Tamil Nadu’s paddy procurement hit a record 64.2 lakh MT in 2025-26, up 16.22 lakh MT year-on-year. Procurement for 2026-27 begins September...
BPCL Chairman Sanjay Khanna said there would be no operational or logistical difficulty in switching from E20 to E10 petrol if the...
Sugar and jaggery prices have surged in Kerala ahead of Thiruvonam, with retail sugar reaching ₹69 per kg and jaggery around ₹80...
Sugar prices in Hyderabad have surged nearly 78% from ₹45 to ₹80 per kg, adding pressure on Telangana households ahead of the...
Odisha is exploring deeper collaboration with IRRI’s South Asia Regional Centre to promote climate-resilient rice, improved varieties, mechanisation and advanced farming technologies....
Tamil Nadu will prioritise fine-variety paddy procurement to supply better-quality rice through ration shops. For 2026-27, procurement incentives raised prices to ₹2,750/quintal...
Karnataka faces an initial estimated 50 lakh-tonne foodgrain production loss due to deficient monsoon rainfall, nearly 30% of its annual target. Maize,...
Telangana vigilance raids uncovered missing government paddy and CMR irregularities worth over ₹118 crore across rice mills in Jagtial, Medak, Nizamabad and...
Tamil Nadu farmer groups urged the government to develop high-yielding, climate-resilient fine paddy varieties to reduce dependence on imports from neighbouring states....