All posts tagged "wheat"
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241EnglishDispatch of wheat to consumer states begins early this season
6 lakh tonnes of wheat sent so far to the consumer states; earlier, grains were sent in June or July In a...
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236English20 trains cancelled as farmers squat on tracks over value cut on damaged wheat
At least 20 trains were cancelled, two had to be short terminated while some others, such as New Delhi-Chandigarh Shatabdi and Una-New...
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151EnglishFarmers protest against value cut on shrivelled, broken wheat grains
Farmers in Punjab squatted on railway tracks at many places in the state as part of their four-hour ‘rail roko’ agitation against...
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Punjab farmers squat on rail tracks to protest Centre’s value cut on shrivelled, broken wheat grains
Farmers in Punjab squatted on railway tracks at many places in the state as part of their four-hour ‘rail roko’ agitation against...
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186EnglishCentre allows CAP storage for wheat
As tardy lifting of wheat grain from mandis led to a glut, the Union Ministry for Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution...
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Amid ‘slow’ wheat procurement, Mohali mandis face rain threat
Mohali: With the high influx of foodgrain into the mandis (grain markets) of Mohali, the farmer commission agents – arhtiyas – are...
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167EnglishMandis filled to the brim with wheat, Punjab asks Centre to allow storage at FCI facilities
The Centre’s directions to Punjab to send procured wheat to consumer states directly through railways without storing has led to a glut-like...
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204EnglishGovt’s wheat procurement down 18% at 41 lakh tonne; arrivals ..
NEW DELHI: The government has procured 41 lakh tone wheat at the minimum support price directly from farmers so far in the...
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214EnglishBlending for food security
The present wheat crisis, combined with a significant increase in twin deficits (fiscal and current account), indicates that the measures taken by...
