All posts tagged "Punjab"
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96Maize News in EnglishBanned abroad, yet toxic herbicide sprayed on Punjab maize & moong
Despite being banned in many countries, paraquat dichloride remains widely used in India, especially for crop drying and weed control. Medical experts...
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80Rice News in EnglishCentre has created only 25 LMT rice space: Min
Punjab's Food Minister Lal Chand Kataruchak expressed concern over insufficient storage for rice, with only 25 LMT space created for 173.65 LMT...
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89Wheat News in EnglishPunjab : Late wheat sowing may hit yield, farmers worried
Farmers in Ludhiana are worried about wheat yield due to delayed sowing caused by late paddy procurement, fertiliser shortages, and high temperatures....
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79Rice News in EnglishBasmati Rice Exports: Reach expands from 106 to 150 countries, Minister Piyush Goyal tells MP Arora
In 2023-24, Basmati rice exports from India, including Punjab, expanded to 150 countries, up from 106 in 2008. Exports rose from 2.01...
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86Wheat News in EnglishPunjab : Mohali takes guard against pink stem borer infestation in wheat crop
The Chief Agriculture Officer of Mohali has directed a survey of villages in Kharar block due to reports of pink stem borer...
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83Wheat News in EnglishShort wheat sowing window fuels stubble burning spike despite 70% decline: Punjab Agri Dept to NGT
Punjab's stubble burning incidents declined by 70% from 2023 to 2024 due to crop residue management efforts, but short wheat sowing windows...
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73Sugar News in EnglishPunjab : Sugar mill officials’ property up for auction
The administration in Phagwara announced an auction of 17 properties belonging to Golden Sandhar Sugar Mills' officials to recover ₹27 crore owed...
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82Wheat News in EnglishPunjab : Canal breach damages wheat crop on 100 acres
A 20-foot breach in the Moolianwali sub-canal near Fazilka has damaged the wheat crop on 100 acres of land in Banwala village....
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83Rice News in EnglishLudhiana: Simultaneous paddy harvesting, wheat sowing to curb farm fire, says PAU expert
The Punjab Agricultural University (PAU) is piloting a project aimed at eliminating paddy straw burning by simultaneously sowing wheat during paddy harvest...
