and jackfruit, says Union Minister
The Centre will promote Tripura’s Queen pineapple alongside scented rice, ginger and jackfruit to expand domestic and international markets. Union Agriculture Minister...
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171Ethanol & Bioenergy News in EnglishIndia’s ethanol boom may soon face an oversupply crisis
India may soon face excess ethanol production capacity, with industry estimates projecting nearly 24 billion litres of capacity against annual E20 demand...
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162Wheat News in EnglishTripura records milestone with first-ever organic wheat cultivation
Tripura has achieved its first successful organic wheat cultivation, with yields of 3.03 MT/ha surpassing previous conventional averages. Supported by government agencies...
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524Wheat News in EnglishWill Pakistan run short of flour? Wheat output likely to fall amid Afghanistan war
Pakistan faces a potential wheat shortfall of over 2 MMT due to drought, reduced sowing, and policy delays, according to the USDA....
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551Maize News in EnglishUS maize import talks rattle Indian farmers as prices fall below MSP
Speculation about US maize imports has caused Indian maize prices to fall well below the MSP, with farmers in Madhya Pradesh and...
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438Rice News in English
Why experts are opposing India’s gene-edited rice varieties
The Union government will release genome-edited rice varieties DRR Rice 100 and Pusa DST Rice 1, engineered for drought and salt tolerance...
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416Edible Oil News in EnglishTripura cultivates 4,000 hectares of oil palm, research centre on the cards
Tripura has brought 4,000 hectares under oil palm cultivation, moving toward its 7,000-hectare target by 2025–26. Agriculture Minister Ratan Lal Nath emphasized...
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726Sugar News in EnglishHow climate change-fuelled drought hit India’s sugar production
A new UN-backed report warns that worsening droughts since 2023 have severely impacted global crop production, especially sugar, rice, and coffee. Sugar...
