Cabinet approves supply of fortified rice under welfare schemes till Dec 2028 at cost of Rs 17,082 crThe Union Cabinet, led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, approved a scheme worth ₹17,082 crore for fortified rice to combat anemia and micro...
09 Oct, 2024, 05.59 PM IST
Chhattisgarh: Former MARKFED MD arrested by ED in rice miling 'scam'Soni, at present special secretary, mantralaya, was arrested from the anti-corruption bureau (ACB) office, where he had been summoned for q...
02 May, 2024, 08.00 AM IST
Customs to clear stranded non-basmati rice cargoes till August 31The exporters whose rice shipments were stuck at ports following export bans may get some relief. The centre has directed Indian customs to...
22 Aug, 2023, 12.18 AM IST
Haryana agencies to transport paddy to check pilferage in procurementTo check the stock availability and bogus paddy procurement, verification of 1304 rice mills in the State was done. The verification proces...
08 Jan, 2020, 05.00 PM IST
Haryana to relax time for mills for rice deliveryAs per Haryana’s policy for 2018, by the end of September millers had to return entire 67% of the custom milled rice (CMR) from the paddy p...
20 Sep, 2019, 06.23 PM IST
Punjab approves policy for rice mills for early delivery to central poolThe scheme is aimed at ensuring seamless milling of paddy and smooth delivery of rice to the Central Pool from more than 4000 mills operati...
16 Sep, 2019, 03.43 PM IST
India’s rice heads to Beijing nowBeijing has already cleared 19 Indian rice companies to buy rice from.
06 Aug, 2018, 12.34 PM IST
Paddy procurement: CAG flags irregularities of over Rs 50,000 croreOfficial auditor CAG has pointed out nine major cases of irregularities, all of which put together add up to Rs 40,564.14 crore.
08 Dec, 2015, 11.34 PM IST
HAFED sells consumer products worth Rs 22.89 croreHaryana State Co-operative Supply and Marketing Federation Limited has sold consumer products worth Rs 22.89 crore from April 1, 2015, to J...
10 Sep, 2015, 07.33 PM IST
Failure to get paddy milled on time led to a loss of Rs 1,432 crore : Comptroller and Auditor GeneralUnder Custom Milling Policy of state government, rice millers are supposed to deliver custom milled rice to FCI within stipulated time.
23 Jul, 2014, 08.48 PM IST
Financial irregularities of Rs 10,000 crore detected in Bihar: CAGAmong them was the non-delivery of 25.58 lakh quintal of 'custom milled rice' against 2.14 crore quintal of paddy released to rice mill own...
15 Jul, 2014, 07.53 PM IST
Paddy worth crores rotting amid rice millers' dispute with TDCTDC has around 2.2 lakh quintals of paddy worth about Rs 200 crores lying in open at Gondia and Bhandara districts which is rotting due to ...
14 Jun, 2013, 01.36 PM IST
Paddy prices in West Bengal drop on high productionA high kharif paddy production 2011-12 coupled with almost zero exports to Bangladesh has pushed down paddy prices in Bengal.
09 Jan, 2012, 10.55 AM IST
- Centre eases norms for rice discoloration to 4 per cent
"Centre has eased the standards for discoloration of rice to 4 per cent and we received communication in this regard on Friday," Punjab Foo...
10 Oct, 2009, 07.37 PM IST
- Central pool may get only 15 lt of UP rice
Uttar Pradesh, the country’s largest rice producer, will be able to contribute only one third of expected at 15 lakh tonnes to the Centre’s...
03 Sep, 2009, 12.53 AM IST
- Rice fetches unmatched prices as supplies dip
Vietnam Sells Broken Rice To The Philippines At $750 Per Tonne Against Previous High Of $425-450 per tonne
22 Mar, 2008, 03.26 AM IST
- Rice, edible oil duties cut to tame inflation
Call it operation attack inflation. With the inflation inching towards 6% mark, the government on Thursday slashed Customs duty on edible o...
21 Mar, 2008, 12.55 AM IST