Last Updated: Sunday, August 9, 2015, 12:52
India is expecting to ship 10,000 tonne of rice bran oil this financial year after the government eased restrictions on its bulk sale, giving a boost to small rice millers, an industry body said.
Last Updated: Sunday, August 2, 2015, 13:01
Faced with inadequate storage facility, the Centre has decided to engage private players during the current kharif season for procurement of rice in Uttar Pradesh and four other eastern states.
Last Updated: Tuesday, July 14, 2015, 23:15
India`s exports to Iran could jump by over a third to $6 billion this fiscal year as an easing of sanctions against Tehran would help boost sales of agricultural commodities though competition for non-farm items would rise, a leading trade body said.
Last Updated: Monday, July 13, 2015, 20:45
India's rice exports may decline by 20 percent in 2016 due to tight supplies and growing domestic demand, according to the UN body FAO.
Last Updated: Tuesday, July 7, 2015, 19:57
India will roll out its multi-billion dollar food welfare plan by December, the food minister said, allowing 67 percent of its 1.2 billion people access to cheap rice and wheat.
Last Updated: Friday, June 26, 2015, 06:25
Greece and its EU-IMF creditors once more failed to break the deadlock in emergency bailout deal talks Thursday, sending the crisis hurtling towards a critical weekend meeting in a bid to avoid a default by Athens.
Last Updated: Sunday, May 31, 2015, 11:38
"We have discussed the matter with state governments. They have not agreed on uniform taxation. So, it is not possible to implement this recommendation of the panel," a senior Food Ministry official told PTI.
Last Updated: Wednesday, May 20, 2015, 19:03
Government will put in place a combination of measures like offloading rice and wheat stocks to cool down prices in case of a below normal monsoon this year.
Last Updated: Wednesday, May 13, 2015, 21:47
The country had registered a record foodgrain production of 265.04 million tonnes in 2013-14 crop year (July-June). Wheat, rice, coarse cereals and pulses are part of foodgrain basket.
Last Updated: Friday, May 1, 2015, 19:04
Recent unseasonal rainfall in India has come as a blessing for some farmers as it has replenished reservoirs in parts of the country, allaying concerns stemming from forecasts for a weak summer monsoon this year.
Last Updated: Saturday, April 25, 2015, 07:58
The US Congress should pass "quota reform" of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to better integrate the rising powers like India, National Security Advisor Susan Rice has said.
Last Updated: Monday, April 20, 2015, 16:35
Access to Japan`s rice market and the U.S. auto parts market remain obstacles to a bilateral deal between the two nations, which is vital to the success of a long-delayed Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) pact.
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