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The Union Food Ministry indicated that it is willing to make changes to the Open Market Sales Scheme after the first e-auction of rice | Photo Credit: SHIV KUMAR PUSHPAKAR As the Congress attacked the Centre on Monday over the reluctance…

Governor Shaktikanta Das has said the Reserve Bank will strive to get headline inflation to its 4 per cent target but flagged El Nino as a challenge to its efforts. In an exclusive interview with PTI Bhasha at his office…

Gurugram: A farm worker harvests wheat crop, at a village on the outskirts of Gurugram, Tuesday, March 28, 2023. (PTI Photo) According to Food Corporation of India (FCI) data, the country's wheat stocks are at 8.345 million metric…

The story so far: On September 9, the Centre instituted a ban on the export of broken rice. Additionally, it mandated an export duty of 20% on rice in husk (paddy or rough), husked (brown rice) and semi-milled or wholly-milled rice. The…

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The government on Friday said wheat stocks in FCI godowns is expected to be 13.4 million…

India's wheat output looks likely to fall in 2022 after five consecutive years of record harvests, as a sharp, sudden rise in temperatures in mid-March cut crop yields in the world's second-biggest producer of the grain. The drop could curb…

The Centre has released Rs 2,94,718 crore towards food subsidy during the last fiscal to Food Corporation of India (FCI) and states, which is slightly higher than the revised budget estimates. During the financial year 2021-22, the…

The Centre has procured 741.62 lakh tonne of paddy in the ongoing 2021-22 marketing year so far at the minimum support price (MSP), Union Food Ministry said on Monday. "Till now about 105.14 lakh farmers have been benefitted with MSP value…

The government has revised the Open Market Sale Scheme (OMSS) of foodgrains for bulk consumers and private traders by restoring transportation charges that were waived last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Food Secretary Sudhanshu Pandey…