RICE

India has stockpiled more than enough rice and prices have been under control.

Some beneficiaries complain of abdominal discomfort, gastritis, diarrhoea and nausea after eating fortified rice

India set to have 38.6 million tonnes of rice in its reserves-much more than what it requires.

Addressing the 'National Workshop on Innovative Agriculture' organised by NITI Aayog, Kant further said India is now an exporter of wheat and rice

Fortified rice will help reduce malnutrition

Fortified rice with essential nutrients was started on a pilot basis for three years in 2019-20

Even 25 years after he stepped down as prime minister, H D Deve Gowda has remained relevant in Indian politics

Odisha has extended distribution of additional 5 kg of rice per head free of cost to beneficiaries of the State Food Security Scheme for four more months

This is because the European Union (EU), from where the allegation came, accounts for very little of the country's rice export

Union Food Secretary Sudhanshu Pandey on Friday stressed the need to create awareness about the benefit of fortified rice to boost demand

Some experts say fortified grain is a wasteful expenditure with no tangible results, and advocate balanced diet instead. Others cite the success of fortification in other South Asian countries.

Indian farmers have planted 49.9 million hectares (123 million acres) with summer crops, down 10.43% from a year earlier

The consignment will be sent to Singapore from Siddharth Nagar by the end of March this year

The purchases underscore tightening supplies in Asia, which could lift rice prices in 2021 and even force traditional buyers of rice from Thailand and Vietnam to switch to India

Making purchases below the minimm support price unlawful might at best help a limited set of farmers, but it could also end up hurting a large section of the population

As to which milk is best, there's no simple answer. Dairy milk tends to come out on top for nutrient quality, though soy is a good substitute from a nutrition perspective

The area planted with rice, the main food crop of the world's second-most populous country, was 26.7 million hectares, compared with 22.4 million hectares in the year-earlier period

Philippines-based Int'l Rice Research Institute to develop the new strains for the state, will also fortify traditional varieties with aroma and nutrients

New variety already launched in Bangladesh, company hopes to introduce it in India before onset of monsoon next year

The govt is considering downward revision of reserve price of rice from Rs 2,785 per quintal to Rs 2,250 per quintal in order to boost sale from central pool stock