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Washington, Jun 5 (PTI) Congress MP Shashi Tharoor, leading a multi-party delegation to the US, was Thursday asked a question by his journalist son whether government interlocutors sought evidence of Pakistan's culpability in the Pahalgam attack to which he replied India would not have conducted Operation Sindoor without convincing evidence. "That shouldn't be allowed. This is my son," Tharoor said laughing, during an interaction at the Council on Foreign Relations when his son Ishaan Tharoor, ...Read More >
Chandigarh: Union agriculture minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Thursday exhorted the farmers of Punjab to adopt diversification and various water saving methods which, he held, are the need of the hour and the same yield profit as well as consume less water. In Punjab on a day's visit under the Centre's ''viksit krishi sankalp abhiyan'', Chouhan, who was accompanied by the state agriculture minister Gurmeet Singh Khuddian, Punjab Agricultural University vice-chancellor Satbir Singh Gosal and s ...Read More >
New Delhi: Union Minister for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Thursday met farmers in Punjab and reviewed crops and production. Addressing a gathering, Chouhan said, "Prime Minister Narendra Modi's vision is Viksit Bharat, and we are working tirelessly with that goal in mind. Our mission is to build a glorious, prosperous and powerful India. Agriculture is the backbone of the Indian economy. In the fourth quarter of last financial year, the country achieved a growth rat ...Read More >
Hisar, Jun 5 (PTI) Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini Thursday announced the establishment of natural and organic mandis in Gurugram and Hisar to promote natural farming on a large scale in the state. The Gurugram mandi will cater to produce such as wheat, paddy and pulses, while the Hisar mandi will focus on fruits and vegetables grown through natural and organic methods. Also Read | Delhi: High-Level US Team Arrives for Talks on Bilateral Trade Pact With India. In addition, a committe ...Read More >
Hisar, Jun 5 (PTI) Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini Thursday announced the establishment of natural and organic mandis in Gurugram and Hisar to promote natural farming on a large scale in the state. The Gurugram mandi will cater to produce such as wheat, paddy and pulses, while the Hisar mandi will focus on fruits and vegetables grown through natural and organic methods. In addition, a committee will be formed under the Haryana Kisan Kalyan Pradhikaran to determine fair pricing for pro ...Read More >
Chandigarh, Jun 5 (PTI) Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Thursday drove a tractor in a Patiala field during his day-long visit to Punjab, saying if a minister cannot operate a farming vehicle, then he cannot truly understand the struggles faced by farmers. Chouhan also recalled the contribution of Punjab farmers in foodgrain production, referring to the green revolution and said he bows to the fertile land, state growers and their zeal and passion. He assured farmers that th ...Read More >
CHANDIGARH: Union Minister for Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare and Rural Development Shivraj Singh Chouhan said that as the Indus Waters Treaty has been put in abeyance, efforts will be made to ensure that more water reaches farmers in Punjab, Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana and Rajasthan. He said that 80 per cent of water from the Indus river system was flowing into Pakistan. "Giving 80 per cent water to Pakistan at that time was not justified. Punjab, Haryana and Rajasthan require ...Read More >
MUMBAI: India is likely to produce a record 117.5 million tonnes of wheat in the year ending June 2025, the farm ministry said, above its March forecast of 115.4 million tonnes, as higher prices prompted farmers to expand the area planted with high-yielding seed varieties. India, the world's biggest wheat producer after China, produced 113.3 million tonnes of wheat in 2024, the farm ministry said in a statement issued late on Wednesday. However, a leading industry body said the crop was nearly ...Read More >
New Delhi, Feb 4 (VOICE) The total farm area sown in the country under various rabi crops in the ongoing season so far has crossed 661.03 lakh hectares up from 651.42 lakh hectares in the same period of the previous year, according to official figures released by the Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers' Welfare on Tuesday. The area sown under wheat has shot up to 324.38 lakh hectares (ha) from 318.33 lakh ha during the corresponding period of last year which is expected to result in higher produc ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], February 4 (ANI): India's Rabi crop sowing has been robust this season, with farmers planting crops across 661.03 lakh hectares so far compared to 651.42 lakh hectares same period last year, marking a 1.5 per cent