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PADDY STORAGE CRISIS
Pilibhit in UP to get India's first integrated Basmati, organic training-cum-demo farmIndia is set to boost its Basmati rice sector. APEDA will establish a new training and demonstration farm in Pilibhit. This facility will f...- “Syndicate raj grabbed tribal land”: Modi targets TMC in PuruliaIn Purulia, a major tribal-dominated district in the State, the PM said that the the agricultural infrastructure in West Bengal is under th...
- Govt to cut broken rice in PDS to free up ethanol feedstock, says Food SecretaryThe government plans to reduce broken rice in public distribution to 10% from 25%, freeing up 90 lakh tonnes annually for the ethanol secto...
- BNP's Tarique Rahman seeks votes for 'rebuilding Bangladesh' at Thakurgaon rallyBNP Chairman Tarique Rahman urged voters to support the "sheaf of paddy" symbol for rebuilding Bangladesh, promising healthcare, employment...
- Crop burning: Inside Punjab’s broken paddy supply chain fuelled by politics and mismanagementGovernment purchase of paddy is going slow in Punjab due to shortage of warehouse space. Farmers, on their part, are delaying harvesting, l...
- Congress accuses Punjab's AAP government of colluding with BJP to create farm crisis, destroy economyCongress accuses the AAP-led Punjab government and the BJP of creating a paddy storage crisis, impacting Punjab’s economy. Leader of Opposi...
- What the Punjab farmer wants is not what the Punjab farmer needsAgriculture in Punjab is struggling with several structural issues for which guaranteed MSP can't even be a temporary fix let alone a solut...
- View: India’s agricultural policy, caught in a binary, needs a reset with the small farmer as centrepieceNot only is agriculture the single-largest employer — with nearly one in two of the Indian workforce employed in the sector — it is also th...
- MSP for agri crops higher than global, market price; need to find viable solution: Nitin Gadkari"The most important problem in this sector is that (among) the international price for agriculture commodities and the market price and the...
- Extend lockdown period, but limit it to identified red zones: Andhra Pradesh CM"I support your stand that we must take firm and bold steps to contain COVID-19. But at the same time we have to ensure that the wheel of t...
- Tamil Nadu dry spell: Crop losses push farmers to the brink of despairThe National Human Rights Commission issued notice to the Tamil Nadu government, based on news reports, that 106 farmers have died or commi...
- Probity campaigner Lok Satta Party to join hands with BJPLok Satta Party founder president Jayaprakash Narayan today said the outfit would "join hands" with BJP because its PM nominee Narendra Mod...
- Water sector needs purposeful action to match India's long term needsA recent UN report on water has rightly underlined the pressing need for proactive policy to avert a likely crisis in the offing in India.
- Less rains in key states like Gujarat, UP, Punjab & others may hurt farm productionThe weak monsoon may hurt crop output more than expected as rainfall has been much lower than the national average in the breadbasket state...
- Allow export of wheat to Pakistan and other CIS countries: Sukhbir Singh BadalThe Punjab Deputy Chief Minister, Mr. Sukhbir Singh Badal requested Union Government to take an early call on allowing export of wheat to P...
- Crisis looms as grain godowns overflowIndia could be facing a crisis soon if immediate steps are not taken to ease burden on godowns bulging with grain.
- Quick steps needed to avert grain storage crisis: GulatiIndia’s overflowing grain silos will lead to a crisis if the government does not take urgent steps to offload the stocks, a government pane...
- We need to build our food security: MS SwaminathanScientist and Member of Parliament MS Swaminathan in an interview with ET says that the future belongs to nations with grains and not guns.
- Depleting water levelsNasa satellite shows depleting groundwater levels in north India.
- PM calls for steps to check food price risePrime Minister called for immediate steps to arrest rising food prices, ensure adequate supply and enforce holding limits
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