Gandhinagar: Gujarat government has decided to extend 10 hours power supply to save groundnut and other standing crops in Saurashtra and Kutch districts following a gap in rainfall.  The areas that are to be benefitted  include Jamjodhpur, Lalpur, Manavdar, Vanthali, Mendarda, Keshod, Mangrol, Maliya Hatina talukas and entire Kutch district. Energy minister Kanubhai Desai said from 27 August to 23 September, peak power demand has increased from 55 million units to 154 million units in case ...Read More

Gandhinagar: Kharif crops have been sown in about 70 lakh hectares of land in Gujarat so far. During this period last year, 74 lakh hectares of kharif crops were planted in the state. Taking the average of the last 3 years, against the total cultivated area of ​​85 lakh hectares in the state, 81 percent of the area has seen sowing so far this year. Every year during the kharif season, cotton is grown the most in the state. This year too, cotton has been sown in the state so far in more th...Read More

Gandhinagar: The procurement of groundnut for 2019-20 season under center's Minimum Support Price (MSP) scheme started in Gujarat at 145 centers across the state from today. Earlier the procurement had started from November 1 but in the wake of the wide-spread non-seasonal rain caused by cyclonic storms in Arabian sea it was soon cancelled. The online registration for the same had started from October one. The procurement started from today will continue for at...Read More

Gandhinagar: The procurement of groundnut for 2019-20 season under center's Minimum Support Price (MSP) scheme which started a day ago at over a hundred centers across the state has been suspended till November 15 due to the ongoing spell of non-seasonal rain and the looming specter of more rain due to cyclonic storm Maha which is likely to move towards the state from the day after tomorrow. CM Vijay Rupani today said that the procurement of groundnut at the MSP has been suspended due ...Read More

Rajkot: The procurement of groundnut for 2019-20 season under center's Minimum Support Price (MSP) scheme will be started in Gujarat at over a hundred centers across the state from tomorrow, the labh pacham day. Food and Civil Supply department minister Jayesh Radadiya said that the online registration for the same had started from October one. The actual procurement would start from Labh Pacham day ie from tomorrow on 124 centers across the state under CCTV monitoring...Read More

Gandhinagar: The online registration for procurement of groundnut for 2019-20 season under center's Minimum Support Price (MSP) scheme has started from today. The actual procurement would start from Labh Pacham day ie from November 1 on 124 centers across the state under CCTV monitoring and foolproof arrangements for storage. This year the MSP has been fixed at Rs 1018 per Mun or 20 kg unit ie Rs 5090 per quintal. Today during the registration process some technical glitch...Read More

Gandhinagar: The Gujarat government has decided to start the online registration for procurement of groundnut for 2019-20 season under center's Minimum Support Price (MSP) scheme from October 1. Civil Supply Minister Jayesh Radadiya informed today. He said that actual procurement would start from Labh Pacham day on 124 centers across the state under CCTV monitoring and foolproof arrangements for storage. This year the MSP has been fixed at Rs 1018 per Mun or 20 kg unit ie Rs 5...Read More

By staff writer, Gandhidham (Kutch): In an incident that has refreshed the memory of the alleged groundnut procurement scam of 2017, sacks of groundnut mixed with large quantity of soil were found in a godown here today. A team of market yard merchants raided one Shanti godown here where sacks filled with soil mixed groundnut were found. The raid was conducted on the information by the president of Saurashtra Marketing Yard Merchants Association Atul Kamani. The ground...Read More

Gandhinagar: Around 4.20 lakh tons of ground-nut has been procured under Minimum Support Price scheme from 2 lakh 11 thousand farmers across Gujarat this year, Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs Minister Jayesh Radadiya today informed. Talking to newsmen Radadiya said that the total procurement during the 90 days was worth Rs 2200 crore at the rate of Rs 1000 per mun or per 20 kg. 'The payments have also been credited to the accounts of 92 to 95% of the farmer...Read More