Activists of the Bhartiya Kisan Union clashed with cops in the grain market of Raike Kalan village in Bathinda district on Monday evening when district authorities rushed to rescue a naib tehsildar and a PUNGRAIN food inspector who had been held hostage by farmers. Jagsir Singh Jhumba, leader of the union’s Bathinda unit, confirmed that the officials were held hostage …
Food and beverages major PepsiCo India has said it will invest an additional Rs 186 crore for the expansion of its food manufacturing facility at Kosi Kalan, Mathura in Uttar Pradesh to produce nacho chip brand Doritos. Following this, PepsiCo’s overall investment in its largest greenfield foods manufacturing plant that produces Lay’s potato chips would be Rs 1,022 crore. “As …
India — Every year, Swarn Singh sows rice in his fields, knowing that the thirsty crop is draining northern India’s Punjab of its groundwater. But Singh says he has no choice, adding, “We’d rather plant crops that need less water.” The 32-year-old farmer and school teacher lives in Ransih Kalan village in the state’s Moga district, where green fields surrounding …