'Artificial shortage' of urea in Andhra becomes Rs 250 crore scam: Jagan Mohan ReddyYSRCP chief Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy accused Andhra Pradesh CM N Chandrababu Naidu of creating an artificial urea shortage, leading to a scam ...
10 Sep, 2025, 12.53 PM IST
Jimmy Carter and a presidency built on peanutsJimmy Carter, the former U.S. president and Nobel Prize winner, was remembered for his peanut farming roots and humanitarian work. His pres...
06 Jan, 2025, 04.43 PM IST
India's rice area grows on higher prices, cotton sowing lagsIndia surprised buyers in July by imposing a ban on the export of widely consumed non-basmati white rice, following a ban on broken rice ex...
02 Sep, 2023, 11.23 AM IST
Mondelez India to expand its plant in Andhra PradeshSnack company Mondelez India is expanding its manufacturing plant's capacity at Sri City in Tirupati district and Andhra Pradesh Chief Mini...
25 Jul, 2023, 08.19 PM IST
Opposition trying to create doubt about farm ordinances: BJPState BJP chief Om Prakash Dhankar sought to assure farmers that the ordinances will neither have any impact on the existing 'mandis' nor w...
13 Sep, 2020, 07.01 PM IST
In lockdown, chips are down for potato farmersIndia’s farmers are desperate for watering holes and street food vendors to start business.
12 May, 2020, 08.00 AM IST
Narendra Modi's economic advisor has 5 trade mantras for Donald TrumpIf one deviates from economic rationality by invoking domestic political compulsions, every other country also has the right to resort to t...
20 Jun, 2018, 06.22 AM IST
Global team cracks decodes complete DNA sequence of groundnutThe breakthrough also provides insights into geocarpy - a unique reproductive process of the groundnut, oil biosynthesis and allergens.
01 Jun, 2016, 06.47 PM IST
Rs 5 crore fine on Art of Living just a peanut: Sharad YadavSharad Yadav said that the amount is just a peanut for Art of Living Foundation, which is not art of living but art of fooling the people o...
09 Mar, 2016, 10.31 PM IST
Groundnut oil now the most expensive cooking oil in IndiaGroundnut oil has become the most expensive cooking oil in India, backed by growing consumption of peanuts as table nuts in the form of sav...
23 Jun, 2015, 11.11 AM IST
Mars plans to source peanuts for Snickers from Saurashtra for India, Middle East and other marketsThe crunchy taste in Snickers will soon be Indian as Mars plans to source peanuts from Saurashtra for markets right from India and China.
14 Apr, 2015, 11.41 AM IST
Mars looking to ramp up sourcing from IndiaMars Inc is looking to grow huge volumes of cocoa & peanuts in India as world's largest candy maker wants to make India a major sourcing hu...
26 Feb, 2014, 11.32 AM IST
- on't trust Parkash Singh Badal with farmers' money: Punjab Congress MPs to centre
Cong MPs from Punjab have urged the PM Dr Manmohan Singh not to trust the Akali-BJP government with the aid as it will never reach the farm...
04 Aug, 2012, 11.41 AM IST
- Oilseed output will rise by 10% in 2010-11: USDA
Total oilseed production of India for 2010-11 is likely to increase by 10 per cent to 34.9 million tonnes over the last year, the US Depart...
10 May, 2010, 06.07 PM IST
- Farmers paid peanuts, over 40% looking for better avenues
Bandya Pashte, 28, has been cultivating paddy on his family’s five-acre plot in village Veravli in the Konkan, Maharashtra’s coastal strip ...
25 Feb, 2010, 03.16 AM IST
- MSP for paddy, pulses hiked
The Centre on Thursday hiked up the MSP or floor price for paddy by Rs 100/qtl and pulses by up to Rs 240 a quintal.
21 Aug, 2009, 05.15 AM IST
- Gujarat to check soaring groundnut prices
Skyrocketing groundnut prices have forced Gujarat government to take immediate steps to control price rise.
13 Jul, 2007, 04.49 AM IST