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 …
The Act as been enacted in Haryana, Himachal, Rajasthan, Uttaranchal, Mizoram and Delhi The Centre will review preparations for implementation of the National Food security Act with the States and UTs in a meeting here on Tuesday. The Act which got accent of President Pranab Mukherjee on September, 12 after …
This Expert Group was set up by the Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas on 12th June 2013. The group has studied the current pricing mechanism for regulated petroleum products, explored various other alternatives for pricing including Export Parity Price (EPP) and made recommendations for a suitable pricing mechanism. The …
Congress-ruled states like Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand, Mizoram and Delhi have already started implementing the National Food Security Act The United Progressive Alliance government will on Tuesday review with states preparations for the implementation of its flagship National Food Security Act Tuesday, a statement said Monday. The bill, a …
Ahead of 2014 Lok Sabha elections, Congress government in Himachal Pradesh is all set to implement the ambitious food security programme of UPA government by launching the Rajiv Gandhi Ann Yojna in the state on September 20 from historic Ridge Maidan in Shimla at the hands of chief minister Virbhadra …
The parents of Shoaib, five, and Imran, three, got worried when the staff of a Born Learning Centre (BLC), who visited their house at Hennur in the City five months ago, told them that the brothers were malnourished. While Imran weighed only nine kg, Shoaib was just about 10 kg. …
Authorities fail to provide pulses to beneficiaries Tall claims of the state government of providing wheat flour (atta) and pulses (dal) to the poor notwithstanding, the beneficiaries have not been getting their share of pulses since January in the district. Sources in the Food and Supplies Department admitted that in …
An Act 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 life with dignity and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
‘The best way to feed the poor is to create more jobs’ Passing the Food Security Bill was the worst thing to do at this point of time, according to economist Rajiv Kumar. He tells Shaili Chopra that despite its noble intentions, the Bill promises to be an execution nightmare …
Will the Food Security Bill make our economy even more fragile? So far the answers to this question have distorted the picture completely, depending on whether they come from either the stock market or the activist. Development economist Jean Drèze’s voice re-shapes this into arguments of reason over fear. He …
Cost of ration, sugar in state PDS shops to increase The Union Government has agreed to financially support the Food Subsidy Scheme of the state government for the Above the Poverty Line (APL) residents of the state. Minister for Food and Civil Supplies GS Bali said this today while talking …
To ensure food security law is rolled out smoothly in most states before the next general elections, the Centre has called a meeting of state food ministers and secretaries later this month. This is the first meeting called by the Union Food Ministry after the bill was cleared by Parliament …
Having enacted its own Food and Nutritional security Act, Chhattisgarh has now simplified procedures for its implementation so that the benefits percolate down to all beneficiaries who constitute about 90% of the state's nearly 2.50 crore population. "We have simplified all necessary procedures, including the number of categories entitled for …
To cover 75% of the rural and 50% of the urban population by providing them with subsidised foodgrains The Rajya Sabha on Monday passed the food security Bill after a seven-hour discussion and technical glitches in the voting system, which caused considerable delay. The Bill had been cleared by the …
Government assures members that it won’t tinker with federal structure of governance The Rajya Sabha on Monday approved by voice vote the National Food Security Bill after the government assured members that it had no intention of tinkering with the federal structure of governance through the legislation. Members were informed …
State’s share of subsidised foodgrains will increase by 68 per cent; Centre will bear an additional subsidy of Rs.595 crore On June 14, at Manika in Latehar, 180 km from Ranchi, more than 300 men and women stood in the pouring monsoon rain to record their testimonies about the functioning …
This paper is an attempt to analyze the impact of two of India’s largest food security interventions—the Public Distribution System (PDS) and the Mid Day Meal Scheme (MDM)—on poverty outcomes and on nutritional intake. This paper offers a simple methodology to take into account the impact of food-based transfers by …
Less painful now, but future uncertain The United Progressive Alliance's (UPA) ambitious National Food Security Bill might soon become reality. After getting approval from the Lok Sabha, the Bill is headed for the Upper House of Parliament for approval. The big debate is on the financial implications as and when …
Faculty sources from IIM-Shillong said the new model for the corporation had been designed after a series of discussions with senior government officials and with stakeholders. An 'innovative' Public Distribution System (PDS) model, conceptualised and designed by the Indian Institute of Management-Shillong (IIM-Shillong), will soon try and fix "leakages" and …
Lok Sabha passed the National Food Security Bill 2013 on Monday after a series of amendments, including one-year time for states to identify beneficiaries and fixing annual grain allocation to the states. Under the new Bill, the annual allocation of gain for states have been estimated at 55 million tonne. …
MUMBAI: The state government has started plugging loopholes in the public distribution system (PDS) a day after the Lok Sabha passed the food security bill. Nearly 7.17 crore people will be covered under the plan in Maharashtra. The Democratic Front government late on Monday issued a circular to bring to …
