Delhi Chakka Jam for three days: Check what could be affected in Noida, Gurugram, Ghaziabad, Faridabad and other NCR regionsDelhi Chakka Jam Today News: A three-day Chakka jam in Delhi-NCR has been called by transport unions starting May 21. During these three da...
20 May, 2026, 04.27 PM IST
Madhya Pradesh bans sale of non-subsidised fertilisers by urea makersMadhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh are among the country's largest agricultural producers. Madhya Pradesh is the second-largest producer of f...
19 May, 2026, 12.20 AM IST
Govt approves ₹23,437 crore railway expansion across 6 statesThe Union Cabinet has approved three major railway projects costing over ₹23,000 crore. These projects will add nearly 900 km to the Indian...
05 May, 2026, 07.24 PM IST
India must map, monitor economic vulnerabilities in energy, food, other areas: EAC-PM chairmanEconomic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister (EAC-PM) Chairman S Mahendra Dev in an interview with PTI further said the ongoing West Asi...
04 May, 2026, 04.35 PM 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
No proposal to extend free ration scheme PMGKAY beyond Nov 30: Food SecretaryInitially, the additional free benefit under the PMGKAY was provided for a period of three months (April-June 2020) to ameliorate distress ...
05 Nov, 2021, 06.25 PM IST
Kharif foodgrains production likely to be record 144.52 mn tonnes in 2020-21: Narendra Singh TomarDespite the COVID-19 pandemic, there has been a record increase in area sown to kharif crops by 4.51 per cent to 1,121.75 lakh hectares thi...
16 Oct, 2020, 11.59 AM IST
Centre ready to supply foodgrains on credit to flood-hit Jammu and KashmirFood Corporation of India officials to camp at Srinagar and closely monitor availability of foodgrains in the flood affected areas of the s...
10 Sep, 2014, 06.49 PM IST
UPA govt has pushed India to the brink of grave crisis: Narendra ModiGujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi today slammed the UPA government for allegedly pushing the country into grave crisis.
02 Sep, 2013, 10.17 PM IST
- Govt allocates 5 mn tons of additional foodgrains to BPL families
"The Centre has allocated 5 million tonnes of additional foodgrains to the state for below poverty line (BPL) families," an official statem...
09 Jul, 2012, 08.16 PM IST
- Storage crisis: Haryana asks Centre to move grains from state
Bhupinder Singh Hooda today requested the Centre to immediately lift large quantity of foodgrains from the state.
30 May, 2012, 05.58 PM IST
- Storage crisis: States asked to lift PDS grains in advance
Food Minister K V Thomas has asked the states to lift in advance six month quota of foodgrains and further distribute the same through rati...
24 May, 2012, 06.58 PM IST
- India protected against global food crisis: Abhijit Sen
Allaying fears of a high foodgrain inflation due to global problems, Planning Commission Member Abhijit Sen on Thursday said India is insul...
26 Jun, 2008, 06.43 PM IST
- India protected against global food crisis
Allaying fears of high foodgrain inflation due to global problems, Planning Commission Member Abhijit Sen on Thursday said India is insulat...
26 Jun, 2008, 06.13 PM IST
India headed for food shortages?Surging prices and worsening global supplies are now bringing the domestic food crisis to the boil. Stagnating grain output has only added ...
31 Mar, 2008, 12.01 AM IST
- Tea cos to take a hit as foodgrain cost flares up
Profitability of tea companies with a presence in Assam and West Bengal may suffer in 2007-08 as production costs are slated to shoot up in...
14 Aug, 2007, 04.03 AM IST
- Welfare schemes eat up food supply
It might seem strange, but a few of the social welfare schemes announced by the government in the past few years have added to the pressure...
24 Jun, 2006, 03.25 AM IST