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288EnglishWheat procurement provisional cost sheet: Centre silent on RDF, slashes mandi fee
The food and civil supplies department in Punjab has received a provisional cost sheet from the Centre’s ministry of food and public...
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346EnglishRice exports to slip; India may lose its global rice market rank
New Delhi: India’s rice exports are expected to decline in this financial year as the impact of export curbs starts showing. This...
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230EnglishRs 1,000-cr jolt to Punjab as Centre ‘ends’ RDF, slashes MDF on wheat and paddy
The central government has now reduced Market Development Fee to 2% and Rural Development Fee to 0% in the provisional cost sheet...
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343EnglishGovt plans incentives for maize production
The government is aiming to increase maize production to achieve and sustain the target of 20% ethanol blending in auto fuels by...
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323EnglishArhtiyas protest tardy wheat lifting
Irate commission agents and labourers today held a protest near the Civil Veterinary Hospital on the Phagwara-Hoshiarpur road against the slow lifting...
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414EnglishAndhra Pradesh govt. to deploy 30 mobile rice mills to determine broken rice percentage in Godavari region from May 4
Rice millers are not entitled to directly contact the farmers for the paddy procurement process, says Civil Supplies Minister Civil Supplies and...
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258EnglishWheat arrival crosses last year’s figure
Wheat arrival in the grain markets of the district has been recorded at 8.79 lakh metric tonne (MT), surpassing last year’s figure...
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273EnglishUP plans to double maize production by 2027
LUCKNOW: The state government plans to double the maize production by 2027, increasing it to 27.30 lakh metric tonnes from the current...
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362EnglishIndia, world’s top rice exporter, confronts everything from conflict to climate
India is the largest exporter of rice and its numbers have been on an upward trajectory. But the country’s status is set...
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470EnglishPunjab Agri Dept Advices Farmers to Prepare their Own Wheat Seed
The Agriculture Department of Punjab has advised farmers to prepare their own wheat seeds for the upcoming crop season instead of purchasing...
