Posts By The Indian Express
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11Sugar News in EnglishWhy Maharashtra sugar mills are turning to machines for harvesting cane
Labour shortages in Maharashtra's sugarcane harvesting, driven by alternative employment opportunities and welfare schemes, are pushing mechanisation. Sugar mills like Manjara Cooperative...
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16Rice News in EnglishCheck quality of rice twice before sending it outside: FCI to field staff
The Food Corporation of India (FCI) has intensified quality checks on rice shipments after consignments sent to Nagaland and other states were...
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12Rice News in EnglishRice sent from Punjab to Arunachal, Nagaland ‘unfit for consumption’
A dispute between the Centre and Punjab has emerged over poor-quality rice sent from Punjab, with samples from states like Nagaland and...
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19Sugar News in EnglishIn a first, US labour department links sugarcane harvesting in Beed to forced labour
A U.S. Department of Labor report has identified forced labor indicators in sugarcane harvesting in Maharashtra's Beed district, citing issues like long...
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24Sugar News in EnglishPoll shadow over sugar season; millers, workers differ over start date
A dispute has emerged in Maharashtra over the start of the 2024-25 sugarcane crushing season. Millers want it to begin on November...
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26Sugar News in EnglishMaharashtra Assembly polls: Sugarcane labourers, millers lock horns over crushing season date
In Maharashtra, sugarcane laborers and millers are in dispute over the sugarcane crushing season's start date due to the state assembly elections....
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30Rice News in EnglishProcurement picks up speed in Punjab but rice millers continue to drag their feet while lifting the crop
In Punjab, wheat sowing is underway, while paddy procurement faces challenges due to delayed crop lifting. With 96.19 lakh tonnes of paddy...
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42Wheat News in EnglishAfter paddy, wheat woes for Punjab farmers: sowing 3 days away, DAP shortage hits hard
Punjab is facing a 30% shortage of Diammonium Phosphate (DAP) fertilizer, essential for the upcoming wheat sowing season. While the Centre has...
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43Sugar News in EnglishWhy farm distress may be less of a poll issue in Maharashtra this time
The November 2024 Maharashtra Assembly elections come amid a shift in agrarian conditions. Unlike the drought-stressed 2019 and 2024 Lok Sabha elections,...
