Defining agriPV for the Indian contextIndia’s plans to add more than 200GW of solar PV capacity will include significant contribution of agriPV. Given the criticality of agricul...
11 Apr, 2023, 08.11 AM IST
India eyes bumper wheat harvest in 2023 as record prices lead to more sowingIndia, also the world's second-biggest consumer of wheat, banned exports of the staple after a sharp, sudden rise in temperatures clipped o...
29 Nov, 2022, 08.33 PM IST
Madhya Pradesh identifies 3.75 mt wheat for exportsIn a meeting held with top 20 wheat exporters of the country in Bhopal on Tuesday, chief minister Shivraj Singh Chauhan said the exporters ...
30 Mar, 2022, 09.39 PM IST
- Commerce dept wants wheat export ban lifted
The commerce department will support a partial lifting of ban on wheat exports and also press for allowing exports of more varieties of sup...
09 Mar, 2011, 12.29 AM IST
- Selective rice exports allowed subject to floor price of $850/t
Ending a prolonged ban since 2008 on the export of non- Basmati rice, an EGoM on food decided on Wednesday to conditionally open exports of...
10 Feb, 2011, 05.02 AM IST
- Kharif rice output may touch 80.41 mt
A good southwest monsoon this year is expected to ensure the kharif rice production to 80.41 million tonne from 75.91 million tonne in the ...
22 Nov, 2010, 04.24 AM IST
- Exporters seek lifting of ban on high-quality non-basmati rice
Rice exporters on Sunday asked the government to allow export of high quality varieties of non-basmati rice like Ponni and Sharbati to prov...
13 Jun, 2010, 01.16 PM IST
Implement Basmati MEP strictly: EGoMAn EGoM on food has said that the $900/tonne MEP be stringently enforced.
03 Dec, 2009, 04.19 AM IST
- Wheat falls Rs 50 as rain woes ease
A combination of profit-booking and improved sentiment on account of the monsoon in Maharashtra, Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh over the past t...
15 Jul, 2009, 12.42 AM IST
- Curbs on rice exports may stay till '09 end
Govt’s time schedule for lifting restrictions on rice exports in the first half of 2009 may get pushed further down the year if its paddy b...
21 Oct, 2008, 12.00 AM IST
- Poor paddy arrivals likely to push prices up
After the grand start in government buys in the kharif marketing season (KMS) 2008-09 early this month, the Centre appears to be hitting th...
16 Oct, 2008, 02.12 AM IST
- Prices of non-basmati paddy fall up to 40% in Punjab, Haryana
Prices of non-basmati paddy varieties have dipped by 30 to 40 per cent in Punjab and Haryana during this marketing season due to a ban on e...
07 Oct, 2008, 05.32 PM 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
- Exporters' boycott hits non-basmati rice farmers
The Centre’s decision to ban export of non-basmati (announced on October 9) and the subsequent boycott of purchase of paddy from procuremen...
23 Oct, 2007, 07.44 AM IST
- Punjab rice exporters not to buy paddy
Rice exporters in Punjab and Haryana have decided to stay away from purchase of paddy from the 1,522 procurement centres in Punjab.
19 Oct, 2007, 12.45 AM IST
- Exporters fear rice ban may hit farmers
This is because the rice varieties, that earlier fetched a premium in the international markets will now have to be sold in the local marke...
11 Oct, 2007, 03.18 AM IST
- Wheat buying gets top priority in mandis
Wheat production will top the 72.5 MT mark as against last year’s 69.4 MT.
12 Apr, 2007, 03.50 AM IST