Some subsidy may be restored to tackle drought: Minister
July 27th, 2012 - 4:28 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, July 27 (IANS) The government would restart some of the subsidy programmes scrapped earlier to meet the drought-like situation following a patchy monsoon in many parts of the country ... Read more...
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Government to export two million tonnes wheat
July 4th, 2012 - 5:02 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 4 (IANS) Facing shortage of storage space, the government has decided to export two million tonnes of wheat at a base price of $228 per tonne, ... Read more...
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India to export 2 million tonnes of wheat
July 3rd, 2012 - 11:56 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 3 (IANS) Faced with a shortage of storage space, the Indian government Tuesday approved export of two million tonnes of wheat at a base price of $228 ... Read more...
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‘Allow wheat exports to Pakistan, CIS countries’
April 24th, 2012 - 8:44 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, April 24 (IANS) Punjab Tuesday asked the central government to allow the export of wheat to Pakistan and CIS countries through the Attari checkpost as the state's produce may ... Read more...
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Government to lift ban on wheat exports after elections
March 5th, 2009 - 10:11 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 5 (IANS) The government Thursday agreed in principle to lift the two-year-old ban on wheat exports once elections end in mid-May this year, said a top official.
The ... Read more...
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India to contribute wheat for SAARC food bank
November 5th, 2008 - 7:53 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 5 (IANS) Despite banning wheat exports, India will contribute 153,000 tonnes of the grain to set up a food bank for tackling food crisis in certain SAARC countries, the ... Read more...
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Ban on rice, wheat exports extended till next April
August 21st, 2008 - 5:27 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 21 (IANS) India on Thursday decided to extend the ban on exports of rice, wheat and pulses till next April in an effort to keep the staple food grain ... Read more...
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Rice export ban to continue despite good harvest forecast
July 16th, 2008 - 10:30 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 16 (IANS) Although the government is expecting bumper rice harvest this year due to good monsoon, it has no plan to relax ban on rice exports, Agriculture Minister Sharad ... Read more...
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Jairam Ramesh to visit Maldives for intensifying economic cooperation
January 28th, 2008 - 4:47 pm ICT by admin
New Delhi, Jan 28 (ANI): Union Minister of State for Commerce Jairam Ramesh will begin a three-day visit to the Maldives from tomorrow as part of his drive to expand trade and ... Read more...
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