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India's M. Sons Group secured a tender to supply $30,000 tonnes of non-basmati parboiled rice to Bangladesh at $444 a tonne, including cost and freight
Thousands of farmers march to Parliament again govt takeover of land to build an expressway connectting Greater Noida and Agra
Potash Corp's search for buyers willing to top BHP Billiton's $39 billion hostile offer for the world's largest fertilizer firm could encourage Chinese firms to join the fray
The row also reflects the quest to control Uttar Pradesh
The lenders would have given loans to farmers at 9 per cent, had the subsidy of 2 per cent not been provided by the government
Pawar told parliament the cost of the new welfare scheme could be between Rs 767.2 billion ($16.5 billion) and Rs 1.07 trillion ($23 billion)
The opposition has stalled proceedings in parliament for the third straight day on the issue of price rise
Officials at the weather office's Agromet division said the seasonal rains have been so far well distributed over the major regions of the country
The food security draft bill envisages making available 25 kg of grains a month for Rs 3/ kg to the poor across the country
However, as per the fourth estimate, the country's total foodgrains production has been revised marginally upwards at 218.2 MT against 218.19 MT in the third advance estimate
Sugar prices eased at the Vashi wholesale market in Mumbai on Tuesday after adequate stocks position coupled with reduced buying activity
As the govt shifts focus to the eastern states, Union Food and Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar said the sowing trend promises a bumper crop if the monsoon is uniform this year
Govt will enact a legislation to provide subsidised wheat and rice to the poor but boosting grain production is the only way to achieve long term success FM said Saturday
Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar invites sugar millers to discuss lifting state controls
The area under paddy and sugar cane cultivation higher than last year
"The monsoon has covered the entire country by about nine days ahead of schedule," said B.P. Yadav, director, Met Department
