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Maharashtra: Standing crop on eight lakh hectares damaged due to heavy rains

July 24, 2022 3:58 pm

The loss is likely to increase as the IMD has predicted heavy rain for the next seven days in Vidarbha, Marathwada and parts of northern Maharashtra.

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Aatmanirbhar in agriculture will require incentives for export of high-value agri-produce

July 06, 2020 9:27 am

On the agri-imports front, the biggest item is edible oils — worth about $10 billion (more than 15 mt). This is where there is a need to create “aatma nirbharta”, not by levying high import duties, but by creating a competitive advantage through augmenting productivity and increasing the recovery ratio of oil from oilseeds.

These stranded labourers want trains – to take them back to work

May 04, 2020 2:54 pm

The Indian Express had previously reported how Punjab and Haryana are facing the prospect of a shortage of up to 1 million labourers from Bihar and UP, who undertake the bulk of paddy transplanting operations in the two granary states.

Make versus Buy: India can both manufacture and import urea

August 01, 2019 5:22 am

In June, domestic and imported re-gasified liquefied natural gas (R-LNG) was being delivered to urea-making units at an average uniform “pooled” price of Rs 813.76 or $ 11.72 per mmBtu (million metric British thermal units) on a gross calorific value (GCV) basis.