The pandemic has set in place another killer

In face of high food insecurity, more and more people are eating unhealthy

Pulses production in 2019-20 will reduce due to erratic monsoon: IPGA

Trade body also demands of removal of import restriction and quota on green peas

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

One Nation One Ration Card: Good intention but implementation may be difficult

The nature, price and quantity of items supplied through the public distribution system varies from state to state

India to import 3 mln tonnes of pulses in 2020-21

Import could lower prices of domestic pulses, increasing losses to farmers

We live in a sugar rich and protein poor world

The world over-produces grains, fats and sugar while greatly underproducing fruits and vegetables and proteins. A correction in the imbalance can …

Widow denied ration starves to death in Jharkhand's Garhwa

The victim's family was denied their monthly entitlement of 25 kg of grains under the National Food Security Act for three months

Food prices to remain lower for longer, says FAO report

Reasons behind the trend include high inventory levels, lower oil prices and renewed strength of the US dollar

Control and delete: Lack of data updating has left millions of poor Indians hungry; here is how

The government’s reliance on decade-old data due to a delay in census has resulted in exclusion of millions from the safety net of the …

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 …

CAG blames Centre for increase in foodgrain procurement cost

Lack of specific method in determining minimum support price of grains caused variation in margins over production, says report