Rice
- Telangana
Telangana CM celebrates Ram Navami at Bhadrachalam temple
Hyderabad: Chief minister A Revanth Reddy, along with his family, took part in the celestial wedding of Lord Ram with Goddess Sita at Sri Sita Ramachandra Swamy temple in Bhadrachalam town on…
- Telangana
Fine rice distribution a game-changer, says Telangana minister
Hyderabad: Telangana’s Irrigation and Civil Supplies Minister N. Uttam Kumar Reddy on Friday termed the free distribution of fine rice through the Public Distribution System in Telangana a game-changer. Calling it the…
- Telangana
Officials directed to ensure smooth fine rice distribution in Telangana
Hyderabad: Chief Secretary Shanthi Kumari held a teleconference with District Collectors, Additional Collectors, and Civil Supplies officials to review the distribution of fine rice at ration shops. She directed officials to ensure…
- Telangana
Uttam Kumar flags off first consignment of Telangana rice to Philippines
Hyderabad: State irrigation and civil supplies minister N Uttam Kumar Reddy on Monday, March 31, announced the successful exportation of the first consignment of rice to the Philippines, marking a major step…
- Telangana
Fine rice distribution to white card holders in Telangana from March 30
Hyderabad: Irrigation and Civil Supplies Minister N Uttam Kumar Reddy announced on Sunday that the distribution of fine rice (sanna biyyam), to white ration card holders in Telangana will commence on March…
- India
India lifts export ban on broken rice
New Delhi: The government has lifted the export ban on broken rice to promote its shipments. The ban was imposed in September 2022. “Export policy of broken rice has been amended from…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: PJTSAU, IIRR sign MoU to collaborate on enhancing paddy productivity
Hyderabad: The Professor Jayashankar Telangana State Agricultural University (PJTSAU) and the Indian Institute of Rice Research (IIRR), situated in Hyderabad, have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to work together on…
- World
Bangladesh receives another 16,000 tonnes of rice from India
Dhaka: Notwithstanding the tense relations between India and Bangladesh ever since the ouster of former prime minister Sheikh Hasina in August last year, a second consignment of rice from India arrived at…
- Telangana
Telangana signs deal to export 100,000 tons of rice to Philippines
Hyderabad: Telangana’s government has made a significant agreement to export 100,000 tons of rice varieties 1010 and 1064 to the Philippines. This milestone was marked by a visit from quality control officials from the Philippines to the Vajrateja Rice…
- Andhra Pradesh
Former Andhra minister Perni Nani booked in PDS rice case
Vijayawada: Andhra Pradesh Police have booked former minister Perni Venkataramaih, also known as Perni Nani, in the case relating to the alleged diversion of Public Distribution System (PDS) rice. Bandar Taluka Police…
- World
India sends 1,000 MT rice to drought-hit Malawi
New Delhi: India on Saturday sent 1,000 metric tonnes of rice as part of humanitarian aid to drought-hit Malawi. The Southeast African nation has been reeling under dry spells that caused widespread…
- Telangana
Rice gets costlier in Telangana, no mechanism to control
Hyderabad: In the absence of price control mechanism in the Telangana state, the prices of commodities, especially rice, have started recording a huge increase and it is being said that the price…
- India
Goa court directs to release rice, wheat seized during raids in Nov
Panaji: A Goa court in its three different orders has directed the Crime Branch of the police to release a large quantity of rice and wheat that were seized during raids conducted…
- Telangana
Telangana: CM KCR waives CST on rice exports
Hyderabad: Telangana chief minister K Chandrashekhar Rao (KCR) on November 28 waived the Central Sales Tax (CST) on rice produced in Telangana and exported to other states. It is to be noted…
- Hyderabad
India needs 108 mn ton of foodgrains a year to be distributed to the poor: Goyal
Hyderabad: The country needs 108 million tonnes of foodgrains every year to support 80 crore poor people who get 10 kg of rice or wheat every month, under the Prime Minister Garib…
