Amazon signs $30 million deal to buy carbon credits from Indian rice farmersAmazon has signed a $30 million (around ₹280 crore) agreement with the Good Rice Alliance, backed by Bayer, Temasek’s GenZero and Shell, to...
22 Apr, 2026, 11.36 AM IST
Compressed biogas offers a sustainable solution to Delhi's pollution crisis: ReportDelhi's pollution crisis demands a shift in agricultural waste management with compressed biogas (CBG) as a potential solution. A single CB...
09 Feb, 2025, 11.32 AM IST
Repurpose subsidies and offer MSP for other crops to wean Punjab & Haryana from paddyThe article discusses the challenges posed by paddy monocropping in Punjab and Haryana, highlighting the significant groundwater depletion ...
22 Jul, 2024, 01.07 AM IST
Wheat procurement crosses last year's figure, comfortable to meet demand: Food ministryWheat procurement for the 2024-25 Rabi marketing season progresses smoothly, surpassing last year's total with 262.48 lakh tonnes acquired,...
24 May, 2024, 01.33 PM IST
PEDA inks MoU with HPCL for setting up 10 compressed biogas projects in PunjabPunjab Energy Development Agency (PEDA) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL) ...
27 Oct, 2023, 05.40 PM IST
Naveen Patnaik writes to Piyush Goyal, urges him to procure surplus rice from OdishaIn the ensuing Rabi season, it is expected that around 10 lakh tonne of CMR will be procured in the state, he said. "Thus, a total of 54 la...
28 Mar, 2023, 02.22 PM IST
MSP & pollution: Two sides of same coinThere is a direct correlation between why north India becomes a gas chamber every winter and the scheme of paddy and wheat procurement unde...
10 Dec, 2022, 10.50 PM IST
Chhattisgarh government approves draft policy for higher educational institutions in PPP mode"The cabinet has approved the proposed policy draft for setting up higher educational institutions under public-private partnership mode to...
17 Oct, 2022, 09.33 PM IST
Export ban on broken rice to ease pressure on domestic retail prices: Govt officialThe local prices have come under pressure following the likely drop in rice output by 6-7 million tonnes in the ongoing kharif season of 20...
15 Sep, 2022, 05.48 PM IST
Govt has no plans as of now to curb rice exports: Official sourceThe government has no plans as of now to impose any restrictions on exports of rice and there are adequate buffer stocks to meet the domest...
30 Aug, 2022, 05.33 PM IST
ED gives consent for removal of 800,000 tones of paddy attached under PMLAThe Delhi High Court has asked the agency to hand over the keys of the warehouses on Monday between 9 am and 10 am to a company representat...
21 Aug, 2020, 11.25 PM IST
Basmati rice exports face an uncertain outlookICRA note mentions that besides Iran, changing trade policies by another major importer Saudi Arabia could also have a significant impact.
19 Sep, 2018, 01.50 PM IST
IIT-Delhi shows how Punjab can re-use farm wasteAn IIT-Delhi team has provided support to Asia's first biogas-based power plant which is operating on paddy straw for largescale biogas pro...
13 Nov, 2016, 02.05 PM IST
- India should export non-basmati rice to give farmers a better deal
Thailand & Vietnam that dominate 50% of international rice trade complemented each other in hiking export prices to unsustainable levels.
29 Dec, 2011, 05.03 AM IST
- World rice output in 2011 estimated at 476 mn tonnes: FAO
Global rice production is expected to touch 476 million tonnes in 2011, on the back of improved weather conditions, United Nation's body FA...
24 Jun, 2011, 02.43 PM IST
- Punjab: Rice output unaffected for now, water depletion a concern
Punjab may show no dip in terms of foodgrain output this year compared to 2008-09 but that will come at a very hefty long term cost that co...
14 Aug, 2009, 05.34 PM IST
- Rs 393.33 cr in crops lost due to Kerala rains
Unseasonal rains have damaged crops to the tune of Rs 393.33 crore in Kerala, State Agriculture Minister Mullakara Ratnakaran said on Tuesd...
08 Apr, 2008, 08.31 PM IST