Posts By Mint
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130EnglishAfter UN body, 3 nations ask India to resume rice exports
NEW DELHI : Singapore, Indonesia and the Philippines, key diplomatic partners of India, have appealed to New Delhi to resume rice exports to...
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233EnglishIndia continues wheat, medical aid in Afghanistan, shipments routed via Iran’s Chabahar port: Report
Indian in its partnership with United Nations World Food Programme (UNWFP) has continued supply of wheat to crisis-hit Afghanistan, along with materials...
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112EnglishIndia in talks with Russia to import wheat, aims to reduce food inflation
With an aim to increase supplies and reduce food inflation ahead of state and national elections next year, India is in talks...
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111EnglishUse maize instead of grain for ethanol’
New Delhi: The government should substitute water-guzzling rice with maize for ethanol production as part of a repurposed policy package in order...
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WFP taps India for 200,00 tonnes of rice as global hunger worsens
New Delhi: The World Food Programme has sought 200,000 tonnes of rice for its humanitarian operations from India, the largest exporter of...
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108EnglishGo for the unthinkable; import wheat to curb food prices inflation
Global grain prices are moving up, aided by Russia’s decision to withdraw from an agreement to permit the export of grain from...
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112EnglishGovt trims open market sale price of rice
New Delhi: The Union government on Wednesday decided to lower the base price of rice being auctioned by the Food Corp. of...
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103EnglishCentre weighs resuming rice supplies to ethanol makers
NEW DELHI : The government is considering resuming rice supplies for ethanol production, worried that it might miss production targets amid a shut-down...
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133EnglishCentre reassures consumers of ample sugar stock to meet demand
New Delhi: In a bid to allay concerns over sugar availability, the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution has released...
