- PUSA-1121 acreage rise may suppress basmati prices
“With the inclusion of Pusa-1121 rice variety in the basmati category in 2008, the farmers in Punjab are encouraged to put more area under ...
08 Jun, 2011, 06.24 AM IST
- Call for minimum farmgate price for Pusa 1121 rice
Punjab and Haryana governments seek to protect farmers from price fluctuations
24 Feb, 2011, 05.54 AM IST
- Basmati likely to arrive in mandis from 1st week of Nov
Across Punjab and Haryana mandis, the arrival of Pusa 1 and Pusa 1121 basmati varieties have started, though the traditional basmati variet...
26 Oct, 2009, 06.06 PM IST
- ICAR clean chit for Pusa 1121 helps clear export clog
The country’s premier farm sector research agency, Indian Council of Agricultural Research, has found the basmati rice variety Pusa 1121 sa...
15 Oct, 2009, 01.47 AM IST
- Basmati rice 'Pusa 1121' is safe for human consumption
Indian basmati rice variety Pusa 1121 is safe for human consumption and does not contain any heavy metals, the state-run Indian Council of ...
14 Oct, 2009, 04.59 PM IST
- Iranian team to arrive soon for inspecting basmati quality
In a concerted bid to defuse the controversy over Basmati exports to Iran, the All India Rice Exporters Association (AIREA) has extended an...
02 Oct, 2009, 04.23 AM IST
- AIREA invites Iranian organisations over Basmati export row
In a concerted bid to defuse the controversy over Basmati exports to Iran, the All India Rice Exporters Association (AIREA)has extended an ...
01 Oct, 2009, 10.26 PM IST
Basmati exports to Iran may suffer on negative media reportsBasmati exporters are trying to fend off fresh threats to their business with Iran.
15 Sep, 2009, 12.49 AM IST
- Pusa buffer helps Indian basmati deflect Pak punch
Pakistan's best efforts at knocking Indian basmati off its perch in the global market may not be enough from the rice variety making the 2-...
20 Jun, 2009, 01.46 AM IST
- Basmati exports may go up by 40%
Basmati rice exports are likely to post growth of nearly 40% in the fiscal year ended March 2009 with increased pick up from Iran and Iraq ...
21 Apr, 2009, 01.32 AM IST
- Basmati prices jump 40%
Prices of Pusa 1121 variety, latest entrant into elite basmati club, have shot up by about 40% in domestic market in past 10 days on increa...
30 Mar, 2009, 01.36 AM 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
- India sticks basmati label on Pusa 1121
The Centre on Monday recognised rice variety Pusa 1121 as a basmati. With this, India has significantly diluted the identity of basmati as ...
04 Nov, 2008, 12.07 AM IST
- Long wait for Pusa 1121 before it gets basmati tag
Rice exporters, demanding basmati status for the evolved variety Pusa 1121, may have to wait for a year as the government is still conducti...
11 Sep, 2008, 01.05 AM IST
- Fearing surge in exports, govt puts off declaring Pusa 1121 as basmati
Three million more tonnes of rice output in 2007-08 (June to May crop year) may not be enough to reassure the government about food securit...
14 Jul, 2008, 01.20 AM IST
- Basmati family may soon turn extended, include distant cousin
Lab-produced Pusa 1121 variety to get coveted tag as Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar's men prevail over the commerce ministry.
14 Dec, 2007, 01.30 AM IST
- Non-basmati prices fall in Punjab and Haryana
Farmers in Punjab and Haryana are paying the price for ban on exports of non-basmati rice as rates of this crop have dropped by Rs 200-250 ...
23 Oct, 2007, 06.30 PM IST