830 lakh tonne paddy procured benefiting 1.22 crore farmers: Food ministry

Jun 21, 2023

Payments worth Rs 171,000 crore have so far been transferred directly into their accounts, an official release from the food ministry said Wednesday.

India permits 75,000 tonne non-basmati white rice exports to UAE

Sep 26, 2023

India has allowed the export of non-basmati white rice to the tune of 75,000 tonnes to the UAE. Notably, the export of non-basmati white...

Additional 2 lakh tonne onion procurement from farmers starts in Maharashtra

Aug 22, 2023

The procurement of additional 2 lakh tonne onion, which the central government recently decided to rein in prices, has started on Tuesday in key...

Mundra Port becomes India's first to handle 200 million tonne cargo

Apr 02, 2025

Mundra Port in Gujarat, the largest private port, has set a new benchmark by becoming the first Indian port to handle over 200 million...

Jammu to have 5,200-tonne cold storage facility, construction work begins

Dec 29, 2022

The additional chief secretary visited and inspected the site and overviewed the construction work

FCI sold 18 lakh tonne wheat at auctions to contain prices

Feb 26, 2023

On January 25, the government announced its agency FCI would offload 30 lakh tonnes of wheat from the central pool in the markets under...