The World Meteorological Organization’s State of the Climate in Asia 2024 report warns that the region is warming nearly twice as fast as the global average, driving more extreme weather and posing serious threats to lives, ecosystems, and economies. In 2024, Asia experienced its warmest or second warmest year on …
With Odisha, which has a substantial number of poor families, rolling out the National Food Security Act (NFSA) on Sunday in 14 districts of the state, the total number of states and union territories (UT) implementing the mega social sector scheme has gone up to 20. Sources told FE that …
Social protection is emerging as a critical tool in the drive to eradicate hunger, yet the vast majority of the world's rural poor are yet to be covered. The State of Food and Agriculture 2015 published by FAO finds that in poor countries, social protection schemes - such as cash …
With pulses too expensive and unavailable on PDS, the urban and rural poor are relying heavily on starch for sustenance Women and men working on the hillsides is a common sight when travelling through Odisha's Kandhamal district. All day, they crouch in the scorching sun, using crude tools to break …
This publication provides an overview on the main issues debated during the development and passage of the India’s National Food Security Act (2013), which legally binds national and state governments to extend far-reaching social protection to the country’s population. It raises many lively and pertinent debates that may be useful …
State Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs Minister Saryu Roy said that distribution of rice and wheat under the recently rolled out National Food Security Act in Jharkhand would start October 11. Talking to mediapersons here on Sunday, Roy said that a decision in this regard was taken on Saturday. …
Agriculture and food security sector experts on Thursday expressed their concerns over the adverse impact on farm sector due to the possibility of GM mustard being cultivated commercially in India. Agricultural technologies in the seed sector such as GM mustard is detrimental to overall farm sector, they opined at a …
The Tripura and Mizoram governments have almost computerised their Targeted Public Distribution System (TPDS) to implement the National Food Security Act (NFSA), official sources in the two States said. “We will start implementing the food security act from next month. Our necessary preparation are almost completed,” Tripura Chief Minister Manik …
A report published by the National Sample Survey Office (NSSO) on Thursday revealed a sharp 24 percentage points drop in the number of rural households using kerosene for lighting, and an equal increase in electrified households since 1999-2000, the date of the last such relevant survey. Titled 'Energy Sources of …
Question raised in Lok Sabha on PDS beneficiaries, 21/07/2015 . Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation’s National Sample Survey Office (NSSO) in its Consumer expenditure survey collects data on domestic consumption of different food and non-food items. Quantity consumed from PDS and/or other sources is separately collected for rice, wheat, …
Question raised in Lok Sabha on National Food Security Act, 21/07/2015. Central Government enacted the National Food Security Act 2013 (NFSA) to provide for food and nutritional security in human life cycle approach, by ensuring access to adequate quantity of quality food at affordable prices to people to live a …
Question raised in Lok Sabha on Public Distribution System, 21/07/2015. TPDS is operated under the joint responsibility of the Central and the State/Union Territory (UT) Governments wherein the operational responsibilities for implementation of TPDS within the State/UT rest with the State/UT Governments concerned. There have been complaints about irregularities including …
The state government publishes Socio-Economic Survey report every year along with the budget documents placed in both the Houses of the State Legislature. The present Socio-Economic survey 2014-15 report presents information pertaining to the financial year of 2014-15 and covers 13 districts of Andhra Pradesh. The report essentially attempts to …
The state food and supplies department will take strong action against ration dealers in case they violate the National Food Security Act, Jyotipriya Mallick, the state minister for food and supplies said on Wednesday. Mallick said that if any ration dealer shorts any beneficiary of the quantity of PDS foodgrain …
This paper outlines India’s achievements in the area of food and nutrition security, and explores what lessons India has to offer to other South countries, and the institutions through which such knowledge sharing may be accomplished.
New official data show that the proportion of Indian households using the Public Distribution System has nearly doubled over seven years. These households are relying more on the PDS and less on open market sources than before. The National Sample Survey Organisation’s report on the ‘Public Distribution System and Other …
Delhi suffers from air pollution caused by transportation, road dust, industries and domestic air emissions says Delhi Economic Survey 2014-15 released on 24 June 2015. Economic Survey of Delhi 2014-15: In reflection of growing economic prosperity of Delhiites, the per capita annual income in the national capital rose by nearly …
Ranchi: The state government will implement National Food Security Act in Jharkhand from July 1 in a phased manner for which the Center gave its in-principal approval on Saturday. In the first phase the popular law will be implemented in eight districts including Chatra, Deoghar, Lohardaga, Latehar, Ramgarh, Dumka, Jamtara …
This article provides evidence on the role of consumer food subsidies in improving nutritional intake and diet quality by evaluating the expansion of the government food assistance program coverage in the hunger prone state of Odisha in India. In 8 districts of Odisha, popularly known as the Kalahandi-Balangir-Koraput (KBK) region …
The UPA-II government’s flagship programme, the Food Security Bill, which comes with a neat price tag of Rs 1.23 lakh crore, holds the promise of eradicating hunger. If passed, the bill, it is expected, will ensure foodgrain to 67 per cent of the poor. Surely, with elections round the corner, …
The Jammu and Kashmir High Court has asked the state government to file an affidavit stating whether it wants to implement the National Food Security Act, 2013. The directions were issued by a division bench of the High Court following public interest litigation by Tariq Ali Najar. Najar in his …
