Govt wants to dump excess food grain in Africa
Food Corporation of India storages are spilling from excess food stocks and the new Kharif procurement season is only a month away
Good news for Indian farmers
In the absence of any National Crop Insurance Cover, there is no safety net for farmers
CAG assesses performance of ministries
The Comptroller and Auditor-General of India had submitted 16 performance reports on various sectors to the Finance Ministry and they were tabled …
Reduce food security benefits from 67% to 40% population, says panel on restructuring FCI
Shanta Kumar committee report recommends privatisation, outsourcing and cash benefit transfer to cut food procurement and distribution costs
मानसून की दस्तक, फिर भी खुले में रखा है लाखों टन गेहूं
पांच साल में भंडारण क्षमता बढ़ाने का लक्ष्य पूरा नहीं हो पाया, पिछले तीन साल के दौरान 9808 मीट्रिक टन अनाज खराब हो गया
सरकार और आढ़तियों की लड़ाई में फंसे हरियाणा के किसान
हरियाणा में 23 अप्रैल की शाम तक करीब 20 हजार किसानों ने तीन लाख मीट्रिक टन गेहूं की बिक्री की है
Can't give grains for free: Pawar
Agriculture Minister says it is not feasible to give grains for free as suggested by Supreme Court
COVID-19 lockdowns may be over but poor still go hungry
At least 4,000 vulnerable and marginalised populations surveyed across 11 states; 2/3 say they eat less now
Rs 2 lakh crore: This is what government owes the Food Corporation of India
Without the fund, FCI is borrowing money with a high interest rate; government might not be able to procure foodgrains as expected impacting …
गोदामों में जमा है बफर स्टॉक से दोगुना ज्यादा अनाज, खराब हुआ 1150 टन
31 जुलाई 2019 तक अनाज गोदामों में 711 मिलियन टन अनाज भरा हुआ था, जो तय नियमों से लगभग दोगुणा अधिक है
Narendra Modi government plans to restructure Food Corporation of India
Panel headed by former consumer affairs minister, Shanta Kumar, expected to recommend ways to bring in operational efficiency and improved …
Centre steps in to monitor food availability
Floods destroy standing crops; in July, hailstorm had damaged farms and orchards
पंजाब-हरियाणा से एमएसपी पर खरीद बंद करने की सिफारिश, किसानों को बोनस न दें राज्य
कृषि लागत और मूल्य आयोग ने सिफारिश की है कि अनाज गोदामों में स्टॉक को कम करने के लिए सरकारी खरीद कम की जाए ...
Nilam effect: heavy crop loss in coastal Andhra districts
Kharif season started with drought and ended with floods
Cabinet committee decides to reduce food buffer stocks
Go ahead for Department of Food and Public Distribution to offload excess stocks in the open market or export
Foodgrains risk rot
No place to store seven million tonnes of procured foodgrains
Parliament committee proposes no increase in foodgrain entitlement in Food Security Bill
States given the responsibility of expanding food security net to cover more households
A fiscal crisis: Why FCI needs provisioning in food subsidy budget
Mounting expenses, under-provisioning of food subsidy budget leading to a huge debt is highly worrisome
PM should head food security bill: M S Swaminathan
Giving right to food is not enough to deliver food, say speakers at a conference on food security
Unravelling the food mess
Reaching food to people who need it the most has remained one of the most stubborn problems in India. The public distribution system (PDS) is in …
Include millets in PDS for food and nutritional security, demand scientists
Area under cultivation of millets is declining in spite of national Food Security Mission