Judgment of the National Green Tribunal, May 27, 2025 in the matter of Sumit Saini Vs Shree Ram Steel Industries & Others. Sumit Saini, resident of village Damla, District Yamuna Nagar, Haryana had sent a letter petition dated May 14, 2022 to the NGT. The application said that around 25 …
The problem is all pervasive as the prices of almost all food items have been rising In a scenario that is all familiar in India and for that matter in many other countries too, rising food prices have become an extremely sensitive issue with major political and social ramifications that …
BURDWAN, 13 JAN: While the state agricultural marketing department is all set to sue the Panagarh cold storage that had thrown out 360 tons of potato meant for midday meal for the ICDS centres and Sisu Siksha Kendras, yet another cold storage in Burdwan town has thrown out 7500 tons …
BHUBANESWAR: The State Government has decided to abolish the storage agent arrangement in a bid to expedite the reform process in the public distribution system. A decision to this effect was taken at a high-level meeting presided over by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik. Though the State Government had taken a …
The state government would distribute 70,000 metric tons of potato, lying in cold storages in five districts, free of cost for mid-day meal and ICDS, finance minister Mr Asim Dasgupta announced today, admitting that the state exchequer had to drain off Rs 60 crore to
PHULBANI: Farmers in Phulbani district are having a harrowing time in the absence of adequate godowns and cold storage to preserve agricultural produce. The only cold storage in G. Udaygiri is in a dilapidated state and the few godowns available fail to serve the purpose, as farmers are forced to …
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The recent news items on the loss of stored grains in the godowns of the Food Corporation of India (FCI) created a huge uproar not only due to the wastage of grains but also because it was the time when the Government was planning the National Food Security Act amidst …
The high corridors of the nation are abuzz with talk about how much food should be given to the country’s poor as a right. Should it be 25 kg of rice or 35 kg of wheat a month per person at highly subsidized rates? Then they worry who should get …
BJP Accuses UPA Govt Of Creating Food Inflation Jaipur: There seems to be a deeper conspiracy behind the rotting foodgrains in FCI godowns across the country than meets the eye. According to BJP national secretary Kirit Somaiya, the Congress-led UPA government was deliberately allowing the foodgrains to rot so as …
Across Navargaon village in Korchi tehsil of Maharashtra’s Gadchiroli district one can see wheat spread out to sun on cots outside every home. The wheat is worm infested and Bhimabai Katenge, one of the residents, holds up a handful to show that the grains are nearly hollow. “This is the …
Since May the media has been beaming images of foodgrain rotting in various parts of the country. FCI’s investigation revealed that grain costing nearly Rs 50 lakh was damaged at Harduaganj, Orai and Hapur in Uttar Pradesh. “We have to procure all the grain that farmers bring to us if …
CHANDIGARH: Bharatiya Janata Party national secretary Kirit Somaiya said on Sunday that in spite of reprimand by the Supreme Court, the Centre seems little concerned about Rs.58,000 crore worth food grains rotting in various godowns. He was speaking to media persons after inaugurating an exhibition on
Devika Banerji Blame stubborn procurement policy as the root of all evil With the government sitting on heaps of foodgrain and with an acute shortage of quality storage facilities, analysts, some within the government, suggest exporting foodgrain and reviewing procurement policy. The suggestion is gaining ground among advisors and experts, …
With population growth, massive pressure has been put on natural resources to produce more agricultural products, whilst million tons of agricultural products go to waste during agricultural process. The main purpose of the study was to investigate effective factors in apple waste in Zanjan Province, Iran.
Dilip Kumar Jha / Mumbai September 28, 2010, 0:58 IST Begins using TCS software for daily update of grain movement. Changing a 46-year-old system, the Food Corporation of India (FCI), the public sector grain procurement agency, has decided to go online to make operations more transparent. It has sourced software …
Concerned over wastage of around 40 lakh tonnes of PAU 201 variety of rice in Punjab, which was rejected by the Food Corporation of India, an empowered group of ministers (EGoM) on food will try to find a solution to the vexed issue on Thursday. Sources said the EGoM headed …
The goal of food for all can be achieved only through sustained efforts in producing, saving and sharing foodgrains. The Supreme Court of India has rendered great service by arousing public, professional and political concern about the co-existence of rotting grain mountains and mounting hungry mouths. In several African countries …
P. Sainath When we have policies trample on people's rights, and people go to courts seeking redress, what should the courts do, Prime Minister? Dear Prime Minister, I was delighted to learn that you said, while also
It's all very well for the government to be happy about the increase in crop acreage, but what about food storage? A K Bhattacharya / New Delhi September 14, 2010, 0:07 IST The current mood in the various Bhavans around Raisina Hill is a little different from the general gloominess …
