Samosa, pani puri in Tokyo: Patna's 'Jaggu Dhaba' brings Bihari desi flavours to Japan. Watch videoA taste of home is now available in Tokyo! 'Jaggu Dhaba', a restaurant founded by a man from Patna, is delighting patrons with authentic No...
11 Jun, 2026, 11.39 AM IST
El Nino spells trouble for kharif harvests across IndiaA study by scientists at an ICAR institute has found that El Niño events have consistently reduced yields of major kharif crops in India, w...
22 May, 2026, 07.34 PM IST
PM Modi's gifts: Muga silk stole for Italy PM, Ladakhi stole for Sweden PM, Kesar mangoes for UAE prezPrime Minister Narendra Modi presented unique Indian gifts to world leaders during his recent five-nation tour. Items included Muga silk st...
21 May, 2026, 07.12 PM IST
TMC invites PM Modi to have meal for Rs 5 at Bengal government-run Maa CanteenThe Trinamool Congress has thrown down the gauntlet by inviting Prime Minister Narendra Modi to experience a nourishing Rs 5 meal at a loca...
25 Apr, 2026, 08.44 PM IST
Erratic rain pushes rice prices up to 20% in last 10 daysErratic rainfall is also seen affecting crops like moong, urad and soya bean. As on July 10, the sowing of pulses and soya bean was down by...
13 Jul, 2023, 12.28 AM IST
Bihar's aromatic 'Marcha Rice' gets GI tagMarcha is a short indigenous cultivar of rice found in West Champaran district of Bihar. By its size and shape, its grain appears like blac...
05 Apr, 2023, 08.41 PM IST
Bihar to launch conservation plan to protect 'Marcha rice', 'Govind Bhog', 'Sona Chur'The Bihar State Biodiversity Board (BSBB) has also decided to conduct a study to find out the reason behind the sharp decline in the cultiv...
18 Jan, 2023, 01.22 PM IST
Rice costlier by 5% on duty cut by DhakaBangladesh will import sambha mansoori, sonam and kolam varieties of rice from UP, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh and Karnataka. Prices of these var...
08 Sep, 2022, 12.07 AM IST
Domestic rice prices rise up to 7%Prices, though, may cool in the coming weeks, as continuous rains since August 15 in the paddy-sowing areas of West Bengal, the largest ric...
23 Aug, 2022, 09.11 AM IST
Nitish Kumar inaugurates first greenfield ethanol plant in BiharThe ethanol plant has been built using the latest technology and will not discharge any waste, making it a zero-liquid discharge plant that...
02 May, 2022, 07.31 PM IST
Hybrid rice: Corteva slowly making inroads into Bihar, Jharkhand; trains 90K woman farmersRural women were growing inbred rice, a self-pollinated home-grown rice, in a traditional way. Now, they are trained to grow hybrid seeds e...
05 Nov, 2020, 03.49 PM IST
Financial irregularities of Rs 10,000 crore detected in Bihar: CAGAmong them was the non-delivery of 25.58 lakh quintal of 'custom milled rice' against 2.14 crore quintal of paddy released to rice mill own...
15 Jul, 2014, 07.53 PM IST
After vegetables, rice to get pricier with floods, droughtFloods and incessant rains in major rice producing states such as WB, Odisha, Bihar and AP during the harvesting period have affected the p...
06 Nov, 2013, 05.26 AM IST
Budget 2013: Farmers in eastern India cheer as FM allocates Rs 1,000 croreWhile presenting the budget Chdiambaram expressed that BGREI has been successful in states like West Bengal, Assam, Bihar and Chhatisgarh.
28 Feb, 2013, 07.13 PM IST
- Bihar, Eastern UP farmers selling rice below MSP
Despite a significant increase in support prices and bumper production of rice, farmers in eastern states are forced to sell the grain at m...
09 Jan, 2013, 03.18 AM IST
- Government buys record 35 MT of rice from farmers in 2011-12
Rice procurement by the govt touched a record 35.02 MT in the 2011-12 marketing yr that ended last month.
22 Oct, 2012, 02.52 PM IST
- India rice output may set record
India, the world’s second-biggest rice grower, may have a record harvest this year as increased planting offset drought in the East of the ...
18 Aug, 2010, 12.46 AM IST