Uneven rainfall, low reservoir levels keep rice sowing 25% lower, pulses acreage dips slightly
By Ishaan Gera Crop acreage as of August 2 was higher than the previous year, but analysis shows that a
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COMMODITIES
FCI’s OMS rice sale for Sikkim on Wednesday, wheat for Bengal to commence soon: Official
By PTI Food Corporation of India on Tuesday said it will sell a tentative 1,448 tonnes of rice in Sikkim
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BHU team finds way to enhance disease resistance in wheat crops
A study by Dr Prashant Singh and his PhD student Menka Tiwari of the Institute of Science, Banaras Hindu University
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Rice export ban could be lifted, says Niti Aayog’s Ramesh Chand
By Dhirendra Kumar, Gireesh Chandra Prasad The year-old ban on exporting non-basmati white rice may be lifted in view of this
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Tamil Nadu:FSSAI test finds excessive chemical content in broken wheat products
The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India has initiated a testing of wheat products, specifically Samba broken wheat, produced
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Indian scientists identify rice varieties that can reduce fertiliser use, reaping environmental & financial gains
By Preetha Banerjee Indian scientists have discovered significant natural variations in rice nitrogen use efficiency (NUE) along with associated traits
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Syngeta India introduces 2 crop protection products for crops like rice
By PTI Syngenta India on Monday said it has introduced crop protection products for many crops including rice and tomato.
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Punjab: PPCB to raise paddy straw use by 1 MT at industrial boilers
In a move to curb the burning of paddy crop residue, the Punjab Pollution Control Board (PPCB) had managed to
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Three held in Hyderabad for selling PDS rice illegally
The city police busted PDS rice accumulation gang in Bhavani Nagar with the arrest of three persons in two places
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After year-long rise, prices of pulses start declining
By Sandip Das After staying elevated more than one year, prices of key pulses varieties — chana, tur and urad
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