Posts By The Indian Express
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218EnglishDespite floods, Punjab meets 75% of its basmati sowing target so far
The state has hitherto managed to meet 75% of its basmati sowing target against considerable odds. Despite heavy floods affecting around 1,472...
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252EnglishIn Maharashtra’s Solapur, sugar mills predict shortage of supply after sugarcane farmers sell crop as fodder
Sugar millers of Maharashtra’s Solapur district are foreseeing a difficult crushing season ahead after several farmers diverted their sugarcane produce as fodder...
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194EnglishEthanol+petrol: How to blend more and blend better
India’s ethanol production programme has come a long way in the past five years, both in terms of the quantities supplied by...
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201EnglishAfter flood devastation, Punjab may require to retransplant paddy crop in 2.50 lakh acres
Due to the devastating floods, Punjab may need to retransplant paddy and basmati rice varieties in approximately 1.05 lakh hectares (around 2.50 lakh...
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199EnglishE20 petrol already available at 1,350 fuel outlets, on track for pan-India rollout by 2025: Puri
E20 petrol, or petrol with 20 per cent ethanol, is now available at 1,350 fuel retail outlets and will be available all...
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190EnglishSugar traders seek Centre’s intervention as prices surge
The Bombay Sugar Merchants Association Limited has sought government intervention in what they call “abnormal price rise in sugar” — the price...
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246EnglishAfter refusing rice to Karnataka, FCI finds no takers in e-auction
DAYS AFTER the Centre discontinued sale of rice to states including Karnataka under the Open Market Sale Scheme – Domestic (OMSS-D) and...
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186EnglishWhy area under maize has hit a plateau in Punjab, and why it is critical that it expands quickly
The sowing of kharif maize is currently ongoing in Punjab, but no major increase is expected in the area under the crop....
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165EnglishWith 85% paddy transplantation left, timely monsoon a blessing in disguise
According to the Punjab Agriculture Department, the state aims to cultivate approximately 31.68 lakh hectare of rice, including non-Basmati and Basmati varieties,...
