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16 Oct 2024

DNA: Fake Potatoes Seized in Food Safety Raid

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31 Aug 2024

5 Effective Natural Remedies For Underarms Whitening

Dark underarms are the common and huge problem which is faced by Indian women on regular basis. But now you don’t have to worry, you can easily cure this issue at home just by doing some simple home remedies.

27 Jul 2024

Potato Crisis in Odisha: Naveen Patnaik Writes Letter to West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee

09 Jun 2023

Know How Farmers Can Maximize Potato Yields Using PepsiCo's Agri Solution

The initiative, jointly introduced with Cropin--a leading global agri-tech company, is a part of PepsiCo’s Precision Agriculture model in India for its Lay's brand of chips.

17 Mar 2023

DNA: Why is the 'king' of vegetables making farmers 'Poor'?

The bumper yield of potatoes in UP has become a curse instead of a boon for the farmers and they are not happy seeing piles of potatoes in the fields, but are sitting holding their heads. After all, why is the 'king' of vegetables making the farmers 'rank'?

24 Sep 2022

Navratri 2022: 5 easy recipes to make INSTANT dishes from potato!

Navratri is celebrated for a period of nine days to worship the nine incarnations of Goddess Durga. Hindus observe ritualistic fasts for nine days during which they avoid eating non-vegetarian food and food cooked using onion and garlic.

22 Jan 2019

Watch how a new technique is growing tomatoes and potatoes on the same plant

A new technique is growing potatoes under the root and tomatoes on top of the same plant. This new technique is called grafting and has been developed in Chhattisgarh. Watch this video for more information.

11 Jan 2018

Potato price fall worrying Punjab's farmers

Potato prices had slumped to just Rs 10 for a bag of 100 kg (one quintal) last year, leaving farmers in tears -- and most of them chose to throw their produce on the roads to rot.

19 Dec 2017

Tons of potatoes dumped in open field in Agra - Know why

Cold storage owners in Agra dumped potato stock after farmers did not turn up to take away their produce.

09 Nov 2017

'Golden' potato may boost Vitamins A, E

Potato is the staple food in some Asian, African and South American countries that have a high incidence of Vitamin A and E deficiencies.

29 Dec 2016

Know these surprising health benefits of potato juice!

Everyone loves to eat potatoes as they make delicious and crunchy snacks.

27 Dec 2016

Winter special: Simple home remedies for swollen fingers and toes!

Swollen fingers and toes are the most common problem that people face during winter season.

05 Sep 2016

Onion output scales new record at 21 million tonnes in 2015-16

Country's onion output is estimated to have touched the 21 million tonne mark -- a new record -- in the crop year ended June 2016, the government said Monday.

20 Jul 2016

'Rise in food prices confined to tomato, potato, onion'

Rise in vegetable prices is mainly restricted to increase in tomato, potato and onion rates and this has been occurring with almost alarming regularity, according to a report by SBI Research.

17 Jun 2016

Pulses, tomato prices remain high

Prices of pulses continued to rule high at up to Rs 200 per kg, while two key vegetables - tomato and potato - stayed costly at up to Rs 80 and Rs 35/kg despite multi-pronged efforts by authorities to check the rise.

25 Jan 2016

Believe it or not! A businessman buys photo of a potato for $1.5 mn

This is one news that can make it to the top of the Ripley's Believe it or Not show list. Or you could try pinching yourself twice to believe it.

14 Oct 2015

Six amazing health benefits of eating potatoes!

Though potatoes are a high-carbohydrate food, eating them in moderate quantities won't make you fatter.

29 Jul 2015

China is now world's biggest potato consumer, producer

China has become the world's largest potato producer, accounting for nearly a quarter of the global production, according to a new report.

06 Apr 2015

Punjab growers demand MSP for potato

Facing "mounting" losses due to plummeting potato prices, growers in Punjab on Monday demanded a minimum support price (MSP) for the vegetable and freight subsidy for its transportation to export markets.

24 Mar 2015

Odisha to procure potatoes from farmers at Rs 6 per kg

The Odisha government on Tuesday decided to procure 6,600 tonnes of potatoes at Rs 6 a kg from farmers even as the state assembly was stalled for the second consecutive day over alleged distress sale of the vegetable.

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