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Karnataka to impose ban on Bt Brinjal

Karnataka Horticulture Minister Umesh Katti said that the state government would enforce ban on the commercial cultivation of Bt Brinjal in the state.

Price rise will be in control soon: Pranab

FM said there was an imbalance between the demand and supply and the Centre has taken notice of it.

Food prices to soften on better output: Montek

India's farm output in the year to March 2010 will be better-than-expected and could lead to a softening of food prices, Montek Singh Ahluwalia said.

Ramesh loses cool as Bt Brinjal consultation generates heat

Chaos, anger, repartees and some scientific reasoning marked the seventh public hearing on Bt Brinjal in Bangalore with Jairam Ramesh facing attacks.

Let farmers decide on Bt brinjal: Bicon chief

Biotech veteran Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw has slammed attempts to politicise the Bt brinjal issue.

Nafed to import 25,000 tonnes of Canadian yellow peas

Agri cooperative major Nafed has invited bids for import of 25,000 tonnes of Canadian yellow peas to be delivered by March.

Open mkt sale cools wheat prices

Wheat prices in the wholesale markets have come down ever since the government started liquidating its huge inventories at a brisk pace through the open market sale scheme for bulk consumers.

Pepper prices likely to firm up in March

The pepper market is likely to overcome the selling pressure and firm up towards the end of March based on strong domestic demand and shorter supply, says a study by the....

PM urged to stop sugar supply to industrial users

A senior Maharashtra Congress leader has urged the Prime Minister to restrict industrial users from consuming domestically produced sugar.

Sugar turns weak on reduced demand

Sugar prices fell marginally at the Vashi wholesale market following reduced buying from stockists and traders.

Rising prices burden the poor

Rising prices of essential commodities coupled with wage deflation and increasing joblessness are pushing the poor households in India to a point of distress.

Ramesh faces public fury over Bt Brinjal

Union Minister of State for Environment and Forest Jairam Ramesh was gheraoed by people opposing the introduction of Bt Brinjal in the country.

Food prices to ease next fiscal: Pawar

Food prices are expected to decline in the next fiscal on the back of higher farm output and the only worry then for the government would be on storage, Food and Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar has said.

Govt to sell cereals to check price rise: Montek

India's Planning Commission Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia said the government would 'aggressively' sell cereals in the open market to rein in surging food prices.

Sugar stock to be verified at all UP mills

In a bid to check illegal purchase of sugarcane by mills, the state government has directed cane development and excise departments to verify stocks of cane, sugar and molasses or raw sugar at all mills in Uttar Pradesh, an official spokesman said.

Pawar at it again, predicts milk price hike

Union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar on Wednesday said, the price of milk would increase, as there is a scarcity of milk in north India.

Bt brinjal is safe: Chavan

Amid a raging debate over the release of Bt brinjal for commercial use, science and technology minister Prithviraj Chavan on Tuesday said genetically tweaked variety of the vegetable was “safe for all”.

SC asks Govt to clarify on GM crops' protocol

Application of transgenic technology in agriculture has become a controversial issue in the country.

Wholesale sugar prices have dipped: Pawar

Pawar said, "it takes about 10-15 days in retail so we hope that the process will start soon."

Centre taking steps to arrest price rise: PM

Manmohan Singh assured a Congress delegation here that the Centre would take steps to arrest the rise in prices of essential commodities, according to WBPCC working President Subrata Mukherjee.

Govt allows duty free sugar imports till Dec end

The government allowed import of refined sugar at zero duty up to December 31 this year in the wake of sweetener prices nearing Rs 50 a kg in the retail market.

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