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In 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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Sugar News in English

Poll 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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Sugar News in English

Maharashtra 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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Rice News in English

Procurement 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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Wheat News in English

After 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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Sugar News in English

Why 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,...

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Rice News in English

Punjab farmers bearing the brunt of loss as parties resort to blame game over slow paddy lifting

The Punjab government's delay in notifying the Fortified Rice Kernels Milling Policy has caused a two-and-a-half-month halt in rice milling, leading to...