India has removed the floor price for the export of non-basmati white rice, the government said in an official order on Wednesday, to help farmers and exporters sell various grades of rice on the world market.

The Indian government has lifted the minimum export price (MEP) of $ 490 per tonne on non-basmati white rice, encouraging increased shipments of the commodity to international markets. This decision was announced by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) in a notification on Wednesday.

The removal of the duty reflects the government's confidence in a better harvest this year, said Vijay Setia, former president of the All-India Rice Exporters Association.

Acrid clouds engulfed India's capital on Wednesday as air pollution fuelled by fireworks and farm stubble burning was ranked "hazardous" by monitors for the first time this winter.The pollutants topped 344 micrograms per cubic metre,

Acrid clouds engulfed New Delhi on Wednesday as air pollution fueled by fireworks and farm stubble burning was ranked "hazardous" by monitors for the first time this winter. Commuters walking to work cough through poisonous smog that kills thousands each year,