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Concerned over milk & milk product price hike, ministry meets dairy industry
it came up in the meeting that milk procurement in October-December quarter went...
FCI to offer 11.72 lakh tones wheat stock to bulk consumers in 3rd e-auction
In the last two weekly e-auctions, about 13.05 lakh tones wheat was sold, out of...
Govt further cuts reserve price of FCI wheat
The government has further reduced the reserve price of FCI wheat to Rs 2,150 per...
BJP's policies have made agriculture loss-making: BS Hooda
Former Haryana Chief Minister and Leader of Opposition Bhupinder Singh Hooda has...
Import price of arecanut hiked by Rs 100, to help domestic market maintain stability
The Centre hiked the minimum import price of arecanut from Rs 251 a kg to Rs 351...
FCI sells 3.85 lakh tonnes wheat in open mkt via e auction
The state-owned Food Corporation of India (FCI) has sold 3.85 lakh tonnes of wheat...
Wheat prices fall by Rs 5/kg after launch of open mkt sale
Prices of wheat in wholesale and retail markets have come down by about Rs 5 per...
Decision on raising sugar export quota after assessing domestic output
The government will take a call next month on increasing the sugar export quota...
Cabinet approves plan to set up 2 lakh PACS, dairy, fishery cooperatives in next 5 years
Seeking to strengthen the cooperative movement in the country, the union Cabinet...
Crushing season tastes bitter for UP sugarcane growers
Almost three months into the sugarcane crushing cycle, the Uttar Pradesh government...
Foodgrain output seen at record 323.55 million tonnes in 2022-23 crop year; wheat output at 112 mn tonnes
India's foodgrain production is estimated at an all-time high of 323.55 million...
WPI inflation eases to 4.73 pc in Jan
The wholesale price-based inflation eased for the eight consecutive month to 4.73...
Retail inflation spurts to 3-month high
Retail inflation again breached the Reserve Bank's upper tolerance limit and touched...
Use modern technologies in foodgrain management: Piyush Goyal
FCI should open more procurement centres covering almost all revenue districts so...
Millets to boost income of small farmers
The year 2023 has been declared by the United Nations as the International Year...
IIM-Rohtak to assess stubble issue in Punjab, Haryana, UP
The Agriculture Ministry has roped in IIM-Rohtak for the assessment of various paddy...
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