US-born teen Buddhist lama balances monastic life and pop culture in Himalayan foothillsA young American teen, Jalue Dorje, embraces his destiny as a reincarnated lama. He navigates a dual life, blending his love for video game...
15 May, 2026, 11.32 AM IST
India's rice stocks surge to record high, boosting export prospectsRice reserves, including unmilled paddy, in state granaries totalled 44.1 million metric tons on Dec. 1 against a government target of 7.6 ...
14 Dec, 2024, 11.15 AM IST
From a commodity to a brand, will it trigger re-rating? 4 stocks from an agro-related sector, where transition is strongerThere are some industries where the very nature of the business is commoditized. This means that every player in that industry is doing the...
29 Nov, 2024, 12.15 PM IST
Will the journey from being a commodity to a brand trigger re-rating? 4 stocks from agro related sector, where transition is strongerThere are some segments in the agro processing industry where companies have been able to successfully turn themselves from just processors...
18 Sep, 2024, 02.37 PM IST
Indian farmers rush to plant summer crops as monsoon revivesIndian farmers have ramped up the planting of summer-sown crops like paddy, soybean, cotton, and corn due to above-average monsoon rainfall...
16 Jul, 2024, 04.20 PM IST
India's rice area grows on higher prices, cotton sowing lagsIndia surprised buyers in July by imposing a ban on the export of widely consumed non-basmati white rice, following a ban on broken rice ex...
02 Sep, 2023, 11.23 AM IST
Robust rains accelerate rice planting in IndiaIndian farmers have planted 28.3 million hectares (69.9 million acres) with summer-sown rice, according to the farm ministry's latest data,...
05 Aug, 2023, 01.11 PM IST
Rice planting gathers pace as monsoon rains reviveEarlier this month, India ordered a halt to its largest rice export category - a move that will roughly halve shipments by the world's larg...
31 Jul, 2023, 06.54 AM IST
India's rice planting gathers pace as monsoon rains reviveIndian farmers have reported a 23.7m hectare increase in summer-sown rice, up 1.71% YoY. Crucial monsoon rains in July helped farmers accel...
29 Jul, 2023, 12.14 PM IST
Ban on non-basmati rice: Will it matter to the bottomline of 3 rice exporters?Recent climatic conditions in parts of Pakistan and China have led to sudden rise in the price of rice globally. In order to ensure that do...
22 Jul, 2023, 12.35 PM IST
India's summer-sown crop planting lags on uneven monsoon rainsThis year, the delayed arrival of monsoon rains and lower rainfall in some southern, eastern and central states impacted planting of summer...
07 Jul, 2023, 08.04 PM IST
Opportunity in crisis? Stocks of 4 rice exporters have upto 25% upside scope on climate issues in Pakistan, ChinaFirst, it was the Ukraine war, which led to logistic issues at some important ports. Second, sudden changes in climatic conditions in China...
09 Jun, 2023, 12.44 PM IST
Climate issues in Pakistan & rice exporting companies; 4 stocks with an upside potential of up to 35 %Recent climatic conditions in parts of Pakistan and China have led to sudden rise in the price of rice. Will this bring an opportunity for ...
30 Apr, 2023, 01.18 PM IST
How a Nobel laureate's quest to make GM crops acceptable took him to GodRichard J Roberts, the 1993 Nobel laureate for Medicines, has had meetings with Pope and Buddhist groups to convince them to endorse the sa...
10 Jul, 2018, 11.11 AM IST
- Indigenous varieties of rice conserved in Odisha
Both the Centre and the state are collecting and conserving indigenous rice varieties to craft new ones.
02 Jul, 2015, 03.42 PM IST
CRRI indicates rice production to increase on current pace of monsoonLast year the rice production went down to 102.54 million tonnes due to late arrival of monsoons in June 2014.
27 Jun, 2015, 04.11 PM IST
- Rice cultivation can aggravate global warming: Study
Rising temperatures and high levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere are causing rice paddies to release more of the potent greenhouse g...
23 Oct, 2012, 12.23 PM IST