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RSS farmer body Bharatiya Kisan Sangh slams Centre’s farm policies

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RSS farmer body Bharatiya Kisan Sangh slams Centre’s farm policies

The Bharatiya Kisan Sangh urges the government to frame long-term export and import policies that are in the interests of farmers.  | Photo Credit: The Hindu Bharatiya Kisan Sangh (BKS), the Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh’s (RSS) farmers’ group, criticised the Centre’s export and import policies. The BKS urged the government to frame long-term export and import…

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RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat calls for ‘Bharat-centric’ approach to farming; says organic, ancient methods important

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RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat calls for ‘Bharat-centric’ approach to farming; says organic, ancient methods important

RSS Chief Mohan Bhagwat. File | Photo Credit: PTI RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat on June 20 laid importance on organic- and ancient methods of farming and said it would be wrong to reject such local knowledge as unscientific without examining them. He was speaking at the annual ‘Convocation-cum-Scientific Convention’ jointly organised by National Academy of…

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UAE suspends exports and re-exports of Indian wheat for four months

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UAE suspends exports and re-exports of Indian wheat for four months

Workers carry sacks of wheat for sifting at a grain mill on the outskirts of Ahmedabad, India, May 16, 2022. | Photo Credit: Reuters The UAE has ordered a suspension of exports and re-exports of wheat and wheat flour originating from India for four months, the Gulf nation’s ministry of economy said on Wednesday. The…

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Global wheat prices jump after India export ban and Ukraine war: Food and Agriculture Organisation

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Global wheat prices jump after India export ban and Ukraine war: Food and Agriculture Organisation

Supply trucks loaded with wheat wait for unloading at a port in Kandla, in the western state of Gujarat, India, May 17, 2022. REUTERS/Stringer NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES. | Photo Credit: Reuters The price of wheat has jumped in the international markets after India announced a ban on the export of the staple cereal and…

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Explained | Why India, world’s largest producer of sugar, has put brakes on exports

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Explained | Why India, world’s largest producer of sugar, has put brakes on exports

The story so far: A fortnight after it banned wheat exports, India announced restrictions on the export of sugar to keep a lid on prices in the domestic market. This is the first time in six years that the Centre has placed a restriction on sugar exports. In an order issued by the Directorate of General…

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Explained | India’s rice fortification scheme and why it has experts worried

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Explained | India’s rice fortification scheme and why it has experts worried

The story so far:  The Centre recently released a Standard Operating Procedure (SOP), or a set of guidelines, for the smooth implementation of its rice fortification distribution scheme, days after a fact-finding team alleged that fortified rice was being distributed in Jharkhand without the consent of beneficiaries. In a report published on May 16, a…

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Tomato at over ₹100 a kg unnerves customers in Andhra Pradesh

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Tomato at over ₹100 a kg unnerves customers in Andhra Pradesh

Arrival of tomato stocks at Madanapalle market in Annamayya district dipped on Saturday. | Photo Credit: The price tag of tomatoes, which was ₹60 a kg last week at the vegetable markets in Rayalaseema districts, all of a sudden jumped to an unnerving ₹100-plus on Saturday. The stocks are the first and second-grade varieties obtained…

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Women-led agri-tech start-ups win big

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Women-led agri-tech start-ups win big

Two Maharashtra-based agri-tech start-ups, both led by women, grabbed the top two spots in The/Nudge Institute and Cisco Agri Challenge. | Photo Credit: The Hindu Two Maharashtra-based agri-tech start-ups, both led by women, grabbed the top two spots in The/Nudge Institute and Cisco Agri Challenge organised with support from the office of the Principal Scientific…

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