Posts By The Indian Express
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112EnglishWhy India’s farm exports may face headwinds
India’s farm trade surplus was lower in 2022-23 than in the previous year. Its agri exports are powered by marine products, sugar,...
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107EnglishRs 1,000-cr jolt to Punjab as Centre ‘ends’ RDF, slashes MDF on wheat and paddy
The central government has now reduced Market Development Fee to 2% and Rural Development Fee to 0% in the provisional cost sheet...
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152EnglishWhy wheat procurement figures are good news for food security and inflation
It seems the March rain has not damaged the rabi crop as much as had been initially feared. Wheat stocks will fill...
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175EnglishBehind wheat glut in Majha, Doaba mandis, slow pace of lifting procured grains
Sangrur and Mohali districts have recorded the maximum lifting of wheat where now only 29% and 31% of the arrived wheat, respectively,...
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134EnglishExpress View on wheat procurement: Relief amid fear of inflation, poor monsoon
Global food prices have eased and that should considerably aid the government’s supply management programme Wheat procurement by government agencies has touched...
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113EnglishIntermittent showers in Punjab delay arrival of wheat at mandis
The untimely rain in Punjab this year has delayed the harvesting of wheat and only if the weather remains favourable in the...
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212English20 trains cancelled as farmers squat on tracks over value cut on damaged wheat
At least 20 trains were cancelled, two had to be short terminated while some others, such as New Delhi-Chandigarh Shatabdi and Una-New...
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183English‘Rs 60,000 crore deal with UK govt for rice-pulling machine’: Ex-cop flaunts fancy lifestyle, cheats investors of Rs 4 crore
The former Karnataka Police constable convinced the victims that he required only a few lakhs of rupees to initiate a document processing...
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140EnglishMandis filled to the brim with wheat, Punjab asks Centre to allow storage at FCI facilities
The Centre’s directions to Punjab to send procured wheat to consumer states directly through railways without storing has led to a glut-like...
