Food Grain

A revocation would be another step by the world’s leading grain and sugar producer to ease pandemic-era restrictions on several farm goods.

Food processing industry invests Rs 4,900 crore under PLI scheme so far: Govt

Incentives amounting to Rs 800 crore are likely to be disbursed in the current financial year. Sales-based incentive of Rs 107.3 crore has been disbursed so far

Global food security on the edge as Russia exits grain deal

How much of a price jump is harder to predict since the safe-passage deal was already set to expire in mid-November if no agreement is reached to extend it

Commodities roared into new quarter. Now comes the hard bit

Here are some of the main items for investors to track next week, with attention also falling on struggles along the Mississippi River as water levels dwindle; China’s return to the fray after a week-long break; and key data from Asia on the world’s most-consumed cooking oil

India's food grain output from summer crop seen down 3%

Production of summer-sown rice is estimated to fall 2 percent to 94.48 million tonnes, while production of pulses could drop 7.5 percent to 8.71 million tonnes, the government said in a statement.

Expert seeks greater NREGA push to help reeling farm sector

With the farm sector reeling under its worst crisis in years, Pradeep Kashyap, founder and CEO of rural consulting firm MART says the way forward is to augment government schemes such as NREGA as these will "create income in the hands of the poor".

Revenue growth is on-track, says Globus Spirits

In an interview to CNBC-TV18 Ajay K Swarup, managing director, Globus Spirits spoke about the financial performance of the company in the quarter gone by. He informed that the company‘s growth is on track.

Punjab rice delivery for 2011-12 to central pool picks up

Rice procurement from Punjab for the central pool has picked up for 2011-12 season, with rice millers so far delivering 18.77 lakh tonne of rice, up by 8 lakh tonne in comparison to procurement made in corresponding period last year.

RTI query busts major PDS scam in Maharashtra

An RTI query has unearthed a major scam in the Public Distribution System, as many as 42 lakh bogus ration cards have been issued in Maharashtra leading to large scale theft of food grain.