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GRAIN ROTTING
With monsoons around the corner, can the govt prevent India's food mountain from rottingThe FCI's website says that despite this hike, the wheat procurement actually dropped by 16.6% that year to 22.6 mn tonnes from 26.38 mn to...
Business proving disastrous in policy on food & agricultureAshok Gulati, chairman of the Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices, warns that India will have a record food grain stock of 75 mill...
- Food Corporation of India warns government of foodgrain rotting
India could see unprecedented levels of foodgrain rotting this year in government godowns.
- Planning Commission to prepare study on building modern silos for food grain storage
The study acquires significance given that the Food Corporation of India, has come under intense criticism of late over the quantity of gra...
- Sen Panel to report on feasibility of silos under PPP model
An expert panel, headed by Abhijit Sen, will soon come up with a comprehensive study on the economics of building modern silos for food gra...
- CAG physical checks on granaries to make room for record output
India's chief auditor has decided to conduct a physical verification of state-run granaries as the country braces for a record grain output.
- Highest ever wheat yield may rot away
For several years now, the union government has been trying to get private parties to construct godowns instead, which it could then hire.
Rotting grain & judicial transgressionThe current state-managed public distribution system is corrupt beyond redemption.
- BJP demands urgent steps to prevent rotting of food grains
Making the demands, former BJP president Rajnath Singh told the gathering, comprising farmers from across the national capital, that it was...
- Govt to release rotting grains for poor, but not for free
Acting on the directive of the Supreme Court, government today decided to release an extra 2.5 million tonnes of foodgrains to states for d...
- Wrong, your honour; not just grain at stake
The Supreme Court has erred by directing the government to distribute rotting food grains to the poor for free.
- SC talks tough to govt on rotting grain issue
The Supreme Court asked the Centre to specify what it prefers: To waste grain or distribute it free to the poor and the hungry.
- Rotten policy
We can hardly stem food inflation with lax storage and grain much ravaged by the elements.
- Pawar: Report about rotting foodgrain an exaggeration
On Friday, Sharad Pawar claimed that the media reports of rotting of millions of tonnes of foodgrains are "quite exaggerated" while arguing...
- 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...
- Why have PDS for APL: SC to Centre
The Supreme Court on Tuesday waded into politically-incorrect waters by asking the Centre why it cannot deny PDS facilities to the Above th...
- Run down food stocks
10 MT wheat is stored in the open & runs the risk of getting spoilt.