All posts tagged "Punjab government"
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53Maize News in EnglishPunjab : Village panchayat offers free maize seeds to curb paddy cultivation, save groundwater
Ransih Kalan village in Punjab’s Moga district has launched a campaign encouraging farmers to shift from water-intensive paddy to kharif maize. The...
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50Rice News in EnglishPunjab Govt urges farmers to use PR 126 variety of paddy
The Punjab Government has banned the sale, storage, and cultivation of long-maturing rice varieties like Pusa 44 and certain hybrids, following PAU’s...
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51Maize News in EnglishPunjab : Pilot project to replace paddy with water-saving kharif maize ‘too little, too late’: experts
A Punjab government pilot project promoting a shift from paddy to kharif maize in six districts has faced criticism from experts. They...
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95Maize News in EnglishPunjab plans to diversify 12k hectares of paddy area to kharif maize crop this year
The Punjab government has launched a pilot project to shift 12,000 hectares from paddy to kharif maize cultivation in six districts—Bathinda, Sangrur,...
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74Rice News in EnglishPunjab : Malwa farmers not keen to sow paddy in dry conditions
Farmers in Punjab's Malwa region are delaying early paddy transplanting despite government approval from June 1. Citing dry conditions, lack of canal...
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90Ethanol & Bioenergy News in EnglishCentre asks Punjab govt to reconsider fee levied on ethanol production
The Union Petroleum Ministry has urged the Punjab government to reconsider a new ethanol regulatory fee in its Excise Policy 2025–26, warning...
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93Rice News in EnglishPunjab Government Bans 11 Insecticides on Basmati Crop for 60 Days Starting August 1
Punjab has imposed a 60-day ban starting August 1 on 11 insecticides used in basmati rice to prevent export rejections due to...
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72Wheat News in English130LMT wheat procured in Punjab: Kataruchak
The Punjab government successfully procured 100% of the wheat crop that arrived in mandis during the rabi season, totaling 130.03 LMT. Of...
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97Rice News in EnglishPunjab sets target to bring 5-lakh acres under direct seeding of rice
Punjab has launched the Direct Seeding of Rice (DSR) method for the kharif season to save groundwater and reduce farming costs. With...
