Posts By The New Indian Express
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171Rice News in EnglishCustoms foil rice smuggling via Kochi port disguised as salt shipments sparks alert
KOCHI: Customs officials seized 230 tonnes of long-grain white rice concealed as salt in 11 containers at Kochi's Vallarpadam terminal, bound for...
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143Rice News in EnglishCentre looks to resume rice sale to states
Centre Plans to Offload Excess Rice: With a rice stockpile of 329.17 LMT as of July 3, 2024, exceeding annual needs, the...
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203Rice News in EnglishOdisha government to set up ATMs for providing rice to NFS beneficiaries
The BJP government in Odisha announced the rollout of rice ATMs for food security beneficiaries, starting in Bhubaneswar next week. Minister Krushna...
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192Rice News in EnglishNew herbicide-tolerant rice varieties could damage biodiversity and food security
NEW DELHI: ICAR launched herbicide-tolerant basmati rice varieties Pusa Basmati 1979 and Pusa Basmati 1985, promoting Direct Seeded Rice (DSR) and reducing...
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198Rice News in EnglishNew ICAR basmati rice varieties draw criticism from environmentalists
Indian Council of Agriculture Research (ICAR) introduces two non-GM herbicide-tolerant aromatic rice varieties, Pusa Basmati 1979 and Pusa Basmati 1985, aiming to...
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170Sugar News in EnglishAnger of sugarcane, jute farmers in Odisha to reflect in polls
Discontent among farmers in Kendrapara district may sway election outcomes as they express disillusionment with BJD's unfulfilled promises of establishing sugar and...
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186Wheat News in EnglishWheat procurement likely to miss target for 3rd year
India faces its third consecutive year of missing wheat procurement targets, with only 70% of the 372 LMT target acquired by May...
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247Maize News in EnglishTelangana minister seeks details of crops damaged in April, May rains
HYDERABAD: Agriculture Minister Thummala Nageswara Rao has directed officials to report farmer losses from April and May's untimely rains. During a review...
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175Rice News in EnglishTelangana: Procurement delay upsets farmers, rains damage paddy
Farmers in Yadadri Bhuvanagiri and Adilabad districts took to the streets, burning paddy and blocking the Hyderabad to Warangal highway, demanding the...
