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Wednesday, September 3, 2025
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Topic: Foodgrain

India proposes rules to standardize Moisture Meters

New regulations aim to enhance fairness and transparency in agricultural trade.

Govt allows FCI to sell surplus wheat & rice produce to private players from next month

Surplus wheat will be sold at Rs 2,325 per quintal & rice at Rs 2,800 per quintal — lower than current market rates. Open market sale is aimed at regulating domestic supply & prices.

Revdi culture & ‘selective media coverage’ of Uttarkashi tunnel rescue operation

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

Modi government extends free food grain scheme for another five years

PM Garib Kalyan Yojana was launched during Covid pandemic & entitles ration card holders to receive additional five kg of wheat or rice.

Congress questions PM’s free food grain scheme, asks ‘why it’s not reflected in govt’s press note’

Modi govt Wednesday announced that it is providing foodgrains free of cost to over 80 crore people under PMGKAY for a period of one year, starting from January of this year.

‘Symbolic, throwback to Nehruvian socialism’, say economists about Modi govt’s subsidised Bharat Atta

After Bharat Dal in July, Modi govt Monday launched Bharat Atta, a brand under which it will sell subsidised wheat. Economists say it will likely be forgotten after 2024 elections.

US, UK, EU & others question India at WTO over wheat, rice and onion export restrictions

India has been asked basic questions such as why it hasn’t yet notified WTO of the decisions, why adequate notice wasn’t given, how long restrictions will be in place & why they were needed.

Russia halts Black Sea grain deal hours after blast on Crimea bridge

Ukraine and Russia are some of the world's biggest exporters of grain and any interruption could drive up food prices across the globe.

As Russia pulls out of Black Sea grain deal, what it means for Ukraine, India & rest of the world

Pact allowed Ukraine to safely export grain, oil, fertiliser through its ports along Black Sea. Moscow has said it will only renew its participation once its demands are met.

SubscriberWrites: Pesticide use strategies for long term sustainable agriculture

Only around 2% of the pesticides used in India are listed in the category of WHO class U (unlikely to cause any hazard).

On Camera

India-Pakistan marriage breakdown that British can’t stop crying about

Ever since the Love Is Blind: UK episode dropped, there has been a collective meltdown online over the separation of Pakistan-origin Kal Pasha and Indian-origin Sarover Kaur Aujla.

A Rs 33,000 cr ‘banking fraud’: ED’s case against Arvind Dham, Amtek’s web of ‘500 shell companies’

ED has accused Amtek promoter Arvind Dham of controlling web of nearly 500 shell companies operating as a layered structure, with up to 15 levels of indirect ownership, to divert funds.

‘Real-time, all-climate’ explosives detector could enhance airport & border security—no dogs, no swabs

Bengaluru-based CeNS designs accurate, portable, and cheap sensor using surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy. It could significantly reduce risks at vulnerable choke points. 

For Indian Mercedes, Asim Munir’s dumper truck in mirror is closer than it appears

From Munir’s point of view, a few bumps here and there is par for the course. He isn’t going to drive his dumper truck to its doom. He wants to use it as a weapon.