There has been a sharp fall in the quantity of damaged foodgrains over the past decade, government told the Lok Sabha today.

Pranab Mukherjee admitted a "mismatch" as godowns lacked storage space when there had been a "record production" of rice and wheat.

The government said there had been no mismanagement in maintaining buffer stocks of wheat and rice as only a meagre quantity of foodgrains ...

India could see unprecedented levels of foodgrain rotting this year in government godowns.

The 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.

For several years now, the union government has been trying to get private parties to construct godowns instead, which it could then hire.

Left parties will move an adjournment motion in Lok Sabha on Tuesday on corruption in Adarsh Housing Society.

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh gently told the Supreme Court, which recently directed the government to distribute foodgrains free to the po...

Supreme 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...

We can hardly stem food inflation with lax storage and grain much ravaged by the elements.

'There's bound to be some damage when we stock grains three times the buffer', the minister of state for agriculture says.

On Friday, Sharad Pawar claimed that the media reports of rotting of millions of tonnes of foodgrains are "quite exaggerated" while arguing...

The Supreme Court on Thursday asked the authorities to ensure free distribution of scattered grains to the poor and hungry rather than let ...

Aggressive measures will be taken to increase storage capacity.

Punitive 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 worth Rs 6.86 crore were found "damaged" in government godowns, Food and Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar...

BJP on Monday said the first year of UPA-II was a disappointment.