Union Minister Pralhad Joshi asks states to create more foodgrain storage facilitiesUnion Food Minister Pralhad Joshi has called on all state governments to establish additional storage facilities for foodgrains. This direc...
16 Dec, 2025, 03.46 PM 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
Why was CBI, ED action against Suvendhu Adhikari, Tapas Roy stalled: Cong to PMCongress general secretary Jairam Ramesh accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi for allegedly withholding Rs 7,000 crore of paddy procurement...
29 May, 2024, 11.48 AM IST
Assam govt establishes CSR authority and implements paddy procurement reformsAssam Initiates Corporate Social Responsibility Authority & Paddy Procurement Reforms. Cabinet approves CSR Authority for efficient fund ut...
01 Dec, 2023, 10.06 PM IST
Chhattisgarh election: BJP releases 'Modi ki Guarantee' manifestoThe BJP unveiled its Chhattisgarh election manifesto, named 'Modi ki guarantee,' aiming to counter the Congress government's welfare progra...
04 Nov, 2023, 12.49 AM IST
AIADMK stages protests in Cauvery delta districts seeking relief for farmersThe party also sought the implementation of an easy mechanism to procure paddy directly from the farmers instead of the newly-introduced on...
22 Jan, 2022, 04.01 PM IST
Govt procures paddy worth Rs 79,675 cr at MSP so far; purchase in volume terms up 22 pcPaddy procurement for kharif 2020-21 is continuing smoothly in Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Telangana, Uttarakhand, Tamil Nadu, Chandiga...
22 Dec, 2020, 09.23 PM IST
Government mulling Rs 500cr market assurance scheme to help farmersAs per the proposal, the ownership of the Market Assurance Scheme (MAS), including the decision to procure at MSP, and its actual operation...
04 Feb, 2018, 01.55 PM IST
Unseasonal rains affecting paddy harvest, say delta farmersStating that harvest was now underway, Kalyanam pointed out that the unseasonal rains during the past few days in delta districts have been...
28 Jan, 2017, 12.33 PM IST
Government releases record Rs 1.07 lakh crore to FCIGovernment has released funds to the tune of Rs 1.07 lakh crore to cash-strapped FCI so far this fiscal, which is an all time record.
12 Jan, 2016, 10.22 PM IST
Paddy procurement till Jan 12 this kharif season up to 20.81 million tonnes from 15.74 million tonnes a year agoPaddy procurement by the Food Corporation of India has seen an increase this year despite 2015 having been a monsoon deficit year.
12 Jan, 2016, 09.18 PM IST
800 farmers in Koraput yet to be paid for paddy sold to LAMPSAround 800 farmers of Koraput district in Odisha are yet to be paid for the paddy sold to LAMPS during the rabi marketing season.
18 Aug, 2015, 12.02 PM IST
Food Corporation of India asks for additional Rs 14,300 cr for rice procurementFood Corporation of India has sought an additional Rs 14,300 crore during this fiscal for rice procurement in the 2012-13 marketing season.
16 Oct, 2012, 03.38 PM IST
- Punjab defies drought, paddy output may rise
Agronomists are once again hoping an unexpected increase in production of paddy as it happened in familiar drought like condition in 2002-0...
13 Aug, 2009, 11.43 AM IST
- Farmers lose Rs 100 crore in Kottayam
Kerala Agriculture Minister Mullakkara Ratnakaran on Saturday said the losses suffered by farmers due to the summer rains in the district w...
22 Mar, 2008, 09.18 PM IST
- NCDEX associate may tap FCI for paddy procurement
NCMSL, an associate of NCDEX, has made a pitch to borrow from FCI for supporting its foodgrain procurement programme.
19 Sep, 2006, 02.42 AM IST
- Kharif paddy may fetch 8% over MSP
The draft foodgrain procurement policy has suggested that farmers should be paid 8% more than the Minimum Support Price (MSP) for paddy pro...
26 Jul, 2006, 12.28 AM IST