Palong chhanar kofta | Photo Credit: Johan Satyadas French and Bengali cuisines are similar in more ways than one. They are eaten as multi-course meals and have a dedicated fish course. These cuisines converge at Mustard — both the condiment and Chennai’s new restaurant. The bi-cultural eatery opened its first branch in Goa in 2015 … Read more
New Delhi: Area under coverage for wheat jumped over five-fold to 7.56 lakh hectares in the ongoing winter sowing season ‘rabi’, according to agriculture ministry data. Wheat acreage stood at 1.47 lakh hectares in the year-ago period. In case of oilseeds, about 47.10 lakh hectares coverage has been reported as on November 4 of this … Read more
Swadeshi Jagran Manch is the second RSS affiliated body that has opposed the GM mustard since its approval was given by the Genetic Engineering Appraisal Committee Swadeshi Jagran Manch is the second RSS affiliated body that has opposed the GM mustard since its approval was given by the Genetic Engineering Appraisal Committee Genetically Modified (GM) mustard is dangerous and not ‘swadeshi’ at all, said … Read more
Farmers will prefer to grow wheat, mustard and lentils (masur) for the 2023-24 rabi marketing season as prices of these crops were higher than their minimum support price (MSP) last year, said agriculture experts. “In Punjab and Haryana, farmers in the irrigated belt will choose to sow wheat while those that fall in the rainfed … Read more
The government cut import duty on crude and refined palm oil, soybean oil and sunflower oil to provide a respite to consumers amid rising food prices ahead of the consumption-driven festive season. In a notification issued late on Friday, the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) notified the changes in customs duty rates, … Read more
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) chaired by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved the increase in the Minimum Support Prices (MSP) for all mandated Rabi crops for Rabi Marketing Season (RMS) 2022-23. It has announced the highest increase of 8.6% in prices of mustard, while the second highest increase of 7.8% is … Read more