No one anticipated that an initiative to save groundwater by delaying the annual rice season would aggravate northern India’s already miserable air pollution. By Karishma Mehrotra BATHINDA, India — An Indian initiative to preserve vanishing groundwater by delaying the annual sowing of rice has led to a dramatic worsening of air pollution in New Delhi […]
DHAKA: The Bangladesh Government has approved a proposal from the Ministry of Food to import 50,000 tons of non-basmati parboiled rice from India through an open tender process. The total expenditure for the purchase will amount to Tk282.96 crore. The decision was finalized at a meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Government Purchases, chaired by […]
Nuziveedu Seeds Limited unveils its new paddy seed variety, NP-8912, aimed at enhancing farmers’ yields with a shorter maturation period. This innovation promises disease resistance and adaptability. Its official launch highlighted the seed’s benefits and successful field trials, encouraging farmers to adopt it for better profitability. Devdiscourse News Desk | Hyderabad Hyderabad, November 20, 2024: […]
According to sources at the port authority, after the duty withdrawal, 12 companies approved by the Ministry of Food started importing through Bhomra. Bangladesh imported 6,520.21 metric tonnes (MT) of rice from India through Bhomra Land Port in Satkhira over the past eight days that authorities hope would help stabilise the country’s rice market. The […]
Deekshitula Subrahmanyam HIGHLIGHTS Ranga Prasad, assistant grain purchasing officer (AGPO) of Rajamahendravaram division, emphasised that ration rice is a highly nutritious food, containing essential nutrients like kernels. Rajamahendravaram: Ranga Prasad, assistant grain purchasing officer (AGPO) of Rajamahendravaram division, emphasised that ration rice is a highly nutritious food, containing essential nutrients like kernels. On Friday, at […]
The expenditure for the purchase will amount to Tk282.96 crore. The government has approved a proposal from the Ministry of Food to import 50,000 tons of non-basmati parboiled rice from India through an open tender process. The total expenditure for the purchase will amount to Tk282.96 crore. The decision was finalized at a meeting of […]
With complaints about “poor” quality of rice received from Punjab by the other rice consuming states trickling in, the Food Corporation of India has decided set up eight teams to randomly check the rakes of rice being dispatched from the… Ruchika Khanna With complaints about “poor” quality of rice received from Punjab by the other […]
Reporter Fayrisya Maliha Riyawati Soehadi Putri TEMPO.CO, Jakarta – Consumed by countless citizens in various countries, rice is considered a sought-after commodity. The USDA Foreign Agricultural Service reported that in 2023/2024, rice production by country indicates a total of 430 million metric tons, marking the commodity position behind wheat and corn as the third most […]
Deendayal Port Authority is banking on resumption in rice exports and other initiatives to wrest top slot from Paradip Port this year. MUMBAI: In just a month after the government lifted curbs on rice exports, state- owned Deendayal Port Authority which runs the port at Kandla in Gujarat, is seeing a huge traction in rice […]
The quantum of PDS rice lost in distribution could have fed approximately 21.67 lakh families, if one is to go by the State’s traditional thumb rule of 20 kg of rice per family per month. T. Ramakrishnan Tamil Nadu was estimated to have suffered a loss of ₹1,900 crore during 2022-23 through leakages in the […]
