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Security forces clear 25 acres of illegal poppy fields in Manipur’s Kangpokpi districtSecurity forces in Manipur's Kangpokpi district have destroyed approximately 25 acres of illegal poppy cultivation. This joint operation, i...- Security forces wipe out 25 acres of illicit poppy in ManipurSecurity forces in Manipur's Kangpokpi district have eradicated approximately 25 acres of illicit poppy cultivation, preventing the product...
- Over 120k opium licences to be issued starting OctThe government plans to issue 121,000 opium cultivation licenses for the 2025-26 crop year, a 23.5% increase from the previous year, aiming...
- Govt announces annual licensing policy for opium poppy cultivation for 2025-26 crop yearThe government has announced its licensing policy for opium poppy cultivation in Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, and Uttar Pradesh for the 2025-...
- Wife of missing Meitei man protests in ManipurLaishram Kamal Babu's wife and other women are protesting in Manipur for his return, claiming he disappeared from an army camp. Manipur aut...
- Myanmar overtakes Afghanistan as world's biggest opium producer: UNMyanmar has become the world's largest producer of opium in 2023, surpassing Afghanistan, according to a United Nations report. The UN Offi...
- Afghan farmers lose income of more than USD 1 billion after the Taliban banned poppy cultivationAfghan farmers suffered over $1 billion income loss due to the Taliban's ban on poppy cultivation, a UN report showed. The ban, imposed in ...
- Govt announces annual licensing policy for opium poppy cultivation for 2023-24Under the new policy, nearly 1.12 lakh farmers in the states of Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh are anticipated to be given lic...
- Bihar STF intensifies crackdown against illegal poppy cultivation to choke flow of funds to NaxalsTo choke the flow of funds to left-wing extremists in the state, the Bihar Police has intensified crackdown on cultivation of illegal poppy...
- Afghan Taliban launch campaign to eradicate poppy cropAfghanistan is the world's biggest opium producer and a major source for heroin in Europe and Asia. Production spiraled over the past 20 ye...
- India’s great love for poppy seed and how it shaped public finance from the time of East India CompanyOpium trade was one reason why the East India Company came to India.
- All the Dope on Marijuana: US House of Representative passes bill to decriminalise use of cannabisCannabis is also used in some religious rituals and festivals such as Holi in which bhang is consumed.
- Record-high opium production in Afghanistan creates multiple challenges for region and beyond: UNThe UNODC report noted opium cultivation increased by 63 per cent; from 201,000 hectares in 2016 to an estimated 328,000 hectares in 2017.
- Untimely rains destroy 90% crops; poppy farmers looking for alternativesWith over 90 per cent crop lost because of untimely rains in the previous season, poppy farmers are now looking for alternative crops.
- Government to consider giving more opium poppy cultivation licences"The policy would endeavour giving priority to traditional cultivators who have been earlier granted licences for cultivation of opium popp...
- India's opium poppy production flat at 318 tonnes in FY14: GovernmentCiting reports of International Narcotic Control Board, MoS Jayant Sinha said India is one of few countries of world that legally grows opi...
- India red-flags illegal opium from TurkeyLikely to cap imports and monitor consignments as poppy seeds flooding the local mkt hurting domestic producers.
- Finance ministry shortlists Sun Pharma, Alcaliber SA of Spain and Johnson Matthey of the UK to cultivate poppyThe finance ministry has shortlisted Sun Pharma, Alcaliber SA of Spain and Johnson Matthey of the UK to cultivate poppy on 5,000 acres and ...
- MNCs look to set up opium processing plant, cultivate poppy in IndiaFour multinationals are in the race to enter opium trade, after having bid for a govt contract to build ultra-modern processing plant to pr...
- Govt announces annual licensing policy for opium cropThe government announced the annual licensing policy for opium crop of 2002-03, according to which about one lakh cultivators of Madhya Pra...
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