Basmati rice exporters demand government support to improve exports

International prices of basmati have been declining over the last two years

India bans broken rice export; 20% duty on other grades

Weak monsoon has led to reduction in paddy acreage this Kharif

Ploughing on in Punjab

How successful will the state's crop deversification scheme be?

Mark of distinction

Genetic marker for authenticating Darjeeling tea

GM field trials now need panchayat nod

The scent that sells

WTO: a mock battle

APEDA to oppose Madhya Pradesh's inclusion as basmati region for GI tag

Says inclusion of the state may impact primary farmers in northern India

Coming soon: more entrants into basmati family

Russia bans rice imports from India claiming pesticide contamination

With IT villages

Elsewhere the bubble may have burst, but in rural India infotech is alive and kicking

A sticky label

US biotech industry gears up to play dirty in Europe

India's notification on Superbasmati raises eyebrows in Pakistan

India bans export of non-basmati rice