No transparency in PDS, says study
60 per cent of ration shops routinely remain closed during working hours. New Delhi: A study on the status of the implementation of the National Food Security Act (NFSA) in Delhi has found that the
Public Distribution System (PDS)
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Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India on Food Corporation of India
The Comptroller and Auditor General of India has said in an audit report on the Food Corporation of India (FCI) that more than 4.72 lakh tonnes of wheat valued at Rs700.30 crore got damaged in Punjab till
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Indian food and welfare schemes: scope for digitization towards cash transfers
The paper presents a case for a phased rolling out of direct benefits transfer (DBT) for Food in India. By studying all states and Union Territories on three broad parameters: demographics, performance
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We can't afford to lose farmers
The farmers are in trouble because the glut means that the value of the crop has gone down It took the tragic death of six farmers in Madhya Pradesh for the national media to report on the deep-rooted
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Uttarakhand farmers resist genetically modified tide with local seeds
UPLI NAGNI, TEHRI-GARHWAL: The words 'seed capital' take on a whole new meaning in the hills of Uttarakhand. Far from the networks of seed corporations, farmers here still do agriculture in the traditional
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Telangana social development report 2017
The Telangana Social Development Report 2017(TSDR) presents a statistical profile of the social sector in the state of Telangana, drawing on data from various rounds of NSSO supplemented by Census data,
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The State/UT Agricultural Produce and Livestock Marketing (Promotion & Facilitation) Act, 2017
Launching a major move to liberalise agricultural markets in the country, the Centre circulated among the states a draft model law seeking to break the monopoly of traditional APMC mandis and allowing
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Rural-urban transformations and food security in India: the challenges and opportunities of peri-urbanisation
In India, peri-urban areas are too often neglected. Many people live in poverty and face increasing marginalisation and food insecurity. Yet peri-urban agriculture could be a major contributor to poverty
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Impact of India’s National Food Security Act on domestic and international rice markets
<p>This study analyzes the long-term impact of India’s Food Security Act on its domestic rice market and the international market for rice.</p>
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Economic Survey of Maharashtra 2016-17
The Economic Survey of Maharashtra is a concerted endeavor of Directorate of Economics and Statistics, Planning Department, which is prepared every year and the same is presented in the Budget Session