Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma today announced that the state has achieved its highest-ever paddy procurement, clocking an impressive 6.97 lakh metric tonnes (MT) during the Kharif Marketing ...

The area allocated to monsoon-sown rice crops has surged 47% from a year earlier to 3.5 million hectares (8.7 million acres) ...

Soaking in mud and water, farmers continuously worked on the field, levelling the mud to ensure an even level and continuous flow of water, creating a favourable typography for the paddy saplings to ...

For centuries, the people of Odisha have turned to pakhala – a fermented rice dish – to beat the heat. Now it's gaining ...

Continuing her whirlwind tour of the Northeast, Union Minister of State for Youth Affairs and Sports Smt Raksha Nikhil Khadse arrived in Sribhumi today under the Centre’s Poorvottar Sampark Setu outre ...

Rice, often hailed as the “grain of life,” has nourished civilisations for thousands of years. Across Asia, nearly 90% of the ...

The results of large-scale field trials showed DRR Dhan-100 (Kamala) had a 19 per cent yield improvement over Samba Masuria, recording an average yield of 5.37 tonnes per hectare, compared to 4.5 ...

In a significant development, India on Sunday released two new genome edited varieties of rice for the first time in the world. These varieties promise to boost per hectare yields by up to 30 per cent ...

India unveils the world’s first genome-edited rice varieties—Kamala and Pusa DST Rice 1—promising 25–30% higher yields without foreign DNA. These non-GMO crops, exempt from GEAC approval ...

Pakhala Dibasa celebrates Odisha’s beloved fermented rice dish, deeply rooted in tradition. Once an offering in temples, Pakhala has evolved into a cultural symbol, enjoyed across homes and festivals.

On a blistering afternoon in Kendrapara, a coastal district in Odisha, India, Debjani Mandal stands amid the swaying green of her paddy fields, inspecting the soil with practised hands. The ...

Berhampur, The Odisha police on Sunday arrested a 47-year-old rice trader from Andhra Pradesh for allegedly cheating a rice mill owner of ₹ 77 lakh in Ganjam district about five years ago, an ...