Posts By The Indian Express
-
137English2,380 high-yielding crop varieties introduced in 9 years due to climate change
NEW DELHI: The government has released around 2,380 high-yielding and climate-resilient crop varieties in the past nine years to help small and...
-
132EnglishMill closure in Punjab CM Mann’s constituency: How area under sugarcane reduced from 20,000 acres to 1,850 acres
The Bhagwanpura sugar mill in Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann’s constituency Dhuri began operation in the early 1950s and has been under...
-
127EnglishHigh vegetable prices may push up retail inflation in near term: RBI Governor
“The near-term outlook is masked by risks to food inflation which might lead to an inflation uptick in November and December. This...
-
129EnglishGovt bans use of sugarcane juice/sugar syrup for ethanol making in 2023-24 supply year
The decision by the ministry comes in the backdrop of estimated fall in sugar production in 2023-24 marketing year (October-September). The Centre...
-
133EnglishIndia may allow import of Russian wheat to shore up domestic prices
The current rabi sowing season is lagging compared to the previous year, and the weather outlook, influenced by the El Nino phenomenon,...
-
148EnglishPunjab sugarcane costliest in the country but Maharashtra cane has more sugar
Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann Friday hiked the sugarcane price by Rs 11 per quintal, saying the new rate of Rs 391...
-
111EnglishMaharashtra: With cane farmers’ protest, is Raju Shetti looking to regain lost political ground?
Traffic on the Pune-Bengaluru highway near Kolhapur came to a grinding halt last week as farmers led by Swabhimani Shetkari Sanghatana and...
-
129EnglishMills agree to pay more than FRP for cane purchased during last season
Founder of Swabhimani Shetkari Sanghatana and former MP Raju Shetti scored a partial victory over sugar mills in Kolhapur after the latter...
-
113EnglishProtest over sugarcane price: After NH, farmers block tracks; Mann sends emissary with Rs 8 per quintal hike offer
As the highway blockade in Punjab’s Jalandhar by the farmers who are demanding an increase in sugarcane prices entered its third day on Thursday...
