Govt’s wheat stocks swells, procurement at 31 MT, highest in last four years
By Sandip Das The government’s wheat procurement for 2026-27 rabi marketing season (April-June) has exceeded the 31 million tonne (MT), highest
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“Ghost procurement of paddy”: 5 officials of Food Supplies Department terminated
By Parveen Arora Director General (DG) of the Food, Civil Supplies, and Consumer Affairs Department has terminated five officials of
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Modi Cabinet raises MSP for 14 kharif crops for 2026-27; paddy MSP hiked by Rs 72 to Rs 2,441 per quintal
The Centre on Wednesday announced an increase in Minimum Support Prices (MSP) for 14 kharif crops for the 2026-27 marketing
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Tamil Nadu: 30K paddy bags partially damaged in Nellai rain
By Thinakaran Rajamani Recent rains have damaged a portion of over 30,000 paddy bags stored at the Tirunelveli Regulated Market
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Farmers set fire to paddy stocks in protest in Telangana
Raising strong objection over the Congress government’s negligence in procuring their stocks and transporting them to warehouses, farmers in erstwhile
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Andhra Pradesh: Centre clears boiled rice procurement for Andhra Pradesh
Civil Supplies Minister Nadendla Manohar on Saturday announced that Andhra Pradesh has received the Centre’s approval for boiled rice procurement
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Haryana: After paddy scam, wheat fraud surfaces: UP’s wheat sold in names of Karnal’s farmers, 6 arhtiyas booked in 2 FIRs
By Parveen Arora After an alleged paddy procurement scam during the last Kharif season, several irregularities have now come to
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Explainer: Problem of plenty for wheat stocks in Punjab
By Ruchika Khanna THE wheat procurement season in Punjab is almost over, but a problem of plenty now plagues the
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Wheat lifting from Punjab on fast track, Centre ramps up rail movement
Wheat evacuation from Punjab’s wholesale mandis has picked up pace this rabi marketing season, with the Centre stepping up rail
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Centre extends duty-free imports of yellow peas and black gram until March 2027 to curb rising pulse prices
By Vivek Mishra The central government has again extended the duty-free import window for yellow peas and urad (black gram)
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