Telangana civil supplies officials warn rice millers and traders against hoarding and unjustified price hikes; strict action planned to prevent artificial scarcity. Telangana’s civil supplies department warns rice millers and wholesale traders of legal action against hoarding and unjustified price hikes amid rising rice prices. Two agriculture specialists point to stockpiling and speculation by market players who use uncertainty ahead of festivities to ‘exploit’ consumers A model of a sugarcane-based fuel station.