Posts By The Indian Express
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208EnglishAfter a dry August, September showers ease concerns over sugar supply a tad
“August and September are when the crop’s tillers (shoots) develop into millable canes. This grand growth period decides both yields (weight) and...
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215EnglishMalaysia to discuss rice export curbs with India
Malaysia will talk to the Indian government to find a “best solution” over the South Asian country’s rice export restrictions, Malaysia’s agriculture...
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224EnglishPunjab millers say Centre’s curbs on basmati rice export will favour Pakistan market
The recent export curbs imposed by the Central Government on basmati rice has dealt a heavy blow to the farmers and traders in rice producing states...
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199EnglishFarmers call for lifting of basmati export curbs
“Basmati garibon ka chaaval nahi hai. Iske niryaat par paabandi kyon lagaya hai (basmati isn’t the poor man’s rice. Why has the government...
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202EnglishMaharashtra reverses decision: Govt to extend loan guarantee to cooperative sugar factories
Reversing its decision to not give government guarantee on loans to sick cooperative sugar factories, the state government’s cooperative department Wednesday issued...
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220EnglishPunjab farmers see red over govt’s insufficient flood damages of Rs 6,800 per acre
Farmers in Punjab have expressed dissatisfaction over the “grossly inadequate” compensation amount of Rs 6,800 per acre announced by the government for the paddy...
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252EnglishTripura to send 32 tonnes processed maize to Maharashtra as state gives an ‘organic’ push
Tripura would send 32 metric tonnes of processed organic maize to Maharashtra through private agency of which 16 metric tonnes would be sent on...
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241EnglishMaharashtra will benefit maximum from Centre’s cooperative reforms: Fadnavis
“As far as I know, there was no meeting between Amit Shah and Jayant Patil” Maharashtra Deputy CM Devendra Fadnabvis said. The...
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194EnglishIndia’s export ban pushes global rice prices to nearly 12-year high
The United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization’s All-Rice Price Index (with a base year value of 100 for 2014-2016) rose to reach...
