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- Wheat yield boosts government purchase in India
Despite record procurement in Northern states the total figure is expected to marginally surpass the estimate, maintains Food Corporation o...
08 May, 2018, 09.00 PM IST
Unseasonal rain damages crops in north IndiaThe weather office expects clear skies for a few days but another weather system is heading for the hilly states of northern India early ne...
14 Apr, 2018, 08.14 AM IST
Wheat output may witness marginal squeeze due to weather in NorthWheat-harvesting has trickled up in the current week in Uttar Pradesh, largest producer of the cereal in India. The official wheat procurem...
22 Mar, 2018, 06.08 PM IST
Delhi's air quality may improve as UP, Haryana, Punjab take steps to discourage stubble burningThe situation was so bad late last year that the Capital was referred to as a gas chamber by health experts, forcing authorities to declare...
01 May, 2017, 12.42 AM IST
Temprature drop in north India creates bright prospects for Wheat productionThere has been appreciable fall in day and night temperatures since Wednesday going below normal in Punjab, with light to moderate rains.
09 Mar, 2017, 06.52 PM IST
Late winter rains lower demonetisation pains for farmersLack of rains in November and December, this season, had increased the temperature by few degrees from normal.
06 Jan, 2017, 06.32 PM IST
Wheat imports to continue this seasonWith carry forward stock going to be lesser than last year the industry would be forced to rely on imports, said Prerana Desai, vicepreside...
15 Dec, 2016, 05.02 PM IST
Paddy procurement in full swing in Punjab, HaryanaThe procurement in the current marketing season is expected to increase 20% compared to last year's in the two states that provide 65-70% o...
02 Dec, 2016, 12.55 PM IST
Delhi pollution: It will cost Rs 11,000 cr over years to combat the situation, says Punjab governmentThe Punjab government said it will cost Rs 11,000 cr over years to combat the situation while experts said the use of harvesters, which lea...
07 Nov, 2016, 12.26 AM IST
Punjab approves two new varieties of wheat and celery for cultivation in the statePunjab government said that the variety PBW 725 of bread wheat has been released for cultivation in the state under irrigated timely sown c...
19 Aug, 2016, 06.19 PM IST
Basmati rice to lose acreage due to fluctuation in priceThe expected fluctuation in the price of Basmati rice is likely to see the aromatic long-grain variety lose acreage this kharif season to t...
01 Jul, 2016, 08.23 PM IST