The production of the politically sensitive kitchen staple, onions in the country during the year 2023-24 (July-June)is expected to drop to...

The government is promoting its Bharat staples brand by selling atta, rice, and pulses at subsidised rates. These products are available on...

At a WTO agriculture negotiations meeting held on Tuesday, the US said a permanent solution for public stockholding, which includes subsidi...

After victories in three states, a confident BJP is hopeful of winning the next Lok Sabha elections. Yet it does not want to leave anything...

The first store will be opened at Central Delhi's Rajiv Chowk metro station, to tap into the high footfall it receives. It will be owned an...

Inflation in India is expected to have eased in August due to lower vegetable prices, but it is likely to remain above the Reserve Bank of ...

The move comes after the government's various efforts to boost the domestic availability failed to cool down the retail prices significantl...

The government should also invest heavily in our crumbling irrigation system, to offset water shortages from a poor monsoon.

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today launched the Food security law providing subsidised foodgrains to poor.

Deal allows nations such as India to fix a Minimum Support Price for farm produce and to sell staple grains to the poor at subsidised rates.

Bihar will launch the UPA govt's flagship food guarantee scheme promising subsidised staple foodgrains to two-third of population from Febr...

Admitting that India runs the risk of breaching WTO's permissible food subsidy limits, Commerce Minister Anand Sharma has said the governme...

If the food security Bill is finally implemented, all it will do is to supplement part of what the states spend on food subsidy with money ...

According to the report, South Asia is one of the most vulnerable regions in the world to food price shocks because of its high population ...

When world rice prices hit $1,000 per tonne in May, Asian govts were forced to take a serious look at their neglected agriculture sectors.

Malaysia on Sunday said it was considering using its chip-based national identity card to prevent visitors from Singapore and Thailand buyi...

Malaysia announced a $1.3 billion-plan on Saturday to boost food security by building stockpiles, raising rice output and reining in inflat...