Posts By The Times Of India
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89Maize News in EnglishWithering crops, growing debt: Delayed monsoon pushes farmers to the brink in Telangana
Delayed monsoon rains have deepened Telangana farmers’ debt concerns, threatening crop losses, re-sowing costs and rural employment. With average farm debt nearing...
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110Rice News in EnglishMaha kharif sowing crosses 1 crore hectares, but delayed monsoon leaves 44 lakh hectares unsown
Maharashtra’s kharif sowing crossed 10 million hectares (70% of normal area), boosted by recent rains but still below last year’s pace. Nearly...
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114Sugar News in EnglishKharif acreage falls 16%, but ethanol effect boosts sugarcane
India's kharif sowing area was down 16% by July 10, with pulses, coarse cereals, oilseeds, cotton and paddy recording lower acreage. However,...
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92Wheat News in EnglishHow floods, heat stress impacted Punjab’s wheat yield
Punjab's estimated wheat yield declined to 5,062 kg/ha in 2025–26 from 5,382 kg/ha in 2024–25 due to 2025 floods, soil degradation and...
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108Rice News in EnglishFCI makes distilleries accountable for subsidised rice, warns of criminal cases
FCI has tightened rules for subsidised rice supplied to ethanol distilleries, making them directly responsible for preventing diversion or misuse. Distilleries must...
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150Edible Oil News in EnglishTelangana : Godrej Agrovet to set up ₹300 cr oil palm unit in Khammam
Godrej Agrovet is investing ₹300 crore to establish an integrated oil palm processing unit in Khammam, Telangana, creating over 700 jobs. The...
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141Wheat News in EnglishUttar Pradesh : Sangam city ranks first in wheat procurement in Prayagraj dist
Prayagraj district procured 77,900 metric tonnes of wheat, achieving 136% of its procurement target and benefiting over 14,200 farmers. The success was...
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87Ethanol & Bioenergy News in English‘Ethanol experiment on 3.6 crore Indians’: Priyank Kharge slams Centre over ‘results by next year’ remark
Congress leader Priyank Kharge criticised India’s E20 ethanol-blended petrol rollout after the Centre told the Supreme Court the programme remains an ongoing...
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139Maize News in EnglishHaryana govt not procuring moong, maize at MSP: Surjewala
Congress leader Randeep Singh Surjewala accused the Haryana government of failing to procure moong and maize at MSP, forcing farmers to sell...
