Three FCI staff members among five arrested for stealing 450 bags of rice in Puducherry
Three staff members of the Food Corporation of India (FCI), a contractor and a driver have been arrested on charges
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Kerala: Govt overrules expert advice to sanction paddy land conversion
In a move that raises both ecological and governance concerns, the state govt last week sanctioned the conversion of 2.40
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Telangana cops caught taking Rs 1 lakh bribe to settle illegal ration rice case
By Abdul Basheer In a major anti-corruption operation, officials of the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) raided the Thirumalagiri Police Station in
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Conducive weather boosts prospects of robust wheat harvest
By Sandip Das The prospects of robust production of wheat, a key rabi crop, looks bright, if the weather holds
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Karnataka: Digital Revolution in the Rice Bowl
By Raghottam Koppar For the paddy farmers of Koppal, social media has arrived as the great leveller. It has also
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Wheat flour rates soar to ₹40- ₹60/kg in Punjab due to grain shortage
By Gurpreet Singh Nibber Wheat flour prices in Punjab have soared to ₹40 to ₹60/kg due to a shortage of
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Chhattisgarh breaks previous paddy purchase record
Chhattisgarh has surpassed the previous record of paddy procurement by purchasing over 14.5 million tonnes (MT) from the farmers in
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ASIA RICE-Ample supply pushes India rates lower, Thai prices at 2-year low
By Anushree Mukherjee(Reuters) Rice prices from top exporter India extended declines to an 18-month low on rising supplies amid depreciation
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Government reduces FCI rice price by Rs 550 per quintal under open market sale scheme
In a significant move, the government has slashed the price of rice procured by the Food Corporation of India (FCI)
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Punjab: Rice hogging covered space, wheat to be stored in open
By Ruchika Khanna The wheat procured in the coming season will be kept in “covered and plinth” (CAP) storage, as
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