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Rice feeds more than half the world, but scientists say current farming is crossing Earth’s safe limits for climate, water, and nutrients, and that makes every bowl part of a bigger planetary balancing actRice cultivation, a global staple, is pushing Earth's natural systems beyond safe limits, particularly concerning climate change, water use...
Food Minister Pralhad Joshi launches smart warehousing system of CWCUnion Food Minister Pralhad Joshi launched the Central Warehousing Corporations' (CWC) smart warehousing system, utilizing AI and modern te...
Open MSP procurement, storage to private sector: StarAgri CEOStarAgri CEO Amith Agarwal advocates a bigger private-sector role in MSP procurement and storage to boost efficiency, warehousing capacity,...
Padmini Ekadashi 2026 vrat katha, timing, puja rituals, significance, mantras and guidelines to followEkadashi kab hai: Padmini Ekadashi, a significant day for worshipping Lord Vishnu, will be observed on May 27, 2026. This auspicious fast, ...
Hantavirus scare a wake-up call: Why India must build its disease X defencesA recent hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship echoes past pandemic scares. Experts warn Disease X, a future unknown pathogen, is a near cer...
What archaeologists found inside this untouched Bronze Age village, hidden in mud for centuries, revealed daily life in stunning detailA Bronze Age village, Must Farm, in the Cambridgeshire Fens, has been unearthed. A fire and sinking into water preserved it like a time cap...
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...
Jio revamps mega IPO; DailyObjects lines up fresh capitalReliance Industries is revamping Jio Platforms’ IPO plans amid investor disagreements over valuation. This and more in today's ETtech Top 5.
Forecast for strong El Nino fans worries about global crops as Iran war bitesA strong El Nino is expected in the second half of 2026. This will bring hotter, drier weather to Asia. Crops and food supplies will be aff...
How Did People Preserve Food Before Modern Kitchens?Before refrigerators, people used clever methods like salting and fermentation to keep food fresh. These ancient techniques focused on cont...
Norway starts stockpiling grain, citing pandemic, war and climate changeThe Norwegian government signed a deal to stockpile 30,000 tons of grain as a precaution against crises like COVID-19, war, and climate cha...
Adani Group says does not buy food grains from farmers; only manages storage for FCIFCI buys food grains from farmers and stores them in silos built through a public-private partnership. While private players are paid a fee...
31 silos to come up in Punjab for scientific storage of foodgrains: Union MinisterThe minister said that soon the "one nation, one ration card' policy will be implemented in all states of the country as 12 states have alr...
Allow private trade to play a bigger role in the grain marketThe government should revamp the FCI, shot through with corruption and inefficiency, to usher in a competitive market for grain.
Why revamping the Food Corporation of India (FCI) makes senseThe government should procure only to maintain the minimum buffer norm, and allow private trade to procure, store and distribute grain.
Too much wheat? Here’s what to doThe government should go ahead and lower the minimum export price of wheat of $274 per tonne to ship out around five million tonnes of whea...
Toilets are being used for storing food grain: Rural Development Minister Jairam RameshDecrying the lack of proper sanitation facilities, Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh today said toilets built over the last 10 years...
- Rural development to bring rural warehouse construction under NREGA
Rural development ministry has, agreed to food ministry's proposal of bringing construction of food storage godowns in rural areas under NR...
- India's overflowing grain bins may lead to crisis, warns key farm panel
A key government panel has warned that the country's overflowing grain bins will lead to a crisis if the government did not come up with a ...
- No takers for farm produce as government cracks down on hoarders
Farmers in Nagpur are facing a tough time as traders have stopped buying their produce.