year-on-year increase. This surpasses the average area under cultivation (or the normal area of 635.30 lakh hectares). The area under cultivation for wheat, paddy, and pulses all were higher year-on-year, the data showed. The Department of Agriculture and Farmers' ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jan 14 (PTI) Wheat sowing increased by 1.38 per cent year-on-year to 320 lakh hectare so far in the ongoing 2024-25 rabi season, according to the agriculture ministry data released on Tuesday. Wheat, the main rabi (winter) crop, was sown in 315.63 lakh hectare in the year-ago period. Sowing of most rabi crops is nearing end. Harvesting will begin from April. According to the data, pulses' acreage remained flat at 139.81 lakh hectare as on January 14, compared to 139.11 lakh hectare ...Read More >
MUMBAI (Reuters): India's rice stocks hit a record high at the start of January, reaching eight times the government's target, while wheat stocks continued to deplete as traders urged the government to increase wheat sales amid market shortages. Higher rice stocks would enable the world's biggest exporter of the staple to accelerate exports. However, dwindling wheat stocks will likely deter the government from releasing more stock to bulk consumers. Rice reserves in state granaries, including ...Read More >
MUMBAI, Jan 10 (Reuters) - India's rice stocks hit a record high at the start of January, reaching eight times the government's target, while wheat stocks continued to deplete as traders urged the government to increase wheat sales amid market shortages. Higher rice stocks would enable the world's biggest exporter of the staple to accelerate exports. However, dwindling wheat stocks will likely deter the government from releasing more stock to bulk consumers. Rice reserves in state granaries, i ...Read More >
Bhopal, Jan 2 (VOICE) Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav on Thursday stressed that there should be no politics over the matter of shifting hazardous chemical waste from the spot of 1984 Bhopal gas tragedy to the Pithampur dumping site, saying that all official and environmental norms are being followed to shift and dispose the toxic waste.The Chief Minister's appeal came amid reservations and objections submitted by a group of activists along with local residents of Pithampur and school c ...Read More >
Indore (Madhya Pradesh) [India], December 18 (ANI): Madhya Pradesh Congress workers, led by state party president Jitu Patwari, staged a protest over farmers' issues in Indore district on Wednesday. The Congress chief accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of being the enemy of the nation's farmers, stating that if there was any anti-farmer ideology, it belonged to the BJP. Farmers had gathered at Devi Ahilya Bai Sabji Mandi on Wednesday morning to protest, and Congress chief Patwari joined ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar: Food supplies and consumer welfare minister Krushna Chandra Patra on Tuesday attributed the rising cost of pulses to a 10-12% decline in imports and adverse weather conditions affecting the supply chain. Addressing an adjournment motion on price rise in the assembly, Patra outlined several measures implemented by the govt to control escalating commodity prices. District collectors have been directed to conduct regular meetings with local traders and monitor the prices of essential ...Read More >
Wheat is the unsung hero of African food, the secret sauce (or rather, secret grain) behind some of your favorite dishes. From the cloud-like deliciousness of Ethiopian injera to the satisfying Moroccan couscous, wheat is Africa's culinary backbone. This article features five mouthwatering dishes that highlight the versatility and tastiness of African wheat-based cuisine. Injera is a sourdough-risen flatbread with a slightly spongy texture, made from fermented teff flour. In Ethiopia and Eritre ...Read More >
Adani Enterprises Ltd. and Wilmar International Ltd. are considering delaying a proposed sale of at least 12% in their Indian food venture after a US bribery indictment against the billionaire-founder Gautam Adani, according to people familiar with the matter. Adani Wilmar Ltd., an equal joint venture between India's Adani Group and the Singapore-based commodity trader, was slated to start the share sale this month to comply with local securities law that requires at least 25% of the holding t ...Read More >
Even as paddy harvesting is at its fag end, there is let-up in farm fires in Punjab, with 404 cases being reported on Sunday. Of these, 332 (82%) cases were recorded in south Malwa districts, where harvesting is still on. According to the Punjab Remote Sensing Centre, from September 15 to November 17, the state has seen 8,404 stubble-burning incidents, registering a 75% dip in such cases over the corresponding period last year. The state saw 47,788 and 33,082 farm fires during the same period i ...Read More >
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