Odisha Dy CM Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo urges Centre to expedite lifting of rice from state
By PTI Odisha Deputy Chief Minister Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo on Monday urged Union Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution
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Tamil Nadu: Campaign launched to promote fortified rice
The Trichy district administration started a campaign on Monday to create awareness about ‘fortified rice’ and clear misconceptions about it
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Climate change likely to reduce rainfed rice yields by 20% during 2050s and 10-47% during 2080s: Centre reply in Rajya Sabha
The climate change especially irregular rainfall patterns and high temperature is likely to affect the productivity of crops significantly in
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Public-sector to drive genome-edited rice seeds: Govt
By Sandip Das The agriculture ministry has stated that since the world’s first two genome-edited and high-yielding rice varieties unveiled recently have been developed
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Exports of grapes, shrimps, semi-milled rice, honey & onions to UK to get boost
By Sandip Das The commerce ministry has identified shipment of commodities including grapes, shrimps, semi-milled white rice, onions, honey processed
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FCI calls for EOI from rice buyers
Food Corporation of India (FCI) plans to sell raw and boiled rice with 10% broken rice grains to traders, bulk
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UP EOW nabs fugitive accused in paddy procurement after 10-year hunt
The Uttar Pradesh Police’s Economic Offences Wing (Meerut Zone) on Thursday arrested a fugitive accused after 10 years in a
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Microalgae biofuel yields boosted with nanotechnology
by University of Texas at El Paso edited by Gaby Clark, reviewed by Andrew Zinin As global energy use continues to rise, the
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Maharashtra allows ethanol production from food grains
By PTI The Maharashtra government has allowed the use of food grains such as maize and rice to produce ethanol
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Centre aims to achieve 30% ethanol blending in petrol by 2030: ICAR-IIMR director
Stressing the need to increase maize productivity through scientific and cost-efficient methods, ICAR-Indian Institute of Maize Research(IIMR) director Dr HS
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