Storage in South Indian reservoirs plunges to 20% of capacity

[ad_1] The water level in the 42 major South Indian reservoirs dropped to 20 per cent of the capacity with the storage in 37 of them dipping to below 50 per cent the capacity this week. Also read:Water level in over...

India’s rice procurement tops 45 mt but down 7% y-o-y

[ad_1] Rice procurement by Food Corporation of India (FCI) reached 45.44 million tonnes (mt) as of March 31 after the 2023-24 kharif marketing season began on October 1. This is 7.3 per cent lower from 49.01 mt procured a year...