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Decoding govt’s wheat strategy: Can higher procurement push and export quota hike lift the sector?Experts say wheat procurement may be constrained by limited storage, while exports remain largely uncompetitive globally.
Woman, husband arrested for stealing Rs 90 lakh from father's houseIn Roorkee, a woman and her husband were arrested for allegedly stealing ₹90 lakh from her father's house. Driven by financial difficulties...
Ahead of Char Dham yatra, fresh cracks appear on road between Joshimath and BadrinathTo make the journey of pilgrims to Badrinath safe, the road from the entry point of Joshimath to the gas godown on way to Auli needs to be ...
Chlorine gas leak in Uttarakhand's Rudrapur; SDM, DSP among 34 hospitalisedThe mishap took place early in the morning in the busy Azad Nagar Transit Camp area of Rudrapur. People began to faint and scamper about in...
Samyukt Kisan Morcha will hold protests in poll-bound states if farm bills not repealed, warns Rakesh TikaitHundreds of farmers encamped at the three border sites of Delhi are demanding that the three contentious farm laws be repealed and a legal ...
Government to distribute free 5 kg foodgrain to poor in May, JuneIn line with Prime Minister Narendra Modi's commitment to the poor, the government has decided to provide free food grains to about 80 cror...
Enough stock sent to states for free grain distribution to PDS beneficiaries under PMGKAYUnder PMGKAY, 5 kg foodgrains per ration card holder and one kg pulses per household will be given for next three months. This is over and ...
One nation, one ration card: Inside food ministry's ambitious scheme to make ration cards portableThe food ministry is moving towards making ration cards portable to help migrant workers.
PDS scam worth Rs 600 crore unearthed in UttarakhandThe irregularities were detected in the course of documentary verification conducted at PDS godowns in Rudrapur, Kashipur and Kichcha by th...
Narendra Modi government gearing up to announce Food Security Act with Rs 130,000 crore outlayThe planned commitment is greater than the entire allocation towards food subsidy in this year’s Budget — Rs 124,419 crore.
Uttarakhand CM Harish Rawat lays foundation stone of projects worth over Rs 100 croreHe inaugurated schemes worth Rs 211.78 lakh yesterday and announced a slew of projects for the Bageshwar district.
Uttar Pradesh sugar mills to stay shut, say output unviableSugar mills in Uttar Pradesh have decided to remain shut in the new season saying their operations are unviable after making losses for fou...
El Nino doesn’t always cause drought, reveals Icrier studyThe Icrier study pointed out that in 2000, 2005 and 2009, agriculture GDP rose despite rains being significantly below average.
Ration meant for flood-hit rotting in Uttarakhand godownsWhile flood-hit people of Uttarakhand kept crying for succour, ration meant for them kept rotting in government godowns.
Centre calls 2-day meeting to discuss food law with statesTo ensure food security law is rolled out smoothly in most states before the next general elections, the Centre has called a meeting of sta...
Fresh rain in Uttarakhand disrupts relief workFresh showers in Uttarkashi district have swelled the Bhagirathi river once again prompting the administration to evacuate people living on...
More foodgrains will be given to flood-hit Uttarakhand: K V ThomasFood Minister K V Thomas on Wednesday said more foodgrains will be allocated to flood-hit Uttarakhand to provide relief to affected people.
Toilets are being used for storing food grain: Rural Development Minister Jairam RameshDecrying the lack of proper sanitation facilities, Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh today said toilets built over the last 10 years...
- Action against officials responsible for rotting grains: Pawar
Punitive action has been taken against officials responsible for instances of rotting of foodgrains at various FCI godowns, Food and Agricu...
- Ten lakh tonnes of food grains damaged in FCI godowns
Around 10 lakh tonnes of food grains worth several hundred crores of rupees, which could have fed over one crore hungry people for a year, ...