Posts By The Indian Express
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140EnglishIdeal wheat sowing period over, Punjab covers half of target area
Racing against time, farmers in Punjab have completed wheat sowing in 55 per cent of the targeted 35 lakh hectares for the...
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141English‘Ikshudand te Ethanol’: Documenting the growth of sugar industry in Maharashtra
For the past three years Mangesh Titkare, joint director (administration) with the Sugar Commissioner’s office in Pune, had been sweating it hard...
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137EnglishSporadic violence as farmers stop transportation of cane
Sporadic incidents of violence were reported from the sugar bowl districts of Sangli and Kolhapur as members of the Swabhimani Shetkari Sanghtana...
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165EnglishMaharashtra farmer leader Raju Shetti begins protest over sugarcane dues
Maharashtra’s sugarcane crushing season has begun on a shaky note after Swabhimani Shetkari Sanghatana founder and former MP Raju Shetti decided to...
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137EnglishUnlawful protests, govt apathy and much more: This mill in Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann’s constituency is all set to shut down
Lack of support from the Punjab government, alleged unlawful activities by the farmer unions and inadequate raw materials are the three main...
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147EnglishMill ‘closure’ in Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann’s constituency leaves Dhuri farmers in a fix
Harjit Singh Bugra is a farmer from a village in Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann’s constituency, Dhuri, in the state’s Sangrur district....
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175EnglishBasmati rice exporters halt purchases as govt maintains MEP at $1,200 per tonne
Exporters have ceased purchasing Basmati rice in wholesale markets, particularly in Haryana and some mandis in Punjab, due to the Indian government’s decision...
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144EnglishFueling India’s green revolution: At 1st Indian Express roundtable, industry titans, experts deliberate on roadmap ahead
The Express Group, in a stride towards fostering India’s transition to a sustainable bio-based circular economy, Tuesday hosted its inaugural roundtable on biofuels bringing...
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159EnglishProtesting cane farmers meet agriculture minister, say dharna to continue
A delegation of sugarcane farmers, who had launched an indefinite dharna in front of Phagwara Sugar Mill earlier, met Punjab Minister of Agriculture and...
