West Asia war hits rice exports from MP's Raisen and Balaghat districtsThe ongoing crisis in West Asia is casting a shadow over rice exports from Madhya Pradesh, particularly affecting the prized Basmati from R...
21 Mar, 2026, 02.59 PM IST
Basmati gets title of 'best rice in world' for year 2023-24Basmati rice, a staple food in India, has been named the 'Best Rice in the World' by Taste Atlas. India also ranks 11th on the list of '100...
13 Jan, 2024, 02.23 PM IST
A case of Geographical Indication: Basmati tag triggers clash between Punjab & Madhya PradeshPunjab’s Chief Minister Amrinder Singh has opposed the MP government’s push for a GI tag for the long-grained rice cultivated in 13 distric...
06 Aug, 2020, 02.23 PM IST
Falling groundwater levels driving farmers in Punjab to move away from paddyTo produce a kilogramme of rice, 2,500-5,500 litres of water is needed, as per the Indian Council of Agricultural Research.
27 Sep, 2019, 10.56 PM IST
Basmati acreage may rise up to 20% on higher Iran demandWith expectation of low carryover stock due to good global demand, prices are likely to remain firm
30 May, 2019, 11.20 AM IST
Madhya Pradesh may spoil India’s basmati GI partyThe All India Rice Exporters’ Association said it is grateful to the commerce ministry and Apeda for spearheading and pursuing the GI for b...
16 Aug, 2016, 04.02 AM IST
Basmati rice industry may see revival from H2 of 2016-17: IcraThe supply of basmati paddy is expected to witness some moderation as farmers are likely to shift away from basmati, given the non-remunera...
03 Apr, 2016, 01.48 PM IST
Peace or not, India & Pakistan first need to unite to save BasmatiRoughly, Basmati contributes Rs 33,000 crore out of total Rs 40,000 crore worth of the country's annual rice export.
28 Oct, 2015, 10.56 AM IST
Punjab to promote organic basmati riceThe state is committed to encouraging farmers for organic farming. And for this the government is establishing an 'Organic Farming Board'.
07 Jul, 2015, 06.00 PM IST
Shivraj Singh Chouhan writes to PM over APEDA's move on basmati rice issueChouhan urged the PM to immediately intervene in the matter and direct APEDA to accept the GI Chennai's order dated December 31, 2013 in le...
20 Feb, 2014, 01.20 PM IST
Geographical Indications asks agri-export body to include MP as Basmati growing areaGeographical Indications Registry has directed APEDA to file an amended application for including Madhya Pradesh as Basmati region.
07 Jan, 2014, 05.00 PM IST
Madhya Pradesh’s basmati plea may delay India’s geographical indication battleThe country’s Geographical Indications Registry on Dec 31 allowed a plea by MP for its basmati producers to be covered under the GI tag.
07 Jan, 2014, 11.16 AM IST
Punjab government announces waiver of RDF, market fee on BasmatiPunjab government decided to waive off Rural Development Fee (RDF) and market fee on Basmati variety of paddy in the state.
14 Sep, 2013, 02.55 PM IST
- Don't dump stocks of food processing companies in panic due to poor monsoon
Investors have to analyse the impact of rainfall on performance of food processing companies. Here are 3 stocks whose performance has been ...
03 Aug, 2012, 06.39 PM IST
- Basmati farming catching on in Kerala
Basmati rice cultivation is finding more takers in Kerala at a time the state is heavily dependent on rice import from other regions in the...
01 May, 2009, 03.15 AM IST
- Basmati rice cultivation catching the fancy of Kerala farmers
Basmati rice cultivation is finding more takers in Kerala at a time the state is heavily dependent on rice imports from other regions in th...
28 Apr, 2009, 08.30 PM IST
- Entry of new basmati variety angers Pakistan
Large scale farming of pusa 1121, the latest entrant on the list of basmati varieties, in Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh, may cause more rese...
25 Nov, 2008, 01.07 AM IST