Courts cannot direct states to implement particular schemes: Supreme CourtThe Supreme Court states that the scope of judicial review in examining policy matters of the government is limited. Courts cannot direct t...
23 Feb, 2024, 12.18 PM IST
- Supreme Court asks Centre for starvation death data, tells it to respond to plea for community kitchens
It had granted two weeks to all the state governments and Union Territory administrations to file an affidavit indicating the incidence of ...
29 Sep, 2022, 08.10 PM IST
Don't make more property for friends, make right policies for people: Rahul Gandhi slams CentreTagging a report on the Supreme Court expressing strong displeasure over the Centre's response on framing a pan-India policy to implement t...
08 Dec, 2021, 04.45 PM IST
Piyush Goyal to meet food ministers of states, UTsA writ petition was filed in the Supreme Court regarding establishing the concept of community kitchens across the country to provide food ...
24 Nov, 2021, 11.50 PM IST
Have nationwide kitchens to fight hunger, Supreme Court tells CentreThe order came on a plea filed by social activists Anun Dhawan, Ishann Dhawan and Kunjana Singh, seeking subsidised canteens in all states ...
28 Oct, 2021, 08.29 AM IST
Rs 5 lakh cost on states, UTs for failing to file affidavit in SC on PIL for community kitchensThe court had on October 18 favoured setting up of community kitchens, saying the country needs this kind of system to tackle the problem o...
10 Feb, 2020, 03.03 PM IST
PIL in SC for community kitchens in all states to combat hungerThe plea alleged that many children under the age of five die every day due to hunger and malnutrition and this condition was violative of ...
01 Sep, 2019, 09.31 PM IST
Supreme Court seeks state’s explanation on kids’ deathsThis is not the first such outbreak in the country. Uttar Pradesh has had its own share of deaths due to this disease as well as the impove...
25 Jun, 2019, 07.49 AM IST
Not proper to create communal bitterness over Ram temple: Digvijay SinghThe Congress leader said that in the light of Supreme Court's suggestion, efforts should be made to resolve the dispute through mutual dial...
25 Mar, 2017, 08.16 PM IST
Maneka Gandhi for packaged food under government’s nutrition planUnion minister Maneka Gandhi on Thursday pitched for providing packaged food under the government's supplementary nutrition scheme ICDS.
11 Dec, 2015, 12.03 PM IST
Hunger deaths stalk North Bengal tea estatesThe Godhulibazar North East Society for Empowerment of Public, an NGO working in tea belt, says the number of deaths has touched 100.
30 Jul, 2014, 12.09 PM IST
Demands for safety of women grew louder in 2012Tirath created a flutter by saying that men should allocate a portion of their salaries as a honorarium in return of the work done by women...
02 Jan, 2013, 03.35 PM IST
- Universal PDS can fix the problem of malnutrition
In the new model, PDS would only supply nutritious items such as millet and pulses, and not distribute sugar or wheat.
29 Sep, 2011, 05.37 AM IST
- Court as panacea
The Supreme Court’s incursions into the executive’s domain will harm everyone.
06 Jul, 2011, 07.48 AM IST
- SC orders government to ensure no starvation deaths, asks to allocate 5 million tonnes of food grains
The Supreme Court today directed the Centre to allocate additional five million tonnes of food grains to 150 poorest districts of the count...
14 May, 2011, 07.21 PM IST
- SC seeks explanation from Plan Panel about BPL percentage, expresses unhappiness
SC has asked the Planning Commission to explain the rationale behind the criteria determining the BPL categories of people to get the benef...
21 Apr, 2011, 02.45 AM IST
- PM not for use of judicial review to erode role of govt wings
In the wake of carping comments from the Supreme Court vis-a-vis the government in various cases, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today said ...
06 Feb, 2011, 07.34 PM IST