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AAP alleges Rs 22,000 crore rice scam plan by BJP govt in DelhiDelhi AAP president Saurabh Bharadwaj has alleged a ₹22,000-crore scam in the BJP-led government’s proposed subsidised rice procurement and...- Flex reflections from Brazil: India’s ethanol push faces lessons from Brazil’s Proalcool crisisIndia debates ethanol mandates, drawing lessons from Brazil's Proalcool program. Brazil's initial success faced a late 1980s crisis due to ...
- Congress leader Jairam Ramesh slams government on E20 rollout, says motivations clearly not environmentalCongress criticizes the E20 fuel rollout, questioning its environmental motivations. The party highlights significant water usage for ethan...
- Govt in talks to sell Bharat brand food through Reliance Retail outletsOffering Bharat atta, rice and pulses through Reliance’s 2,700-plus stores and other retailers is expected to help take subsidised food pro...
- Here's what is keeping rice on the boilSome of the key reasons for rice inflation include consistent increase in the minimum support price (MSP), government procurement of rice a...
- Wheat procurement may rise 10 pc at 427 lakh tonnes in 2021-22 marketing year"A total quantity of 427.363 lakh tonnes wheat has been estimated for procurement during the forthcoming RMS 2021-22 which is 9.56 per cent...
- CACP wants review of government procurements, Centre wants them unchangedIt said a review of procurement practices would encourage farmers to plant other crops. “The commission also recommends that open-ended pro...
- Record procurement of rice, wheat in 2019-20 seasonHigher procurement normally creates storage problems but free distribution of grains under the PM Garib Kalyan Ann Yojana (PMGKY) created e...
- Food ministry pushes for increase in allocation of subsidised food grainsFood minister Ram Vilas Paswan has written to PM Modi seeking his approval for this proposal, which has been lying before the Cabinet for s...
- Aadhaar to ensure farmers, not middlemen, get benefitsGovernment to begin a pilot project in four districts of Odisha this kharif harvest.
- Inter-ministerial panel to decide on supply of extra foodgrains to the poorThe government gives 5 kg of foodgrain per month to every poor individual .
- Government to offer extra subsidised foodgrainOver the next few days, the Union Cabinet is expected to decide on providing additional 2 kg grains to every NFSA beneficiary on a monthly ...
- 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...
- Storage woes: Thomas writes to PM on capping FCI procurementK V Thomas has written to Manmohan Singh suggesting a cap on procurement of rice and wheat from farmers for the central pool as per the nee...
- Food ministry to step up procurement for proposed Food LawFood ministry plans to augment wheat and rice procurement by 10 mn tonnes to meet expected demand under proposed National Food Security Act.
- Govt hopes to introduce food bill in Budget session: PMThe Bill aims to provide the poor a legal guarantee for cheaper rice and wheat and was a part of the Congress' 2009 election manifesto.
- Food subsidy bill to rise by 27 per cent to Rs 74,231 crore this yearThe country's food subsidy bill is expected to jump by 27 per cent to Rs 74,231 crore in the 2010-11 fiscal, the Lok Sabha was told today.
- Govt committed to tabling Food Security Bill in Par soon: PMPrime Minister Manmohan Singh today said the government is committed to tabling the National Food Security Bill in Parliament soon.
- Govt agencies procure less rice compared to last yrRice procurement by government agencies upto October 15 this year is well below the quantity bought in the same period last year.
- WB govt woos farmers, to buy rice directly from themIn order to revive its pro-farmer stance before the 2011 Assembly elections, Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee Cabinet, on Wednesday, decided to purc...
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