A grain consumed by millions Rice in its domesticated form is the staple food for over half of the world’s human population, particularly in Asia and Africa. Historins believe that Asian rice was domesticated in China some 13,500 to 8,200 years ago, while African rice was domesticated in Africa some 3,000 years ago. China and India are among the largest consumers … Read more
Kolkata: The harsh summer and heatwave conditions have come as a blessing to the country’s rabi paddy crop, which is being harvested now. Crop quality has improved as the moisture content has gone down naturally, and traders can store the grains longer.As a result, the price of rabi rice, which started to arrive in the … Read more
Karnataka will increase the commission amount for PDS distributors. Representational | Photo Credit: Rajendra Singh Hajeri Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Thursday announced hike in commission amount for PDS distributors from ₹1.24 to ₹1.5 a kg of rice given to beneficiaries. This has been a long-pending demand of the distributors. He made the announcement at an … Read more
A team in South Korea say they have cracked how to grow beef muscle and fat cells inside grains of rice. Source link
Irrigation, Food, and Civil Supplies Minister, N Uttam Kumar Reddy inspecting a fair price shop in Huzurnagar in Suryapet district on December 25, 2023. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Irrigation, Food, and Civil Supplies Minister, N Uttam Kumar Reddy criticised the ‘distorted’ policy of the earlier BRS government, which entrusted paddy stocks worth ₹22,000 crore to … Read more
New Delhi: India’s exports of basmati rice to Egypt and European countries may get hit if the conflict in the Red Sea doesn’t abate and the country may have to take a longer route around Africa to ship the commodity which can raise costs by 15-20%, an official said Thursday. Moreover, overall exports face a … Read more
Agreeing to exchange information on rice and acknowledging the multiple benefits of millets, the ASEAN-India Summit held here on Thursday decided to strengthen cooperation on food security and nutrition through promoting mutual trade and investment. The Member States of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and India in the ‘ASEAN-Indian Joint Leaders’ Statement on … Read more
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BJP State President Somu Veerraju. | Photo Credit: G.N. Rao BJP State president Somu Veerraju demanded that the vehicles in which rice is being distributed by the Andhra Pradesh government at the doorsteps of ration card holders should display signs making clear that the scheme is sponsored by the Central government. In a letter to … Read more
A file photo of Congress leaders Siddaramaiah, D.K. Shivakumar and M.B. Patil unveiling the Anna Bhagya scheme pre-elections at party office in Bengaluru. | Photo Credit: HANDOUT E MAIL Unable to procure the required quantity of rice to implement the Anna Bhagya scheme, Karnataka government has decided to pay ₹34 per kg to the beneficiaries. … Read more
Karnataka Sugarcane Cultivators’ Association president Kurubur Shantha Kumar has urged the State government to procure rice and millet from local farmers instead of approaching other States or the Centre. He has written to Chief Minister Siddaramaiah following the State’s accusation that the Centre had refused to release additional rice for Karnataka and was impeding the … Read more