Rice
- Telangana
Telangana can deposit 6.05 LMT of fortified parboiled rice with FCI
New Delhi: The Centre has allowed the Telangana government to deposit a total of 6.05 lakh metric tonnes (LMT) of fortified parboiled rice with the Food Corporation of India (FCI). This would…
- Telangana
Center approves 6.05L tonnes of parboiled rice from Telangana
Hyderabad: The Centre has approved the acceptance of 6.05 lakh tonnes of parboiled rice from Telangana for the Rabi 2020-21 marketing season, which comes as a relief to the state administration. G…
- India
Centre revises wheat production estimates downwards for 2021-22
New Delhi: The government has revised downwards the estimate for wheat production by 5.7 per cent to 105 million tonnes in the 2021-22 crop year ending June from the earlier projection of…
- Telangana
Telangana: FCI conducts surprise checks in raw rice mills
Hyderabad: On the central government’s order, officials of the Food Corporation of India (FCI) ran suprise inspections on raw rice mills in Telangana. A number of 4,53,896 bags of rice have been…
- Telangana
Telangana Congress seeks CBI probe into corruption in rice supply
Hyderabad: Opposition Congress party in Telangana on Wednesday demanded a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into the alleged malpractices and corruption in rice supply to the Food Corporation of India (FCI).…
- India
India supplies 11,000 MT of rice to SL ahead of national new year
Colombo: Awaiting to usher the National New Year, crisis-ridden Sri Lanka on Tuesday welcomed a consignment of 11,000 MT of rice received under the concessional Indian Credit Facility of $1 billion. Having…
- Telangana
It is BJP’s responsibility to sell paddy: Errabelli Rayakar Rao
Hyderabad: Telangana Minister for Panchayat Raj and Rural Development Errabelli Dayakar Rao said that it was Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)’s responsibility to get Telangana’s paddy sold to the Centre. He responded to…
- World
Sri Lanka to import 400,000 metric tonnes of rice
Colombo: The government of Sri Lanka has planned to import 400,000 metric tonnes of rice in a bid to increase supply against rising rice prices in the South Asian country. As many…
- World
Sri Lanka to import 100,000 tonnes of rice from Myanmar
Colombo: Sri Lanka’s Ministry of Trade said on Monday it has decided to import 100,000 tonnes of white rice from Myanmar to control the rising price of rice in local markets. The…
- India
Increase in sown oilseeds area, marginal decrease in wheat, rice areas
New Delhi: The total sown area under Rabi crops as on Friday is 652.16 lakh ha against 646.23 lakh ha area during the corresponding period of last year, thus there is an…
- Hyderabad
Indian Institute of Rice Research celebrates 7th foundation day
Hyderabad: City-based Indian Institute of Rice Research (IIRR) is celebrating its 7th foundation day on December 18, 2021. TR Sharma, the deputy director-general of the Indian Council of Agricultural Research, New Delhi…
- Andhra Pradesh
Rice-producing state now producing drugs: BJP leader slams AP CM Jagan
Hyderabad: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Lanka Dinakaran slammed Andhra Pradesh chief minister Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy and alleged that a rice-producing state is now producing “drugs and ganja”. The BJP…
- Hyderabad
35 new climate resilient rice crops launched at ICAR-IIRR’s farmer-scientist meet
Hyderabad: City-based Indian Institute of Rice Research (IIRR) in collaboration with its parent body Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) held an interactive farmer-scientists meet on ‘Climate Resilient Agriculture’ mooted by Prime…
- Telangana
Granary Telangana needs more rice mills: KCR
Hyderabad: Bounteous food crops growth and production in Telangana has made the state a granary, requiring more number of rice mills, said Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao on Saturday. “Abundant food crops growth…