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FOODGRAIN ROTTING
Punjab to auction two lakh tonnes of rotten wheatIn November, TOI had highlighted how wheat stacked in the open plinths near Rampura and Talwandi Sabo in Bathinda was rotting.- 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.
- Bring down inflation, streamline PDS: LS membersLok Sabha members today raised serious concern over the prevailing high inflation and sought government's intervention to check price rise.
- Drop in quantity of damaged foodgrains: GovernmentThere has been a sharp fall in the quantity of damaged foodgrains over the past decade, government told the Lok Sabha today.
- Government admits mismatch between procurement, storage of grainsPranab Mukherjee admitted a "mismatch" as godowns lacked storage space when there had been a "record production" of rice and wheat.
- No mismanagement in maintaining wheat, rice buffer stocks, asserts governmentThe government said there had been no mismanagement in maintaining buffer stocks of wheat and rice as only a meagre quantity of foodgrains ...
- Food Corporation of India warns government of foodgrain rottingIndia could see unprecedented levels of foodgrain rotting this year in government godowns.
- Foodgrain damage just 0.07 pc of total produce in 2010-11: KV ThomasThe government today said damage to foodgrain was just 0.07 per cent of the total produce in FY'11 compared to 2.5 per cent five years back.
- Highest ever wheat yield may rot awayFor several years now, the union government has been trying to get private parties to construct godowns instead, which it could then hire.
- Left to move adjournment motion in Lok Sabha on Adarsh scamLeft parties will move an adjournment motion in Lok Sabha on Tuesday on corruption in Adarsh Housing Society.
- Do not get into policy formulation: PM to Supreme CourtPrime Minister Manmohan Singh gently told the Supreme Court, which recently directed the government to distribute foodgrains free to the po...
- Implementing SC order on foodgrains not possible: PawarSupreme Court order asked the Centre to distribute foodgrain for free to the poorest instead of allowing it to rot due to lack of storage f...
- Rotten policyWe can hardly stem food inflation with lax storage and grain much ravaged by the elements.
- Grain loss in govt godowns less than 1 lakh tonne: KV Thomas'There's bound to be some damage when we stock grains three times the buffer', the minister of state for agriculture says.
- Pawar: Report about rotting foodgrain an exaggerationOn Friday, Sharad Pawar claimed that the media reports of rotting of millions of tonnes of foodgrains are "quite exaggerated" while arguing...
- Give foodgrain to poor rather than let it rot: SCThe Supreme Court on Thursday asked the authorities to ensure free distribution of scattered grains to the poor and hungry rather than let ...
- Rotting foodgrain rattles govtAggressive measures will be taken to increase storage capacity.
- Action against officials responsible for rotting grains: PawarPunitive action has been taken against officials responsible for instances of rotting of foodgrains at various FCI godowns, Food and Agricu...
- Over 11,700 tonnes of foodgrains damaged in FCI godowns: PawarOver 11,700 tonnes of foodgrains worth Rs 6.86 crore were found "damaged" in government godowns, Food and Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar...
- UPA-II rule: One year of disappointment, says BJPBJP on Monday said the first year of UPA-II was a disappointment.
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