Open MSP procurement, storage to private sector: StarAgri CEOStarAgri CEO Amith Agarwal advocates a bigger private-sector role in MSP procurement and storage to boost efficiency, warehousing capacity,...
02 Jun, 2026, 09.35 AM IST
Beyond rice, wheat: Why India must revive native ‘orphan crops’ for protein securityIndia can boost nutrition security, cut import dependence, and build a global smart protein industry by scaling climate-resilient indigenou...
01 Jun, 2026, 10.20 AM IST
Hantavirus scare a wake-up call: Why India must build its disease X defencesA recent hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship echoes past pandemic scares. Experts warn Disease X, a future unknown pathogen, is a near cer...
24 May, 2026, 11.21 PM IST
What archaeologists found inside this untouched Bronze Age village, hidden in mud for centuries, revealed daily life in stunning detailA Bronze Age village, Must Farm, in the Cambridgeshire Fens, has been unearthed. A fire and sinking into water preserved it like a time cap...
22 May, 2026, 02.55 PM IST
A Rs 3 hike makes India’s inflation battle somewhat harderIndian Oil Marketing Companies have increased petrol and diesel prices by Rs 3 per litre each, and CNG by Rs 2/kg, following daily losses o...
15 May, 2026, 03.25 PM IST
Petrol, diesel price hike impact: From milk, onions, Blinkit deliveries to Uber fares & others, here's all that may get costlierPetrol, diesel price hike impact: Centre’s Rs 3 per litre hike in petrol and diesel prices may not feel massive immediately, but its ripple...
15 May, 2026, 12.00 PM IST
Maize emerges as India’s top ethanol feedstock as supplies surpass 515 crore litresIndia's cumulative ethanol supplies reached approximately 515 crore litres in the first half of ESY 2025-26, with maize emerging as the lar...
11 May, 2026, 02.26 PM IST
Decoding govt’s wheat strategy: Can higher procurement push and export quota hike lift the sector?Experts say wheat procurement may be constrained by limited storage, while exports remain largely uncompetitive globally.
04 May, 2026, 09.47 AM IST
India must identify key chokepoints, mitigate both supply & price risks: EAC-PM Chairman S Mahendra DevThe unrest in West Asia highlights India's urgent need for improved risk management strategies. This is a crucial time for India to pinpoin...
27 Apr, 2026, 12.22 AM IST
How Did People Preserve Food Before Modern Kitchens?Before refrigerators, people used clever methods like salting and fermentation to keep food fresh. These ancient techniques focused on cont...
16 Apr, 2026, 03.36 PM IST
At 47%, India struggles to bridge the food grain storage gapIndia’s food grain storage capacity is significantly inadequate. This is the first battle that must be won on the path to becoming an econo...
27 Nov, 2023, 10.01 AM IST
Increasing food grain storage capacity top agenda: Ram Vilas PaswanHe had repeatedly referred to an order by the Supreme Court to distribute the food grains rotting in the open, which he said the UPA govern...
06 Jun, 2014, 10.14 PM IST
FCI to create additional 5.4 lakh tonnes of food grain storage capacity in NEFood Corporation of India (FCI) will create an additional 5.4 lakh tonnes of food grain storage capacity in the North Eastern States, inclu...
18 Sep, 2013, 07.33 PM IST
- Wheat procurement touches a new high
Wheat procurement has touched a new height of 29.61 million tonnes by the mid of May - more than 25% over last year's purchase of 23.6 mill...
16 May, 2012, 05.48 PM IST
- Planning Commission to prepare study on building modern silos for food grain storage
The study acquires significance given that the Food Corporation of India, has come under intense criticism of late over the quantity of gra...
18 Apr, 2011, 04.14 PM IST
- Sen Panel to report on feasibility of silos under PPP model
An expert panel, headed by Abhijit Sen, will soon come up with a comprehensive study on the economics of building modern silos for food gra...
18 Apr, 2011, 08.24 AM IST
- India to take grain storage lessons from China
Technical experts and engineers from India’s leading agriculture warehousing and storage agencies including FCI will visit China to study m...
18 Jun, 2010, 12.10 PM IST