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Water level in reservoirs shrinks further to 27% of storage capacity

New Delhi, May 9 -- Water levels in India's 150 major reservoirs fell further to 27% of their total storage capacity, with eastern and southern India seeing levels depleting rapidly in the severe heat... Read More


Non-veg thali turns costly in April as broiler chicken prices rise

New Delhi, May 8 -- The cost of home-cooked vegetarian meals stabilized in April after falling for four months in a row, while that of non-vegetarian meals increased sequentially due to the consistent... Read More


Sugar export ban to remain in place despite comfortable supply in domestic market

New Delhi, May 8 -- The Centre is not considering lifting its ban on sugar exports despite comfortable supply in the local domestic, as it prioritizes availability, sufficient opening balance and etha... Read More


India has one of the most stringent standards of maximum residue limits in the world: FSSAI

New Delhi, May 5 -- Claiming some media reports to be false and malicious, the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) on Sunday said that India has one of the most stringent standards of... Read More


India now plans to reduce broken percentage in non-basmati rice exports amid food inflation woes

New Delhi, May 3 -- The Centre may cut the amount of broken rice used in non-basmati rice exports, as food prices continue to surge in the middle of general elections. Its idea is to cut the broken p... Read More


No relief anytime soon, says IMD, as heatwaves grip India

New Delhi, April 29 -- Several states in India continue to sizzle under heatwaves, with many regions recording temperatures as high as 45.6degC. According to the weather department, no relief is expec... Read More


Centre to crackdown on tur and urad dal hoarders amid soaring prices

New Delhi, April 28 -- Worried about the soaring prices of pulses amid the general elections, the Union government is planning to send senior officers to assess the ground situation in relation to sto... Read More


Centre to allocate higher sales quota to sugar mills in May to tame prices

New Delhi, April 26 -- The Centre aims to allocate sugar mills a higher sales quota for May, which will cumulatively be 100,000-200,000 tonnes more than that in the same month a year ago, to tame pric... Read More


Govt allows sugar mills to use existing stocks of B heavy molasses for ethanol production

New Delhi, April 25 -- The food ministry has allowed sugar mills to convert their existing stocks of 670,000 tonnes of B-heavy molasses into ethanol, according to a senior official from the food minis... Read More


Water level in reservoirs shrinks to 30% of storage capacity

New Delhi, April 25 -- Water level in India's 150 major reservoirs fell to 30% of their total storage capacity, with eastern and southern India seeing levels depleting rapidly owing to severe heatwave... Read More