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 …
Food Ministry wants to limit grain procurement to the needs of PDS More than 6.6 million tonnes of wheat meant for the public distribution system, is lying in the open, running the risk of damage from rain, Minister of State for Food and Public Distribution K.V. Thomas admitted here on …
As monsoon steadily progresses across the country, the government on Thursday said that about 6.6 million tonnes of freshly procured wheat — worth about Rs 12,000 crore — spread across Punjab, Haryana, Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan was at the risk of damage for want of sufficient scientific storage facilities before …
The food ministry on Thursday assured the nation all efforts were being made to ensure foodgrains were not damaged because of improper storage. This, despite the fact that due to poor storage facilities, 6.61 million tonnes remain vulnerable to the vagaries of the impending southwest monsoon. “I can assure all …
The State Government has decided to extend public distribution system (PDS) doles to over 5,000 families of traditional marine fishermen living along the Paradip coast. The condition of fishermen living in Rajnagar and Mahakalpada areas has become precarious following the seven-month-long prohibition on sea-fishing to ensure safety of the Olive …
LUCKNOW: With reports of wheat stocks rotting across the country, the state government on Sunday said it would put in place stringent measures to ensure no foodgrain was wasted. Holding a review meeting of wheat purchase and storage ahead of the imminent monsoon, chief secretary Jawed Usmani said officers should …
A firm decision will improve the health of OMCs, government finances and rural citizens who use kerosene Global oil prices have been high in recent years even as our oil imports keep rising. Plunging value of the rupee adds to this import burden. Government’s decision to raise petrol prices is …
From identification of fewer than targeted families to not lifting adequate ration supplies from godowns to non-submission of utilisation certificates, the report of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India has found several anomalies in the Public Distribution System and functioning of the Department of Food Supplies and Consumer Affairs …
New Delhi: Highlighting irregularities and delays in the issuing of BPL and ration cards, the CAG report has slammmed the food and supplies department for its functioning. The department’s failure to identify beneficiaries for its schemes, and under utilisation of foodgrains, kerosene oil and funds also find a mention in …
The Annual Plan for the year 2012-13 for Chhattisgarh was finalised here on Thursday at a meeting between Planning Commission Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia and Chief Minister Raman Singh. The Plan size has been agreed at Rs.23,480 crore and the economic growth is targeted at 10 per cent. During …
In a major shift in policy, the Centre now plans to confine food entitlement only to below poverty Line (BPL) households and completely exclude the existing category of the above poverty line families. This is one of the significant changes proposed in the National Food Security Bill which is currently …
States appear lukewarm to bail out the Centre grappling with the “problem of plenty”, as there is no response to the food ministry’s proposal for advance lifting of foodgrains. Even though Union minister of state for food K.V. Thomas had proposed to the states to lift foodgrains in advance for …
Bhubaneswar: Appreciating Odisha's supply chain management under public distribution system, the Centre on Saturday assured the state government that FCI would procure 50,000 metric tons of surplus rice from godowns next month. The assurance was given by Union food and public distribution secretary B C Gupta who reviewed the PDS …
New Delhi Noted agricultural scientist MS Swaminathan on Thursday urged the government to invest in building infrastructure for post-harvest technology before it implements the food security Bill. Pointing out a huge mismatch between grain production and storage facilities, Swaminathan said for ensuring adequate supply of grain under the food security …
Every third malnourished child in the State is from the Hyderabad-Karnataka region, reveals a study. Bidar, Gulbarga, Yadgir, Raichur, and Koppal districts that comprise the Hyderabad-Karnataka region presents a shocking picture. Whereas the situation in Raichur is far worse than sub-Saharan countries and our own BIMARU states, the study notes. …
Plans to use UID cards to reach out to beneficiaries, following successful pilot project in Alwar, Rajasthan The government said today that it planned to provide direct subsidy to beneficiaries of kerosene oil and a pilot project in this regard in Alwar district of Rajasthan was yielding good results. "Direct …
BPCL, HPCL and Indane furnished a list of consumers with more than one cylinders If you are one of those LPG customers, ‘enjoying’ the facility of more than one gas connection, here is some serious trouble coming your way. The oil marketing companies (OMCs) - Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL), …
It will be a while before Karnataka can expect any grant from the Centre for drought relief. The Central drought assessment team headed by Parvesh Sharma on Wednesday directed the State government to furnish detailed statistics within a week’s time. The officials, at a meeting presided over by Chief Minister …
What stops the government from using good harvests to reduce, if not eliminate, hunger? For ordinary folk, a 3 per cent increase in food grain production over that of last year, combined with strong procurement operations and good buffer stocks of rice and wheat would be a cause for some …
Food Minister K V Thomas on Monday said the problem of foodgrain storage was due to procurement exceeding targets because of record production and encouraging purchase policy, and assured the state governments all help in providing jute bags to overcome the “problem of plenty”. In the Rajya Sabha, he proposed …
New Delhi: Food Corporation of India (FCI) has warned that unless the government can distribute 750 lakh tonnes of food grain, there will be no storage space for the bumper harvest being currently procured, the food ministry told Rajya Sabha on Monday. The crisis of plenty has been engaging the …
