Posts By Mint
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160EnglishIndia 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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176EnglishUse 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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214EnglishWFP 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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154EnglishGo 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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157EnglishGovt 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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164EnglishCentre 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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181EnglishCentre 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...
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173EnglishConsumers are now buying staples across multiple channels
New Delhi: Urban consumers are shopping for daily essentials across multiple channels including visiting their neighbouring stores and ordering shampoo and chips...
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216EnglishGenetically modified corn is welcome but won’t help much
The iconic green cornfields of the US Midwest are about to shrink—not in acreage, but in stature. A new genetically modified (GMO)...
