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Asia’s largest grain-based ethanol plant to create new vistas for youth in Bihar

Asia’s largest grain-based ethanol plant is being built in Jamui, Bihar, under India’s EBP programme. With a 750 KLPD capacity, it will...

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Maize News in English

Maize Farmers in Bihar’s East Champaran Hit by Crop Diseases After Floods and Drought

Maize farmers in Bihar’s East Champaran face fresh losses as fungal and bacterial diseases spread in young crops after floods and dry...

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Sugar News in English

Bihar Plans 25 New Sugar Mills, Rs 50 Lakh Crore Industrial Push: Industry Minister Dilip Jaiswal

Bihar plans major industrial expansion with 25 new sugar mills and potential semiconductor manufacturing, targeting Rs 50 lakh crore investment. Industries Minister...

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Sugar News in English

Bihar launches scheme to boost jaggery production

Bihar has launched a scheme to promote jaggery production by supporting sugarcane farmers and investors with 50% capital assistance. Online applications are...

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Rice News in English

Bihar elections 2025: Tejashwi promises to give Rs 400 per quintal for wheat as bonus over MSP

Tejashwi Yadav announced that if the INDIA bloc wins Bihar, farmers will receive a bonus of ₹300 per quintal for paddy and...

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Sugar News in English

Bihar Government Announces Extra Rs 10 Per Quintal and 50% Subsidy for Sugarcane Farmers

Bihar sugarcane farmers will get an extra Rs 10 per quintal for the 2024–25 season, with the scheme continuing next year, announced...

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Rice News in English

BAU Sabour’s New Rice Varieties Withstand Floods and Disease in Bihar

Bihar Agricultural University (BAU), Sabour, showcased flood- and disease-resilient rice varieties after recent floods. Sabour Shree Sub-1 survived two weeks of submergence,...

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Maize News in English

RPCAU develops 3 maize varieties suited for Bihar’s conditions

Scientists at RPCAU, Bihar, have developed three maize varieties: Rajendra Baby Corn-1 (fast-growing, dual-purpose crop), Rajendra Pop Corn-1 (high-yielding, premium popcorn hybrid),...