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Strike by ginning units evokes mixed response in Gujarat

Ahmedabad (PTI): The two-day strike of ginning units across the country beginning on Tuesday evoked a mixed response in the state as some of the units in Saurashtra region remained open to clear order backlog, industry sources...

Water returns to Saurashtra, farmers follow

It's a happy homecoming for the farmers of Saurashtra. Faced with scarcity of water they left their land and profession. But today, thanks to a new water management system employed by the state government, a reverse migration...

Comexes’ turnover up by 47% despite slump in agri-futures

PTINew Delhi: With the ban on futures trading in eight farm commodities still lingering, commodity exchanges have lost over 32% of their business in agri-futures even as the total turnover rose by 46.90% to nearly Rs28,00,000...