The Central Govt. has extended the timeline for Aadhaar Enrollment of Beneficiaries of Subsidised Food Grains or Cash Transfer of Food Subsidy under NFSA. This notification was issued on 15t… Read More
A chieftain of All Progressives Congress in Kano, Alhaji Alhassan Yaryasa, has urged President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to use the N500 billion proposed for fuel subsidy removal palliatives to floo… Read More
Egypt has signed a $100 million renewable loan facility with the Abu Dhabi Fund for Development (ADFD) to fund its grains purchases, Supply Minister Ali Moselhy said.
Abu Dhabi-based agribus… Read More
India will go to the polls between April and May 2024 to elect members of the 18th Lok Sabha, the lower house of Parliament. The National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government headed by Nar… Read More
Context:
Covid-19, which disrupted the world’s food production and distribution systems, along with the ongoing conflict between Ukraine and Russia, have made food insecurity a global… Read More
The Public Distribution System is an Indian food security system established under the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution. It evolved as a system of management that m… Read More
What Is Type 2 Diabetes?
Type 2 diabetes is the most common form of diabetes. It is a chronic metabolic disorder that affects the way the body metabolizes sugar (glucose), which is the ma… Read More
Siddaramaiah: A Dynamic Leader Committed to Progress and Inclusive Governance
Siddaramaiah is a well-known politician from India who is renowned for his effective management, wise judgeme… Read More
The Supreme Court of India has instructed state governments to distribute ration cards to migrant workers, who were yet to get the same, even after getting themselves registered on the Cent… Read More
KRISTY SAIKIA
Dediapada—home to tribes such as Vasava, Bhil, Kotwalia, and Padvi—is one of the poorest tribal blocks in India. This tehsil receives ample but erratic rainfall… Read More
Author: Jose Ma Luis Montesclaros, NTU
Since 2013 India has allocated subsidised grains for its poorer populations under the National Food Security Act at a cost of approximately US$24 billi… Read More
The Government of Meghalaya on 25th August 2022, published the Meghalaya Food Grains and SK Oil [Public Distribution System] Control Order, 2022 which shall apply to whole of Meghalaya.
A… Read More
In a major loss for Indian civil society, Periyapatna Venkatasubbaiah Satheesh, the ‘Millet Man of Telangana’, founder and executive director of the Deccan Development Society (D… Read More
Per capita income of population in India has increased in real terms by 33.4 per cent since the enactment of National Food Security Act (NFSA) in 2013, the Centre has told the Supreme Court… Read More
Video circulated on social media appears to show villagers of a district in Haryana alleging they were threatened with the denial of govt-subsidised food grains if they refused to buy a Tric… Read More
Author: Jose Ma Luis Montesclaros, NTU
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) recently lauded India’s food subsidies for their role in helping minimise the impacts of COVID-19 on food a… Read More
I am happy to be back in Koforidua, capital of my home region, the Eastern Region. I am grateful to Almighty God for yet another opportunity to join you honour our farmers, fishers and, inde… Read More
Food crises are being caused by the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine, which has escalated since it started in February. Existing situations have gotten worse as a result of the su… Read More
New Delhi: The BJP on Thursday strongly hit out at Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal over his allegations against the Centre, saying he has given a perverse twist to debate on freebies an… Read More
Tuesday, 12 July 2022 | Dr BKS Sanjay
GUEST COLUMN
Dr BKS Sanjay
The world population day was observed on July 11 as in past years to raise awareness on various population issues li… Read More
In India, a Ration Card is a government-issued document that provides individuals permission to purchase essential foodstuffs. Furthermore, a ration card serves as authoritative proof of a p… Read More
Uttar Pradesh ration cards help citizens of Uttar Pradesh get access to rations at subsidised rates. Let’s know the various things there are to know about the same.
UP Ration Card List… Read More
Author: Arun R Swamy, University of Guam
Late last year, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced the repeal of three laws intended to liberalise agricultural trade within the country… Read More
The Centre’s plan to avoid wasting on fertiliser subsidy via direct profit switch (DBT) is most certainly to be placed on the again burner and key welfare schemes like PM-Kisan might… Read More
The Telangana government on Monday took up distribution of over three lakh new ration cards across the state.
Ministers and legislators distributed the food security cards to the beneficiari… Read More
The Central Government informed the Supreme Court that the claim of the Aam Aadmi Party regarding the launch of the ‘One Nation One Ration Card’ (ONORC) plan in the NCT of Delhi… Read More
By Shagnik Chakravarty
Imagine if you were forced to consume poison—poison that would, in the best of cases, reduce your life expectancy by 7 years—and told that you have to pay… Read More
Saraswati (name changed to protect identity) has been a commercial sex worker for the last 17 odd years in Bhiwandi, Thane district. For the first time, she ran out of all her savings a coup… Read More