Posts By The Indian Express
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109Sugar News in EnglishMaharashtra 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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154Rice News in EnglishProcurement 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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131Wheat News in EnglishAfter 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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185Sugar News in EnglishWhy 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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137Rice News in EnglishPunjab 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...
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140Rice News in EnglishAmid stand-off with Mann govt, Punjab rice millers say called by Centre for talks
Farmers blocked a road in Patiala on October 21, 2024, protesting delayed paddy lifting. Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann had given rice millers...
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126Rice News in EnglishArhtiyas ask farmers to compensate grain weight loss: 3 extra bags per 100 procured
Punjab farmers are struggling during the paddy harvesting season, facing losses due to procurement delays and lack of storage. Many are forced...
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116Rice News in EnglishGlut in Punjab mandis as rice shellers offer storage but refuse to mill paddy
Rice shellers in Punjab are refusing to mill government-procured paddy, causing congestion in mandis. While they offer to store the grain, they...
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133Rice News in EnglishOdisha : IRRI bats for mechanised direct seeded rice practice
Scientists from the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) have recommended that farmers adopt mechanized direct seeded rice (DSR) practices to replace traditional...
