All posts tagged "Punjab"
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64Ethanol & Bioenergy News in EnglishHaving lost Rs 290-crore Central aid last year, Punjab plans to bring in maize as part of crop diversification plan
The Punjab government is working to avoid the previous delay in the Rs 290-crore Central grant for the crop diversification plan (CDP)...
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82Maize News in EnglishPunjab : Kapurthala MLA Rana Gurjeet Singh Asks Farmers to Shift to Maize
Rana Gurjeet Singh, MLA from Kapurthala, highlighted Punjab's alarming groundwater depletion and advocated crop diversification as a solution. He urged shifting from...
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55Sugar News in EnglishCrushing it: Punjab dishes out breakfast sugar from Batala mill, refines industry on the double
Punjab has launched the production of double-refined sugar at Batala Co-operative Sugar Mill, offering higher purity and solubility, ideal for beverages and...
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75Wheat News in EnglishWheat flour rates soar to ₹40- ₹60/kg in Punjab due to grain shortage
Wheat flour prices in Punjab have risen to ₹40-60/kg due to a shortage caused by heavy central procurement. Out of 132 lakh...
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70Ethanol & Bioenergy News in EnglishCentre’s Rice open market scheme to ease Punjab’s storage pangs
The Union ministry's open market sale scheme (OMSS) offers subsidized rice at ₹2,250 per quintal to ethanol producers, traders, and cooperatives, easing...
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60Wheat News in EnglishPunjab stares at storage pangs ahead of wheat procurement
Punjab faces a foodgrain storage challenge as godowns hold 145 lakh tonnes of grains, including rice. With an expected wheat procurement of...
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55Sugar News in EnglishPunjab : Farmers, Phagwara mill management at loggerheads over cane variety
Farmers and Golden Sandhar Sugar Mill in Phagwara clashed over sugarcane variety issues when farmers brought a banned variety (95) for crushing....
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58Sugar News in EnglishPunjab: Ajnala sugar mill expansion plan on cards, says minister
Punjab Cabinet Minister Kuldeep Singh Dhaliwal announced plans to expand the state-run Ajnala sugar mill by increasing its crushing capacity and upgrading...
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62Wheat News in EnglishDamaging, unresponsive’: Punjab rejects Centre’s agricultural marketing policy
The Punjab government rejected the National Policy Framework on Agricultural Marketing, citing infringement on state rights, MSP concerns, and reduced Rural Development...
