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Centre eyes ways to stabilize sugarcane production amid weather shocks to meet domestic consumption and ethanol target

New Delhi, May 19 -- The union government in collaboration with the Indian Sugar and Bio-Energy Manufacturers Association (ISMA) and the National Federation of Cooperative Sugar Factories (NFCSF) is e... Read More


India may export 14,000 tonnes non-basmati rice to Mauritius and 7,500 tonnes of onions to Qatar

New Delhi, May 19 -- India is planning to export 14,000 tonnes of non-basmati rice to Mauritius, and 7,500 tonnes of onions to Qatar through National Cooperative Exports Ltd. (NCEL), after the ministr... Read More


India may export 14,000 tonnes of non-basmati rice to Mauritius and 7,500 tonnes of onions to Qatar

New Delhi, May 19 -- India is planning to export 14,000 tonnes of non-basmati rice to Mauritius, and 7,500 tonnes of onions to Qatar through National Cooperative Exports Ltd. (NCEL), after the ministr... Read More


Summer crops in trouble as scorching heat sucks up reservoir waters

New Delhi, May 16 -- Sowing of crucial summer crops as well as yields of some winter crops this year have been affected with water levels at India's 150 major reservoirs depleting further to 25% of th... Read More


Incredible onions: Gamma rays to keep stocks strong and healthy in storage

New Delhi, May 16 -- For an onion bulb born in India, life is often short and brutal. Nearly a fourth of the harvest rots and sprouts on its journey from the farm to the fork. Now, technology is set t... Read More


Onions to get a new lease of life from gamma rays

New Delhi, May 16 -- For an onion bulb born in India, life is often short and brutal. Nearly a fourth of the harvest rots and sprouts on its journey from the farm to the fork. Now, technology is set t... Read More


Centre to reform logistics infrastructure for faster payment and distribution of foodgrains

New Delhi, May 15 -- The Centre is planning to introduce logistics reforms for faster payment and distribution of foodgrains, said union food and public distribution secretary Sanjeev Chopra in an int... Read More


Govt works out plan to dispose of excess rice procured

New Delhi, May 13 -- The Centre is trying to dispose of an excess of more than 18 million tonnes of rice sitting in the godowns of the Food Corporation of India (FCI), draining the exchequer in wareho... Read More


Centre seeks to dispose of 18 mt of excess rice from its stocks, mulls options

New Delhi, May 13 -- The Centre is trying to dispose of an excess of more than 18 million tonnes of rice sitting in the godowns of the Food Corporation of India (FCI), draining the exchequer in wareho... Read More


La Nina conditions favourable, may form in June-August, says US weather agency

New Delhi, May 12 -- El Niño, which began in June 2023, resulting in insufficient rainfall in India, and leading to water scarcity in some regions, besides droughts and prolonged dry periods acro... Read More