Wheat processors calls for removal of import duty to ease supply shortage
By Jayashree Bhosale The wheat processing industry has demanded the removal of 40% import duty on the food grain to
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Telangana: Aleti: Minister Uttam collecting ‘U-tax’ from rice millers, sending crores to party
Levelling allegations of corruption against Civil Supplies Minister N Uttam Kumar Reddy, BJP floor leader Alleti Maheshwar Reddy on Tuesday
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Country’s first non-GM herbicide tolerant Basmati rice varieties released for commercial cultivation
By Vishwa Mohan Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI) on Wednesday released for commercial cultivation the country’s first non-GM herbicide tolerant
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New ICMR basmati rice varieties draw criticism from environmentalists
By Jitendra Choubey India’s premier research body, the Indian Council of Agriculture Research (ICAR), has commercially launched two herbicide-tolerant (Ht)
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HC orders vigilance probe into Haryana corp’s wheat subsidy scam.
By Ajay Sura The Punjab and Haryana high court has ordered Haryana’s state vigilance bureau, now known as anti-corruption bureau,
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Cabinet sticks to Rs.500 bonus for only fine rice
Despite the demand from all sections over extending the Rs.500 bonus to all rice varieties as promised by the Congress
Read MoreIndia may export 14,000 tonnes of non-basmati rice to Mauritius and 7,500 tonnes of onions to Qatar
By Puja Das India is planning to export 14,000 tonnes of non-basmati rice to Mauritius, and 7,500 tonnes of onions
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Wheat procurement likely to miss target for 3rd year
By Jitendra Choubey It is going to be the third straight year when the Government of India will miss its
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Govt procures over 26 MT wheat
By Sandip Das After a sluggish start following a delayed harvest, the purchase of wheat by government agencies in the
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ED makes new arrest in Rs 175 crore rice milling ‘scam’ investigation in Chhattisgarh
BY Shubham Bajpai The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has made a new arrest in the ongoing investigation of the alleged Rs
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