Kandla Port's 40-day cargo delays put India’s rice exports at riskIndian rice exporters face significant logistical challenges at Kandla port. Cargo clearance now extends to forty days, impacting perishabl...
12 Aug, 2026, 08.11 AM IST
India considers curbing use of sugarcane for ethanol to tame record-high sugar marketIndia may limit sugarcane use for ethanol to increase sugar production with an aim to stabilise record-high sugar prices and ensure smooth ...
10 Aug, 2026, 04.22 PM IST
In 1974, a Spainish rancher imported 2,000 kg of American crayfish from Louisiana. 50 years later, it has become an invasion nobody could stopAn American red swamp crayfish invasion reshaped Spain's Guadalquivir River basin and Doñana National Park. This destructive biological inv...
04 Aug, 2026, 02.34 PM IST
DMEO to evaluate decentralized procurement of wheat and paddy under the Minimum Support Price (MSP) schemeThe Development Monitoring and Evaluation Office, under the NITI Aayog, has invited bids from consultancy firms to support in the evaluatio...
17 Dec, 2024, 02.45 PM IST
Crop burning: Inside Punjab’s broken paddy supply chain fuelled by politics and mismanagementGovernment purchase of paddy is going slow in Punjab due to shortage of warehouse space. Farmers, on their part, are delaying harvesting, l...
26 Nov, 2024, 09.36 AM IST
Paddy procurement: Punjab farmers decide to lift road blockadeFarmers protesting in Punjab over slow paddy procurement have decided to lift blockades from four highways after a meeting with Punjab mini...
27 Oct, 2024, 09.59 PM IST
Congress accuses Punjab's AAP government of colluding with BJP to create farm crisis, destroy economyCongress accuses the AAP-led Punjab government and the BJP of creating a paddy storage crisis, impacting Punjab’s economy. Leader of Opposi...
15 Oct, 2024, 12.30 PM IST
Punjab: Farmers block roads, squat on rail tracks to protest 'tardy' paddy purchasePunjab farmers blocked roads and railways protesting the slow procurement of paddy during the Kharif season. The agitation disrupted traffi...
13 Oct, 2024, 02.58 PM IST
Poll promises, festivals slow down paddy procurement at MSP in ChhattisgarhPolitical expert RS Krishna Das said a similar situation of slow pace of paddy procurement was witnessed during the 2018 polls when Congres...
29 Nov, 2023, 02.43 PM IST
CBI books Shakti Bhog Foods in Rs 3,269-cr bank fraud caseThe 24-year-old company, which is into manufacturing and selling wheat, flour, rice, biscuits, cookies etc., had grown organically as it ve...
01 Jan, 2021, 08.03 PM IST
Floods won't have much impact on farm outputMore than 25 lakh hectare area is under water in flood hit states of Gujarat, Rajasthan, Bihar, West Bengal and Assam according to prelimin...
30 Aug, 2017, 04.50 PM IST
'Rs 1,000 crore-Rs 2,500 crore loss each year due to Cauvery crisis'The team, headed by GS Jha, Chairman, Central Water Commission (CWC), visited Karunkanni, Killukudi and Kilvelur villages in the district t...
10 Oct, 2016, 10.51 PM IST
Opposition targets Haryana goverment on 'paddy scam', demands probeThe House had taken up the discussion on a 'calling attention' motion moved separately by the Congress and INLD which was later clubbed.
01 Dec, 2015, 02.32 AM IST
Chhattisgarh sanctions Rs 200 cr to compensate farmersRaman Singh today sanctioned a sum of Rs 200 crore to compensate farmers who suffered losses in recent rainfalls and hailstorms in several ...
04 Mar, 2014, 10.04 PM IST
- Basmati industry displays detail how promoters got carried away by 2008 commodity bull run
The basmati industry is a microcosm that displays in fine detail how promoters got carried away by the commodity bull run in 2008.
24 Oct, 2011, 04.55 AM IST
- Govt may not be able to delay paddy bonus beyond Sept
An unrelenting rise in retail price of rice, projections by agri economists that there will be more demand than usual for foodgrain this dr...
26 Aug, 2009, 01.33 AM IST
Centre may not be able to wish away paddy bonus beyond SeptCentre may not be able to wish away paddy bonus beyond Sept.
24 Aug, 2009, 05.01 AM IST