Sources had said in a meeting last month, the empowered group of ministers on food, headed by finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee, had recommended that the import duty on rice be scrapped.
India's ban on non-basmati rice exports has been a boon to competitors like Thailand whose shipments have risen by 1.7 million tonnes in 2008, the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) said.
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Super Rice, the newly-developed hybrid rice breed by Chinese scientists, has set a new world record in output, officials said.
Strengthening of rupee has made Indian rice dearer in the international market
Over the past year, Amul has undergone a transformative journey, evolving from a dairy-centric entity to a comprehensive foods company. Since 2022, PepsiCo India, too, has embarked on extensive launches in the food category. Not to be left behind, ITC, which has been introducing an average of 100 fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) products across categories every year, has also launched a number of packaged food items.
India's rice export is estimated to have reduced by a half to nearly 2.5 million tonnes in 2008-09 against the previous fiscal, though overseas shipment of the commodity has remained at about the same level in value.
Rice, 50, will become the first female black secretary of state if she accepts the offer.
Soya chunks and peas, in a spicy gravy, with rice or rotis is wonderful midday meal.
Rural dvelopment mnister C P Joshi said there will not be any shortage of resources to execute the plans announced on Thursday.
This is Rice's first trip to India after assuming her new charge in the second Bush administration.
United States President-elect Barack Obama called up Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice again on the morning of Thanksgiving Day, to get the latest update on the Mumbai terror attacks.A spokesman for the President-elect said, "This morning, President-elect Obama spoke with Secretary Rice by phone to get an update on the situation in Mumbai."The President-elect also called Indian Ambassador Ronen Sen to condole the loss of innocent lives and to convey his deepest sympathies.
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Appearing to change the tone after tough talk on Mumbai attacks, the US on Thursday said Pakistan "understands its responsibilities" to respond to terrorism wherever it exists and sounded convinced that Islamabad would act against those responsible for the strikes in India.
United States Ambassador to the United Nations Susan Rice has withdrawn herself from the race of Secretary of State, considering the stiff opposition she might have faced from the opposition Republican Senators during the confirmation process.
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In most parts of the landlocked northeastern state, items such as rice, potato, onion and egg besides LPG cylinders and petrol are selling at rates much above the ones fixed by the government.
The rice purchases of the Centre has gone up by 18 per cent to 248.98 lakh tonnes as till on Tuesday, compared with 210.43 lakh tonnes in the year-ago period, according to data available with Food Corporation of India, which is government's nodal agency for procurement and distribution of the foodgrain. If the purchases go on at this speed, FCI may procure another bumper amount of rice as production is estimated to be 989 lakh tonnes this year, a government official said.
Procurement by the end of this season is likely to touch a new record of 29-30 million tonnes, surpassing the earlier high of 28.4 million tonnes. The country's rice output in 2008-09 is also estimated at an all-time record of 98.89 million tonnes. Punjab has been the largest contributor to the rice stock at 8.38 million tonnes, followed by Andhra Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and Chattisgarh. Procurement is up in all top-producing states except in Haryana and Chattisgarh.
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United States Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, hours before arriving in New Delhi, was circumspect when asked if US intelligence had warned India that a deadly terror attack in Mumbai is likely, as reported by the media, which is quoting unnamed counter-terrorism officials.Rice said that "We've been through that in the United States. It's a tough business, particularly, for a democracy, and so I have to tell you, I have a lot of empathy for what they're going through."
One of the reasons why food prices are increasing all across the world is the shortfall in agricultural output.
Kevin de Bruyne struck twice to inspire Manchester City to a dominant 4-2 win at Crystal Palace on Saturday and move the champions level on points with Liverpool at the top of the Premier League table.
"I am not giving you any date or I am not promising you any thing but things will ease and we will be able to remove these temporary restrictions," the minister said. He further said for the first time three crisis in global economy -- fuel, food and financial - caused certain strains in Indian economy and forced the government to put certain restrictions on export of non-basmati rice.
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Inder Singh and his three accomplices were arrested on Sunday night on the charge of murdering Jhagoo.
Stephanie Rice doesn't seem to be making any friends on Celebrity Apprentice.
'If you keep on irritating the body by allowing all kinds of pollutants to get into it, the body cells are going to get irritated and cancer will come.'
Terming the waiver granted to India by the 45-member Nuclear Suppliers group as a 'huge step' in the relationship between the United States and India, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has complimented the role played by the Indian government in Vienna.In comments made to the traveling press in Algiers on Saturday, Rice said India showed a lot of leadership skills in Vienna, where everybody took everyone else's concerns seriously and found the ways to bridge it.
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During their visit to the holy city, the Congress leaders will take a dip in Saryu river, and then visit the Ram temple and Hanumangarhi temple, Rai said on Sunday.
Your mornings are made if you start them with this spiced vermicelli dish.
Jackfruit curry is an unsual dish to make and keeps both vegetarians and non-vegetarians happy.
Sean McCormack, spokesman for Rice, said that the US Secretary of State would return to Stanford University, where she was a tenured professor.
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Make the ragi batter in advance and store it in the refrigerator. It comes handy when you're short of time in the kitchen.
In a recent call to Filipinos, president Arroyo said they should boil rice with sweet potatoes or they should go for cheaper cereals to avoid going hungry as rice prices soared to record levels. "This is a once-a-millennium global crisis. We have an action plan," Arroyo said, noting that residents of the central island of Cebu are already using cheap sweet potatoes to beat the crisis.
Deepa Mehrotra's Diwalis in her hometown of Sitapur were full of rang.
Rising rupee, local freight make export less competitive.
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