Posts By The Indian Express
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110Rice News in EnglishIndia’s ‘protected’ basmati varieties renamed & cultivated in Pak, IARI demands legal action
Blockbuster Pusa-1121 and 1509 Basmati varieties being grown and marketed in Pakistan as “1121 Kainat” and “Kissan Basmati”. Even as basmati rice exports from...
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102Edible Oil News in EnglishIndia’s February palm oil imports plunge to 9-month low as sunflower jumps
Palm oil imports in February fell about 36% from the previous month to 497,824 metric tons, the lowest since May 2023, the...
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87Ethanol & Bioenergy News in EnglishHuge quantities of molasses,ethanol lead Maharashtrasugar mills to stare at fire risk,Rs 925 crore financial loss
As Maharashtra enters its last leg of the 2023-24 sugarcane crushing season, millers are staring at a huge stock of ethanol and...
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94Wheat News in EnglishIMD predicts snowfall in Himalayas, rain in plains; wheat crop may suffer
NEW DELHI: Two western disturbances are likely to cause snowfall in higher reaches of the Himalayas and rainfall with thunderstorms and gusty...
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118EnglishGovt allows Nafed, NCCF to sell maize to ethanol makers at base rate of Rs 2,291/quintal
To ensure uninterrupted supply of maize for ethanol makers, the government has allowed cooperatives Nafed and NCCF to sell maize at a...
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101EnglishFrom paucity to excess, why sugar mills in India now face a financial crisis due to better yields
Corners seem to have turned for the sugar sector in India with better-than-expected yields of sugarcane, but the changing ecosystem is posing...
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84EnglishSugar trade body’s first estimate pegs output 4% lower for 2023-24 season
Sugar trade body AISTA on Monday projected the country’s sugar production to be around 31.6 million tonnes for the 2023-24 season (October-September),...
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110Edible Oil News in EnglishHow food inflation in India has been de-globalised, what factors can drive prices now
World food prices have crashed from the peaks scaled in 2022, especially post Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The UN Food and Agriculture...
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110EnglishIndia’s wheat output may touch new record of 114 million tonnes in 2023-24
Wheat production is expected to touch a new record of 114 million tonnes in the ongoing 2023-24 crop year on higher coverage...
