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Why India is not ‘dumping’ rice in the US as Trump says
December 11, 2025 3:46 pm
US is not a very large rice producer, yet exports more than what it imports. What India sends there are premium, expensive varieties. Neither fact points to India 'dumping' rice in the US, as Trump said.
Questions arise as Punjab crosses paddy procurement target despite lowest yield in a decade
November 24, 2025 4:26 pm
In some cases, commission agents are believed to be helping traders pass off outside paddy from other states as Punjab-grown grain by linking it to local farmers’ names in mandi records.
Massive paddy stubble dump burns for over 40 hours on Sangrur-Patiala road
October 27, 2025 3:16 pm
The incident comes amid heightened monitoring across Punjab following court orders against stubble burning.
Machines aplenty, but farm fires rage on in Punjab
October 01, 2025 9:31 am
Govt official says challenge economic, social, and behavioural.
UP cabinet approves MSP rise for paddy, Rs 647 crore in scholarships and new expressway plan
September 27, 2025 2:39 am
State sets ambitious procurement targets for kharif, expands support for students and industry with textile parks and urban seed funding
Despite early start, only 10,392 MT paddy procured in Punjab till Sept 22
September 23, 2025 11:53 am
This year, the crop arrival was advanced to Sept 16, against the earlier Oct 1
HC strikes down ban on notified hybrid paddy seeds, allows curbs on non-notified varieties
August 19, 2025 10:11 am
Hearing three petitions, challenging the Punjab Agriculture Department's order issued on April 7, 2025, banning the cultivation of all hybrid and PUSA-44 varieties in that state, a single bench of Justice Kuldeep Tiwari, however, upheld the state’s authority to restrict the use of non-notified hybrid seeds.
As expected, paddy cultivation hits record high in Punjab, shatters state’s crop diversification dreams
August 05, 2025 11:54 pm
Experts said it will be difficult to reduce the area under paddy as long as free power is provided to the agricultural sector, and alternative crops are not supported with high-yielding seeds and assured MSP
Despite govt’s push for alternatives, water-guzzling paddy expands by 35% in Haryana in ten years
July 19, 2025 8:57 am
Farmers say profitability a key factor driving them towards paddy; govt optimistic about improved outcomes
Despite state govt’s push to diversification, paddy sowing area continues to expand
July 03, 2025 10:21 pm
Kharif maize, which requires much less irrigation than paddy, fails to generate farmers’ interest
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Delhiites wake up to improved visibility on Christmas; dense fog hits Bengaluru flight ops
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After days of recording dense fog conditions, the weather improved in Delhi early Thursday, with hardly any fog over at Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD) forecast. The visibility on Christmas day increased to 2,500 metres — early on Thursday.
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