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Sugar prices fall in the domestic market; concerns remain on price volatility

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Sugar prices fall in the domestic market; concerns remain on price volatility

ISMA Director General Deepak Ballani addresses a press conference on the recent surge in domestic sugar prices, in New Delhi on August 24. | Photo Credit: ANI With the government’s announcement last week permitting import of 10 lakh tonnes of raw sugar, the domestic prices are cooling down. However, volatility in domestic sugar prices continues…

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Poor monsoon and no Cauvery water: distress in Tamil Nadu’s delta region this kharif season

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Poor monsoon and no Cauvery water: distress in Tamil Nadu’s delta region this kharif season

The hot winds sweeping across the ancient Kallanai, which should be brimming with water by now, are raising temperatures across the Cauvery delta this year. A weak southwest monsoon and the vexed inter-State river water sharing dispute with Karnataka have left farmers in the region in distress yet again. As the Stanley Reservoir at Mettur…

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Schools, Colleges To Remain Shut Today In 6 Districts

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Schools, Colleges To Remain Shut Today In 6 Districts

Some districts of Kerala have been receiving incessant rainfall for the last two days. Thiruvananthapuram: Schools and colleges will remain closed on Thursday in six districts in Kerala in view of the rain alert issued by the India Meteorological Department (IMD) for the state. The districts that have declared the holidays are Pathanamthitta, Kottayam, Alappuzha,…

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Explained | How have recent weather events affected wheat crop?

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Explained | How have recent weather events affected wheat crop?

Untimely rains have left wheat-growing farmers worried as they anticipate a drop in yield, output and quality. File picture of a farm worker harvesting wheat in Gurugram | Photo Credit: PTI The story so far: The unusual rise in mercury in February this year, followed by an untimely spell of widespread rain accompanied by gusty…

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