Chandigarh, July 30 -- Basmati exporters in Punjab and Haryana, already grappling with disrupted shipments and falling exports to the Middle East due to the ongoing West Asia conflict, are facing a fr... Read More
Chandigarh, July 29 -- With barely two months left for the commencement of paddy procurement, Punjab has sounded an alarm over an unprecedented foodgrain storage crisis, prompting chief minister Bhagw... Read More
Chandigarh, July 16 -- The cash-strapped Punjab government has identified 133 crusher mining sites (CRMS) and granted environmental clearances for 18 of them as it looks to regulate the sector and boo... Read More
Chandigarh, July 13 -- An ongoing crackdown by Australia's biosecurity agency has severely impacted Indian basmati rice exports. As a result, hundreds of shipping containers have been barred from ente... Read More
Chandigarh, June 25 -- Foodgrain storage godowns in Punjab are currently choked to the brim with 150 lakh tonnes of rice remaining from the previous three seasons. Also, 54 lakh tonnes of paddy tempor... Read More
Chandigarh, June 23 -- Contrary to the announcement made by Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann and his Haryana counterpart Nayab Singh Saini on January 27 to hold periodic meetings between officials ... Read More
Chandigarh, June 20 -- Despite an ambitious target of bringing five lakh acres under direct seeded rice (DSR) cultivation during the current kharif season, Punjab has so far recorded only about 2.7 la... Read More
Chandigarh, June 19 -- Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) president Sukhbir Singh Badal on Thursday demanded a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into an objectionable video allegedly linked to chief ... Read More
Chandigarh, June 12 -- The large-scale expansion of hybrid paddy cultivation across Punjab has triggered concerns among rice millers and agricultural scientists, who warn that the state could face a c... Read More
Chandigarh, June 10 -- The Bhakra Beas Management Board (BBMB) on Tuesday advised its partner states to increase water withdrawal from the Bhakra and Pong reservoirs to help regulate water levels and ... Read More