India becomes world’s largest rice producer with 1,245.04 lakh tonnes output
New Delhi: India has emerged as the world’s largest rice producer, overtaking China, highlighting the scale and diversity of its agrarian economy. With a total rice output of 1,245.04 lakh tonnes, output is led by a group of high-performing states supported by favourable agro-climatic conditions with expanding irrigation and procurement systems.
Paddy cultivation in India is concentrated in regions with adequate rainfall, river coverage and extensive canal network.
Uttar Pradesh leads the country with 194.1 lakh tonnes, followed by Punjab at 136.67 lakh tonnes, powered by intensive farming and assured procurement. West Bengal contributes 118.54 lakh tonnes, supported by multiple rice-growing seasons.
Central and southern India also play a key role. Madhya Pradesh produced 97.11 lakh tonnes, while Telangana followed closely with 96.35 lakh tonnes, reflecting rapid expansion in recent years.
Rice remains vital in eastern and central belts too, Chhattisgarh produced 89.17 lakh tonnes, Odisha 84.54 lakh tonnes, Bihar 82.49 lakh tonnes, Andhra Pradesh 52.92 lakh tonnes and Haryana 63.71 lakh tonnes, completing the list of the top rice-producing states.
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US VP JD Vance says Lebanon not part of ceasefire, calls it ‘misunderstanding’
Budapest/Washington: US Vice President J D Vance has said that Lebanon was never included in the ceasefire understanding with Iran, describing the confusion as a “legitimate misunderstanding”.
Speaking to reporters before departing from Hungary, Vance said, “I think the Iranians thought that the ceasefire included Lebanon and it just didn’t. We never made that promise.”
He stressed that the United States had not included Lebanon in the scope of the ceasefire at any stage.
His remarks come amid continued Israeli strikes in Lebanon, where more than 200 people were reported killed, even as ceasefire talks between Iran and the US move forward.
Vance said Israel had “offered … to check themselves a little bit in Lebanon because they want to make sure that our negotiation is successful”.
He warned that if Iran allows the situation in Lebanon to affect the negotiations, it could derail the talks.
“If Iran wants to let this negotiation fall apart in a conflict where they were getting hammered over Lebanon, which has nothing to do with them and which the United States never once said was part of the ceasefire, that’s ultimately their choice,” he said.
