COVID-19: Challenges for Andhra, Telangana farmers continue despite procurement plans

Issues of non-procurement of a number of crops, logistics and others will test the plans in their initial stages

Government proposes a regulator for public procurement

Legislation codifies rules for all government procurement and purchases

Climate-based protectionism: Green public procurement can incentivise public sector to eliminate polluting tech

The tool presents an opportunity for the Indian manufacturing sector to change course in time for major policy shifts across the world

Bumper procurement helps Odisha kendu leaf collectors amid COVID-19

The volume of Kendu leaves sold this year was worth over Rs 70 crore than 2020.

Wheat Crisis: Government procurement goals not met, food security risk increases

Wheat is being purchased at a higher rate than the MSP despite the export ban

Over a million paddy bags damaged in the open in Odisha due to rain, hailstorm

Most of the market yards had temporary sheds while several of them had permanent sheds

Punjab procures wheat in the shadow of COVID-19

Here are the problems farmers face despite government efforts

After-effects of new farm laws: Why is there chaos in the mandis

The first kharif season after deregulation of the agriculture market is underway. The government has started procuring paddy at minimum support …

Small, marginal farmers hit hard by poor paddy procurement in Bihar

Govt agencies have procured hardly 11 per cent of targeted procurement of paddy since November 15 last year

Why is wheat procurement low despite bumper production?

Two reasons being cited are aggressive wheat buying outside government ‘mandis’ by private traders and farmers holding back their stocks

Deep depression in Bay of Bengal to bring heavy unseasonal rain, strikes fear of crop loss into Odisha paddy farmers

Crops not fully reaped in some districts where government procurement is yet to start

State after state fail to procure kharif paddy

2 months into procurement season, 83% paddy lifted from Punjab & Haryana only    

COVID-19: Naveen calls for centralised vaccine procurement, decentralised vaccination

Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik writes to all state chief ministers a day after his health minister wrote to the Centre for vaccine procurement

60% wheat remains ‘unlifted’ from Punjab mandis

Amritsar and Tarn Taran Sahib have the highest amount of unlifted wheat in Punjab, 13 days after procurement started

Farmers, Dalits, ex-servicemen call for ‘Jail Bharo’ and ‘BJP Quit India’ movements

All of them launch a protest today to make their demands heard

Voting in the global marketplace

Sustainable public procurement is about governments using their large spending power to send a signal to markets that they are interested in …

Bumper kharif amid excess stock? Is India staring at hard agri decisions

Restrict procurement from Punjab and Haryana; stop procuring from states offering bonus on MSP; divert excessive stock for ethanol and cattle feed

Fewer farmers benefited from government procurement last Rabi season

Government body recommends increasing procurement of foodgrains from Bihar, UP and Rajasthan  

Delhi set to centralise drug and equipment procurement

The move will help government to regulate the drug prices by ensuring their availability

Shortage of labourers, gunny bags: Punjab in a spot over wheat procurement

The process started April 10, but ran into several hassles on the first 2 days. It has been slow across the state; has not even started at some …

Central must connect all states to food scheme for robust PDS: Parliamentary Standing Committee

Only 15 states procure rice, 8 procure wheat as part of decentralised distribution scheme 

Fear of food grain crisis due to open procurement; increasing MSP coverage the solution, say experts

Buffer stock of wheat and rice in Food Corporation of India godowns double the normal 

LED bulbs to be available at Rs 10 instead of Rs 400

Government move aimed at making best use of the energy savings potential of LED lights

Foodgrains risk rot

No place to store seven million tonnes of procured foodgrains

Punjab and Haryana are unable to get out of paddy-wheat cycle; why is that?

Experts say low returns and post harvest losses and management inefficiences among major roadblocks for crop diversification