The UN warns that more than 400,000 children in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) are severely malnourished and could die within months without emergency intervention. An 18-month-long combination
Will the Food Security Bill make our economy even more fragile? So far the answers to this question have distorted the picture completely, depending on whether they come from either the stock market or
Food Security Bill might have been amended to prevent backdoor entry of contractors to provide micronutrients in meals through industrially-processed food, but the Jharkhand social welfare department is
Cost of ration, sugar in state PDS shops to increase The Union Government has agreed to financially support the Food Subsidy Scheme of the state government for the Above the Poverty Line (APL) residents of the state. Minister for Food and Civil Supplies GS Bali said this today while talking to mediapersons here.
Having enacted its own Food and Nutritional security Act, Chhattisgarh has now simplified procedures for its implementation so that the benefits percolate down to all beneficiaries who constitute about
Government assures members that it won’t tinker with federal structure of governance The Rajya Sabha on Monday approved by voice vote the National Food Security Bill after the government assured members that it had no intention of tinkering with the federal structure of governance through the legislation.
To cover 75% of the rural and 50% of the urban population by providing them with subsidised foodgrains The Rajya Sabha on Monday passed the food security Bill after a seven-hour discussion and technical glitches in the voting system, which caused considerable delay.
State’s share of subsidised foodgrains will increase by 68 per cent; Centre will bear an additional subsidy of Rs.595 crore On June 14, at Manika in Latehar, 180 km from Ranchi, more than 300 men and
Less painful now, but future uncertain The United Progressive Alliance's (UPA) ambitious National Food Security Bill might soon become reality. After getting approval from the Lok Sabha, the Bill is headed for the Upper House of Parliament for approval.
What if the average Indian was 30 per cent richer than the average Chinese? For one, India's per capita income would be $8,500 instead of $1,500 that it is today. That would also make India the world's
Where do you start when you have 116 bills pending and 16 working days to get some of them through? If you are the UPA Government, you start by making sure Parliament actually works, and working hours
