Union Agriculture Minister calls for concerted efforts to hike production of pulses
By IANS Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Wednesday reviewed the progress in the sowing
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ASIA RICE-Vietnam, Thai rates dip as eyes turn to India rice export policy
By Reuters Rice export prices from Vietnam slipped to their lowest levels in a year, and Thai rates also dropped
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Govt to procure 100% of urad, arhar & masur: Chouhan
By Sandip Das The government is committed to procure 100% of urad, arhar and masur varieties of pulses, which the
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Prices of pulses softening amid forecast of good rain
By Jitendra Choubey Good rainfall has increased the sowing acreage of pulses, which has softened the price, especially of Urad
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Area under short duration paddy set to go up in Pb
By Vibhor Mohan Amid concerns over water guzzling paddy crops likely to be cultivated over a larger area in the
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Govt to begin open market sale of wheat & rice from Aug 1
By Sandip Das The government has approved sale of wheat and rice in the open market for the bulk buyers
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Fortified rice: SC gives Centre four weeks to review expert recommendations
By Krishna Yadav The Supreme Court on Wednesday gave the Union government four weeks to decide on including an advisory
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GoM to decide on lifting export ban on certain non-basmati rice: Goyal
By PTI Union Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal on Wednesday said a Group of Ministers will take a decision on lifting
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Govt allows FCI to sell wheat from stocks to flour millers, biscuit makers
By Reuters India plans to sell wheat from its state reserves to bulk consumers such as flour millers and biscuit
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Export duty on parboiled rice may be fixed at $100/tonne
By Sutanuka Ghosal The government is contemplating fixing the export duty on parboiled rice at $100 per tonne, people aware
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