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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


Invest in resilient infrastructure today for a better tomorrow, says PM Modi

New Delhi, April 24 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi has called for substantial investments in resilient infrastructure to secure a better future, particularly in light of the severe weather shocks att... Read More


Severe heatwave likely in East & South India until Saturday ahead of phase 2 poll

New Delhi, April 23 -- The intense heat wave scorching large parts of East and South India will likely continue for another five days, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) warned on Tuesday, days... Read More


Severe heat wave likely in East & South India until Saturday ahead of phase 2 poll

New Delhi, April 23 -- The intense heat wave scorching large parts of East and South India will likely continue for another five days, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) warned on Tuesday, days... Read More


FCI's wheat & rice purchase slows on lower arrival, moisture, firm prices

New Delhi, April 21 -- Wheat and paddy procurement by the Food Corporation of India (FCI) have been stagnant, due to lower arrivals, higher moisture content and firm prices. In the case of wheat, des... Read More


Reservoir levels fall further to 31% of total storage capacity

New Delhi, April 18 -- The water level in India's 150 major reservoirs has further shrunk to 31% of their total capacity, as southern states such as Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka face a significant sho... Read More


Water level in reservoirs falls further to 31% of total storage capacity

New Delhi, April 18 -- The water level in India's 150 major reservoirs has further shrunk to 31% of their total capacity, as southern states such as Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka face a significant sho... Read More


India approves export of 10,000 tonnes of onion each to Sri Lanka, UAE

NEW DELHI, April 16 -- India has allowed export of 10,000 tonnes of onion each to Sri Lanka and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) through the National Cooperatives Exports Cooperative, the Directorate Ge... Read More