Global interest in Telangana rice, export plans underway
By Roushan Ali Telangana’s rice is gaining demand not only from states like West Bengal, Bihar, Tamil Nadu, and Kerala
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Odisha Minister Patra warns mill owners against purchase of paddy from farmers
Food Supplies minister Krushna Chandra Patra on Saturday warned rice mill owners of serious consequences if they attempted to purchase
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63 quintals of PDS rice handed over to civil supplies department in Asifabad
Government railway police handed over 63 quintals of PDS rice seized in the last six months to officials of the
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Dhubri (Assam)PDS flour scam: A tale of false records, missing grain & public outrage
A major scam involving the distribution of wholemeal atta (flour) and wheat bran through the public distribution system (PDS) has
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Telangana: Rice millers’ non-compliance with new guidelines add to strain on CMR operations
The rice millers in the State have been slow to comply with the new guidelines for custom milling rice (CMR),
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Sundilla barrage bridge: Hub for PDS rice smuggling to Maharashtra
Road bridge of Sundilla (Parvathi) barrage has become a safe zone for illegal transportation of public distribution system (PDS) rice
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Bangladesh: Govt approves rice import from India
The government has approved a proposal from the Ministry of Food to import 50,000 tons of non-basmati parboiled rice from
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Pest attack on wheat crop sows new worries for farmers in Pb
Farmers in parts of the state are complaining of pest attack on the recently-sown wheat crop. While farmer groups claim
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Punjab: FCI forms 8 teams to check rice quality
By Ruchika Khanna With complaints about “poor” quality of rice received from Punjab by the other rice consuming states trickling
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African Development Fund Approves $99.16M to Boost Regional Rice Cultivation in West Africa
The African Development Fund has approved an initial $99.16 million in funding for the Regional West Africa Rice Development project,
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