All posts tagged "Punjab"
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173Maize News in EnglishSpring maize crop aggravating Punjab’s groundwater crisis
In Punjab, the introduction of short- and medium-duration paddy varieties aimed at reducing stubble burning has inadvertently exacerbated groundwater depletion. Farmers are...
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191Rice News in EnglishFCI to move out 15 lakh tonnes of rice from Punjab by October-end
Punjab food and civil supplies minister Lal Chand Kataruchak announced that 40 lakh tonnes of rice will be moved out of the...
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131Rice News in EnglishRice mess in Punjab: How Food Corporation of India is to blame
Punjab's rice millers are refusing to accept new paddy for milling due to the Food Corporation of India's (FCI) failure to move...
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221Rice News in EnglishA rice variety that can address farm fires in Punjab and Haryana: here’s how
Harpreet Singh has cultivated Pusa-44 paddy since 2000, praising its high yield of 35-40 quintals per acre. Developed by IARI and introduced...
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148Sugar News in EnglishDay after farmers lock gate, Phagwara mill lodges plaint
Farmers under the Bharatiya Kisan Union (Doaba) locked Phagwara sugar mill gates over pending dues of ₹27 crore. The new mill management...
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174Sugar News in EnglishDemand for increase in sugarcane price: Punjab schedules meeting of State Sugarcane Control Board on September 27
Punjab Agriculture Minister Gurmeet Singh Khudian announced that the State Sugarcane Control Board will meet on September 27 to discuss sugarcane price...
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242Sugar News in English
Farmers protest outside sugar mill in Phagwara over ₹27-cr dues
Farmers under the Bhartiya Kisan Union (Doaba) protested at Phagwara sugar mill, demanding the release of ₹27 crore in dues pending for...
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125Sugar News in EnglishJalandhar farmers begin protest outside sugarmill over pending payments
Jalandhar farmers begin protest outside sugarmill over pending payments .Farmers on Thursday began a protest outside the sugar mill, demanding payment of...
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191Ethanol & Bioenergy News in EnglishNo hike in paddy stubble price by biomass plants
Baler owners in Punjab are frustrated as biomass power plants have kept the price for paddy stubble at Rs 169 per quintal,...
