Posts By Mint
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259EnglishUse 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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266EnglishWFP 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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210EnglishGo 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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235EnglishGovt 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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232EnglishCentre 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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230EnglishCentre 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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219EnglishConsumers 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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306EnglishGenetically 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)...
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236EnglishRice export ban clogs ports with 200,000 tonnes stock
NEW DELHI : Cargos and containers full of rice are lying at Indian ports, unshipped after the government announced export restrictions with immediate...
