Ethanol blending: India should consider temporary cut to 15% from 20% target, says ICRIERIndia should consider temporarily lowering ethanol blending in petrol to 15% during severe feedstock shortages or sharp food-price pressure...
09 Sep, 2026, 12.41 AM IST
Government should adopt flexible approach to ethanol-blended petrol programme: ICRIER paperA research paper recommends flexibility in India's ethanol blending program targets. It suggests maintaining E20 as a long-term goal while ...
08 Sep, 2026, 04.34 PM IST
Govt sets paddy procurement target at 708.64 lakh tons in KMS 2026-27, lower than actuals of last 3 yrsThe Centre has set a paddy procurement target of 708.64 lakh tonne for the upcoming Kharif season. This target is lower than actual procure...
01 Sep, 2026, 10.30 PM IST
Low inventories, El Nino to keep sugar market tight through FY27: DAM CapitalThe Indian sugar sector is likely to remain in a tight-supply situation through FY27 and possibly beyond, with low inventories, weather ris...
01 Sep, 2026, 09.08 AM IST
Indian and Australian Navies discuss enhancing operational interoperability, capability-building cooperationThe Indian and Australian navies held discussions in Sydney during the 17th Navy-to-Navy Staff Talks from August 11-12 to boost maritime co...
12 Aug, 2026, 03.58 PM IST
India’s ethanol supplies top 800 crore litres as grain-based share rises to 76%: AIDAA total of 93 crore litres of ethanol was supplied during July, taking cumulative supplies beyond the 800-crore-litre milestone.
12 Aug, 2026, 11.43 AM IST
AAP alleges Rs 22,000 crore rice scam plan by BJP govt in DelhiDelhi AAP president Saurabh Bharadwaj has alleged a ₹22,000-crore scam in the BJP-led government’s proposed subsidised rice procurement and...
09 Aug, 2026, 04.00 PM IST
Farmers in flood-prone Kosi in Bihar see a pot of gold in E20Maize cultivation has significantly boosted incomes in Bihar's Kosi plains. Farmers are now earning double their previous earnings from thi...
09 Aug, 2026, 12.22 AM IST
Flex reflections from Brazil: India’s ethanol push faces lessons from Brazil’s Proalcool crisisIndia debates ethanol mandates, drawing lessons from Brazil's Proalcool program. Brazil's initial success faced a late 1980s crisis due to ...
07 Aug, 2026, 01.14 AM IST
Bharat atta, rice set for market return ahead of festive seasonThe government plans to resume selling subsidized Bharat Atta and Bharat Rice soon. This initiative aims to provide staples at lower prices...
30 Jul, 2026, 12.40 AM IST
FCI calls media reports of Rs 1,160 crore ethanol rice diversion 'factually incorrect'The Food Corporation of India has denied reports of a large-scale rice diversion for ethanol. Investigations are focused on a small quantit...
14 Jul, 2026, 10.29 AM IST
FCI corruption matter: CBI searches at 30 locations in PunjabThe CBI on Tuesday launched searches at 30 locations in Punjab as part of its probe into allegations of corruption against Food Corporation...
21 Feb, 2023, 02.32 PM IST
Probe into alleged corruption in FCI a wake-up call; guilty will not be spared, says Food Minister Piyush GoyalIt's a wake-up call for the organisation and those found involved in corrupt practices will not be spared, Goyal was quoted as saying while...
14 Jan, 2023, 06.28 PM IST
FCI Admit Card 2022 update: Admit cards for Assistant Grade 3 exam. Here's how to downloadFCI has released the hall tickets for the upcoming Assistant Grade 3 exam on its official website fci.gov.in. Candidates can check the step...
26 Dec, 2022, 04.11 PM IST
FCI to be strengthened, modernised in next 12 months; MSP system to continue: Piyush GoyalThe Food Corporation of India (FCI), government's nodal agency for procurement and distribution of foodgrains, should become more efficient...
14 Jan, 2021, 09.15 PM IST
How India's grain policies have stoked FCI's debt bingeFarmers say the new laws will shut the regulated wholesale markets they depend on to take their produce. But FCI has racked up huge debts f...
29 Dec, 2020, 12.55 PM IST
Government hikes authorised capital of FCI to Rs 10,000 crThe government has raised the authorised capital of Food Corporation of India (FCI), the nodal agency for procurement and distribution of f...
27 Nov, 2019, 03.10 PM IST