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Lanka Dinakar demands strict action against culprits of PDS rice ‘scam’ in Andhra Pradesh

Lanka Dinakar, Chairperson of the Twenty Point Programme Implementation, has called for strict action against those involved in the alleged scam involving...

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Rice News in English

Quintals of PDS rice seized and 336 people apprehended in Annamayya district, says SP

Andhra Pradesh police conducted raids on rice mills in Annamayya district, seizing over 7,971 quintals of illegally stored PDS rice and arresting...

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Sugar News in English

Karnataka winter session: Sugarcane farmers stop buses forcefully, tie up drivers’ hands and steering wheel

On December 9, 2024, farmers protesting for better sugarcane prices blocked the Pune-Bengaluru national highway in Belagavi, causing a traffic jam. The...

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Rice News in English

Unseasonal rain hits Wayanad’s rice and coffee harvests

Wayanad's rice farmers face harvest challenges due to unseasonal rains making fields too slushy for combined harvesters. Traditional organic rice varieties like...

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Maize News in English

Officials inspect pest infested maize crop farms in Madurai

Following complaints of pest infestation and poor maize crop growth in Peraiyur and T. Kallupatti, district agricultural officials and AC&RI professors inspected...

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Sugar News in English

Tamil Nadu : Sugarcane farmers want procurement price increased to ₹5,500

Sugarcane farmers in Tamil Nadu demand an increase in the procurement price from ₹3,300 to ₹5,500 per tonne, citing rising input costs...

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Maize News in English

TamilNadu :Maize farmers demand compensation for damaged crops

Farmers from Nallamaram panchayat near Peraiyur in Madurai district petitioned Collector M.S. Sangeetha for compensation after suffering crop losses. Due to scanty...

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Ethanol & Bioenergy News in English

Telangana : Ethanol factory permissions cleared through TS-iPASS in 2023 under BRS regime: officials

The ethanol plant in Dilawarpur, Nirmal district, became controversial over approvals granted by the previous Telangana government. While the Centre approved only...