West Bengal: ED raids premises in Kolkata, Burdwan in PDS 'scam' caseThe Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Saturday carried out raids at multiple locations in West Bengal as part of its money laundering investi...
25 Apr, 2026, 08.58 AM IST
West Asia conflict deals a double whammy to India’s farm sector: pre-harvest cost pressures, post-harvest shipping delaysSupply shocks, export disruptions, and labour shortages caused by the Iran war are beginning to strain India’s agriculture despite ample fo...
09 Apr, 2026, 10.01 AM IST
No unusual price volatility despite West Asia tensions, Government says; ample food stocks in placeThe government states essential commodity prices are stable despite the West Asia crisis. Sufficient wheat and rice stocks are available fo...
06 Apr, 2026, 04.30 PM IST
JM Financial retains Buy on PDS, target price Rs 690JM Financial maintains a buy call on PDS with a target price of Rs 690, citing strong potential for top-line growth driven by increased out...
13 Jun, 2025, 09.31 AM IST
Buy PDS, target price Rs 790: JM FinancialJM Financial maintains a buy call on PDS with an unchanged target price of Rs 790. The current market price is Rs 449.6. PDS aims for $3 bi...
11 Mar, 2025, 08.51 AM IST
Buy PDS, target price Rs 780: JM FinancialPDS Ltd. key Products/Revenue Segments include Textiles, Sale of services and Rental Income for the year ending 31-Mar-2023.
14 Jun, 2024, 09.26 AM IST
Centre looking at selling pulses via PDSAlready some states like Tamil Nadu and Chhattisgarh are distributing pulses through PDS at a subsidised rate.
11 Jan, 2017, 08.31 PM IST
- RBI allows primary dealers to trade in corporate bonds
To further develop the debt market, the Reserve Bank today allowed standalone primary dealers to trade in corporate bonds.
06 Feb, 2013, 11.00 PM IST
- Deprivatising ration shops and doorstep delivery are two measures that can clear corruption
Malnutrition and hunger are much too serious to wait for completion of bundled projects as solutions to PDS leakages.
28 Jan, 2012, 07.29 AM IST
Rotting grain & judicial transgressionThe current state-managed public distribution system is corrupt beyond redemption.
07 Oct, 2010, 05.53 AM IST
- No easy route to food security
The public distribution system (PDS) has failed to deliver on its objectives in many parts of the country.
19 Jul, 2010, 07.41 AM IST
- Dilemmas in PDS reform
The proposal to provide poor with smart cards carrying food subsidy redeemable at fair price shops seems an improvement on food coupons vul...
05 May, 2010, 05.46 AM IST
- Rice export policy after stocktaking in Sept
The government will take a call on the new rice export policy only after September when the new season begins and the stock position is kno...
19 Jun, 2009, 03.56 AM IST
- Time to steer changes in India’s food security system
Government should go for large-scale tendering system, inviting tenders from private sector to deliver grains at specified locations.
14 Sep, 2007, 03.49 AM IST
- Cong wants higher MSP for wheat
The wheat import controversy involving Union agriculture minister Sharad Pawar is likely to set the NCP chief on a collision course with Co...
13 Oct, 2006, 02.44 AM IST
- Duty-free imports unlikely to bring down wheat prices
The Centre’s decision to import 5.5m tonnes of wheat is unlikely to bring down prices of the commodity.
11 Sep, 2006, 03.28 AM IST
- Low mills’ quota not to hit sugar supply to PDS
Even as the levy quota of sugar mills has been brought down to 10 per cent from March '02, it will have no immediate impact on the supply o...
25 Apr, 2002, 02.39 AM IST