| MP to sell foodgrains in open market | 09-NOV-09 |
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| To counter growing inflation, the state government has decided to sell foodgrains at cheaper rates in the open market. A quota of 54,000 metric tonnes of wheat and 381 metric tonnes of rice was released in the open market in cities including Bhopal, Indore, Ujjain, Gwalior and Jabalpur. |
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| Govt targets additional 8.5 MT foodgrain output | 04-NOV-09 |
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| The government targets additional production of 8.5 million tonnes of foodgrain and 1.5 million tonnes of oilseeds in the rabi season this year to compensate for the loss of farm output in the summer season, Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar said today. |
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| 252 districts in 10 states are drought affected: FM | 27-AUG-09 |
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| India's farm production in the Kharif season could fall by 15-20 per cent due to poor monsoon that has resulted in drought situation in 252 districts in ten states, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee said today. |
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| Adequate foodgrains available for any difficult situation: PM | 08-AUG-09 |
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| Observing that the country was facing a "difficult situation" following delayed and deficient rainfall, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today said the Centre has adequate foodgrains and would not hesitate to take strong measures and intervene in the market if the need arose. |
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| Sufficient foodgrain stocks to meet demand for 2009-10: Govt | 17-JUL-09 |
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| "The present stocks of foodgrains available in the central pool are sufficient to meet the demand of foodgrains under PDS and other welfare schemes at present level of allocations during the current year 2009-10," Minister of State for Food and Public Distribution K V Thomas said in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha. |
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| 'Heavy rains in next 48 hrs' for Gujarat | 15-JUL-09 |
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| The weather department has warned of heavy to very heavy rains in some parts of Gujarat in the next 48 hours following an off-shore trough present in the Arabian sea. |
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| Rains continue to lash Rajasthan | 15-JUL-09 |
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| Rains continued to lash out at almost all the divisions of the desert state since last evening, MET department said here. |
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| Widespread rains in Vidarbha region | 15-JUL-09 |
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| The entire Vidarbha region has received widespread rains and two rivers in Nagpur district were overflowing, official sources said today. |
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