Haryana Leads the Way with Direct Sown Rice (DSR) Using Herbicide-Tolerant Basmati Varieties

Nov 16, 2024

Chandigarh [India], November 16: In a significant achievement for the agricultural sector of Haryana, the state has successfully implemented Direct Sown Rice (DSR) cultivation...

Kharif crop sowing surpasses 1095 lakh hectares: Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare

Sep 15, 2023

The area sown with rice has reached 409.41 lakh hectares in 2023, compared to 398.58 lakh hectares in 2022, read the Ministry of Agriculture...

Bangladesh govt approves proposal to import 150,000 tons of rice from India

Mar 10, 2021

Dhaka [Bangladesh], March 10 : Bangladesh government has approved a proposal to procure 150,000 tons of rice under the direct procurement method (DPM) from...

Dharmendra Pradhan urges Piyush Goyal to direct FCI to procure parboiled rice from Odisha

Jan 17, 2024

Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan has requested his cabinet colleague Piyush Goyal to direct the Food Corporation of India (FCI) to procure 10 lakh...

Punjab to provide Rs 1,500 aid to farmers opting for direct seeding of rice

May 03, 2022

Sangrur (Punjab) [India], May 3 : Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Tuesday announced that the state government will provide Rs 1,500 per acre...

Karnataka FCI row: Congress govt is lying, says Tejasvi Surya

Jun 17, 2023

Reacting to Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah's allegations that the Centre asked FCI to stop the direct sale of rice to states after the Congress...