A century-old cooperative in Punjab's Hoshiarpur district is empowering farmers with loans, equipment rentals, and ultra-low-cost biogas. T...

The Odisha government has doubled rice milling charges. This move aims to boost paddy procurement from farmers and support millers. Charges...

Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy asserted that the Congress government would continue providing free electricity to farmers and cha...

The government is closely monitoring the prices of essential food commodities. At present, prices have remained stable and largely range-bo...

Based on expected margins over cost of production, the MSP hike is the most for moong at 61%, followed by bajra and maize (56% each) and tu...

The Union Cabinet has approved significant hikes in Minimum Support Prices for 14 Kharif crops for the 2026-27 marketing season. Sunflower ...

Tamil actor Vijay's party, Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam, has taken charge as Tamil Nadu's new government. Vijay is now the Chief Minister. The ...

India's food reserves are robust. Wheat and rice stocks in FCI godowns are nearly three times the mandatory buffer. This ensures ample supp...

Nepal will purchase 80,000 tonnes of fertilizer from India through a government-to-government deal to mitigate the impact of global supply ...

Experts say wheat procurement may be constrained by limited storage, while exports remain largely uncompetitive globally.

LT Foods has launched a new factory experience at KidZania India. Children can now learn about Basmati rice production. They will experienc...

An employee fired for Rs 2 lakh embezzlement has won a significant victory in the Supreme Court. The apex court ruled that the employer's i...

The paddy procurement is undertaken by both state-owned Food Corporation of India (FCI) and private agencies. The paddy is procured at the ...

Normally, paddy procurement begins immediately after the withdrawal of the Southwest monsoon from October onwards. However in southern stat...

The primary reason for this response is the MSP set by the government, which is Rs 300 more per quintal compared to the open market.

Paddy lifting in Punjab and Haryana has reached 46.52 lakh metric tonnes and 24.45 lakh metric tonnes respectively in the ongoing season.

Of the total paddy procurement so far, government agencies have picked up 7.71 lakh tonne, constituting 89.4 per cent of total the arrivals.