The Indian government has prohibited export of non-basmati white rice, a Directorate General of Foreign Trade notification said on Thursday.

India: Govt bans export of non-basmati rice to keep domestic prices in check

India bans export of non-basmati white rice

India, the world’s biggest rice exporter, banned shipments of non-basmati white rice to maintain domestic prices at comfortable levels ahead of the general election due in early 2024.

India bans non-basmati white rice exports to check local prices

As clouds loom over global food grain supplies after Russia’s withdrawal from the black sea grain deal, India has banned the export of rice with immediate effect. But the ban is limited to varieties of non-basmati white rice.

India's ban jolts food grain supply

Scientists at the international rice research are experimenting with climate-resistant rice in the Philippines. Scientists are extracting genes of the desirable traits from rice grains and combining them into other varieties of rice to make a more favourable crop. These are designed to survive adverse climate conditions, including both floods and droughts. Check out our report.

Scientists experiment with rice that be grown in extreme climate conditions

Iran has halted the imports of tea and basmati rice from India. It has stopped signing contracts for fresh imports. Why? Is it because of the ongoing anti-hijab protests or is there something else? Molly Gambhir reports.

Gravitas: Iran halts imports of rice & tea from India

Last week, the Indian government banned the export of broken rice with immediate effect. Moreover, the Centre imposed a 20 per cent export duty on non-Basmati rice, except for parboiled rice, to boost domestic supplies.

One million tonnes of rice stuck at Indian ports after rice export ban & duty imposition

The world's top exporter of rice India has been hit by patchy rains. A fall in rice production is expected to raise food prices. Watch this report.

The world's top exporter of rice India hit by patchy rains; Fall in production to raise food prices

If research is to be believed, rice seems to have led to the 'downfall' of chickens. Well, not literally. But the study has found that the chickens used to live high up in trees and were tempted to come down due to rice farming.

Rice seems to have led to ‘downfall’ of chickens, says study. Find out how

Amid the economic crisis in Sri Lanka, India has extended a helping hand to the island nation. On Tuesday (April 12) news agencies reported that the stock of 11,000 MT of rice from India reached Colombo.

Sri Lanka economic crisis: 11,000 MT rice from India reaches Colombo ahead of Lanka's New Year

Sri Lanka may be on a brink of bankruptcy as the island country faces an acute financial crisis topped by a blow to a food supply. As 2022 begins, Sri Lanka is looking to face record-high inflation, financial crisis, exorbitant food prices, humanitarian crisis, and pandemic-induced disruptions. The Sri Lankan government had decided to temporarily ban the use of chemical fertilizers in May 2021. The ban led to protest by farmers ultimately leading to a drastic drop in cultivation in Sri Lanka. Moreover, long queues were seen outside shops for bare necessities lie milk, sugar, and rice. Also, several shops in the markets were shut. Opposition MP Harsha de Silva told Sri Lankan parliament that the country would go bankrupt.

Sri Lanka may go bankrupt in 2022? From financial to food crisis Sri Lanka’s woes amid Covid

It is not just rice that India is supplying to the kitchens in China. Along with rice, the demand for chillies has increased too. China, one of the primary chilly producers of the world, has now started importing the key ingredient required for its cooking from India.

China falls for 'hotter' than anywhere Indian chillies, import goes up

Dozens of people in Cambodia recently died after drinking toxic home-brewed alcohol. A man named Prom Vannak, who was 50 years old, had some wine for his uncle's funeral.

Various killed in Cambodian village due to a bad batch of rice wine

Basmati, a distinctive long-grain rice now at the centre of the latest tussle between India and Pakistan as India has applied for an exclusive trademark that would grant it sole ownership of the basmati title in the EU.

India claims ownership of 'Basmati' rice

Reaching out to Madagascar yet again, India will be sending 1000 tonnes of rice and malaria medicine to the Indian Ocean island country. Southern Madagascar has been impacted by devastating famine and according to a November 2020 report by the World Food Programme, families are forced to eat insects.

India-Madagascar FMs talk; New Delhi to send 1000 tonnes of rice and malaria medicines

India has once again stepped up to help a country in need. This time, India is gifting 2,000 tonnes of rice to Syria where people have been starving due to economic collapse and constant violence.

India gifts 2,000 tonnes of rice to Syria as 'humanitarian assistance'

Iraq's trade ministry released a statement on Saturday that the country has only 190,000 tonnes of rice available in its coffers for its food rationing programme.

Only 190,000 tonnes of rice left in the country for food programme: Iraq's trade ministry

India's rice exports in April-June dived 28.2% from a year ago to 2.35 million tonnes, a government body said on Monday, as demand for non-basmati rice was subdued from African buyers.

India's April-June rice exports dive 28.2%

Rice export prices in India extended gains this week helped by a stronger rupee, while expectations of fresh supplies entering the market weighed on Thai rates along with muted demand across major paddy-growing countries.

Strong currency props up Indian rice rates, wider demand subdued

Asian rice exporting hubs saw tepid activity this week, with prices for the staple from top exporter India dipping on lower demand, while Bangladesh mulled a review of its ban on exports of the grain.

India rice rates dip as demand slows, Bangladesh to review export ban

Top Asian rice exporting hubs India and Thailand were hit by slack demand with fresh overseas deals few and far between, while a booming harvest and stronger baht added further pressure on Thai markets.

Rice demand dwindles in top Asian exporters; Thai rates hit by fresh supplies

Cambodia and Myanmar have railed at the European Commission for resuming tariffs on millions of dollars of rice, with one ministry describing the move as a "weapon" against already poor farmers.

Cambodia, Myanmar hit out at tough EU rice tariffs

Puducherry Lieutenant Governor Kiran Bedi has withdrawn the order that restricted rice subsidy to villages which were not free from open defecation and garbage

Kiran Bedi withdraws order restricting rice subsidy to 'clean' villages

Affected districts are located in the northern, northwestern and eastern provinces of Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka: Over 500,000 people are affected from drought

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