Tag: Punjab
Wheat export ban: Farmers suffer financial losses, and India a loss of face
India’s ban on wheat exports is a classic example of an administrative faux pas...
Impact of prohibiting export: Wheat prices go below MSP in MP mandis
Prohibiting wheat export has begun to have an impact on its prices in the domestic...
No value cut for shrivelled and broken grains of wheat up to 18 per cent; public procurement date extended
According to a press release issued by the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food &...
Despite decline in wheat production, Centre to send delegations to nine countries to push exports
The Centre will send trade delegations to Morocco, Tunisia, Indonesia, Philippines,...
New trend in wheat procurement; many farmers don’t turn up at public procurement centres despite registration
Farmers would until recently be worried about selling their produce at public procurement...
Punjab govt urges farmers to go for staggered paddy sowing in view of power crisis
The notification issued by the state government says that if farmers follow a staggered...
Public procurement of wheat reaches only 177.57 lt
The Union government has estimated that the public procurement of wheat may end...
Crop residue management technology: Farmers won’t have to burn stubble; soil fertility increases, no pollution
Along with the increase in agricultural production in our country, mechanization...
Public procurement of wheat to be at 13-year low, may remain lower than old stocks in central pool
According to the government, the public procurement of wheat may end up at about...
Punjab to conclude wheat procurement in phased manner from May 5; decision comes in the wake of decline in arrivals
Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs Minister Lal Chand Kataruchak on Tuesday...
Time to shift to Climate Resistant Agriculture; ICAR template needs fast follow-up
One of the most important recommendations was whether the crop cycle can be tweaked...
Coal stock at critical levels in 60% thermal power plants in India; 80% of imported-coal-based units worst hit
Against the requirement of about 22 million tonnes (MT) of domestic coal for thermal...
Punjab govt announces Rs 1,500 per acre aid for direct seeding of rice
Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann exhorted the farmers to sow paddy using the DSR technique...
Wheat with up to 20 per cent shrivelled grains may be procured at full MSP, proposal under govt consideration
The Union government is considering the proposal that if the shrivelled grain percentage...
Farm loan waivers do not improve condition of farmers; they increase chances of wilful default: BKS-Nabard report
The condition of the farmers does not improve as a result of farm loan waivers (FLWs)....
109.78 lt wheat procured so far; fear of decline in production may ruin huge export possibilities
According to the FCI, a total of 109.78 lt of wheat has been procured in the country...
