First foxtail millet food safety certification from AP outfit

The first organization to receive IndG.A.P certification for foxtail millet is a farmer-producer organization (FPO) called Sri Rapthadu Mandala Raithu Utpatti Darula MACS, which is based in the Andhra Pradesh district of Anantapur. It is supported by the agricultural businesses Samunnati and eFresh Agri Business Solutions. The development occurs at a time when India’s government…

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Following a two-year decline in consumption, palm oil imports to India may reach a four-year high.

According to a senior industry official who spoke to Reuters on Tuesday, India’s imports of palm oil might increase 16% to a four-year high of 9.17 million tonnes in 2022/23 as demand is expected to increase following two years of contraction due to COVID-led lockdowns. Palm oil futures are already trading near their highest level…

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NTPC records a roughly 12 % increase in electricity production from April – February of this fiscal year.

The state-owned power producer NTPC announced on Monday that its electricity production increased by over 12% between April – February of last year to 364.2 billion units. NTPC Ltd. “recorded 11.92% rise in generation, i.e. 364.2 BU in FY23 through February month, compared to the country’s generation growth of 9.56%,” according to a company release….

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