CHANDIGARH: The 26 percent tariff imposed by US President Donald Trump will directly hit the basmati rice export from India.

Can you tell which is basmati rice and which is jasmine? For most people, that answer is probably a no. Among the many types of rice, the two seem similar. Both varieties are long-grain and are ...

According to S Chandrasekaran, a GI expert who has written the book “Basmati Rice: The Natural History Geographical Indication”, the publication of India’s application for GI tag by the EU ...

NEW DELHI: India in now allowing exports of non-basmati white rice as inventories in the world’s biggest exporter of the grain surged and farmers are set to harvest a new crop in the coming weeks.