-The Times of India NEW DELHI: Assembly elections in Delhi will be held on December 4. The Election Commission (EC) on Friday announced assembly polls in five states between November 11 and December 4, setting the ball rolling for what is set to be the semifinal between Congress and BJP before their big face-off in the 2014 Lok Sabha polls. Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh are expected to witness virtually a straight...
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Global cereal production set to increase by eight per cent this year –UN Food agency
-The United Nations The global supply of cereal this year will surpass the 2012 level by nearly eight per cent, the United Nations Food agency reported today, as it also announced a drop in global Food prices for the fifth consecutive month. In its Crop Prospects and Food Situation report, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said the increase is mainly the result of an 11 per cent anticipated expansion in coarse...
More »Midday meals face funds hurdle -Akshaya Mukul
-The Times of India NEW DELHI: UPA is going to town for having delivered on its promise of Food security. But, come December and this promise would fall flat as many government schools are likely to go without midday meal (MDM). The reason: the Food ministry's new missive to the HRD ministry that like other Food schemes, MDM would also have to make pre-payment before lifting Foodgrains from Food Corporation of India...
More »WHO’s to blame? -Kundan Pandey
-Down to Earth This defies logic. Despite rapid economic growth, India has often been placed below sub-Saharan African countries that have very high number of malnourished children. But the government has no data to clarify its position. In the first week of September, Parliament’s Committee on Estimates criticised the government, saying: “The committee is surprised to note that in the modern era of Information and Technology, there is no recent official...
More »Cap on eligibility for BPL cards-Sathish GT
-The Hindu Not more than 50 p.c. urban, 70 p.c. rural families can get cards Hassan (Karnataka): The State government, which launched the Anna Bhagya scheme to provide Below Poverty Line (BPL) families rice at Re. 1 a kg, has now decided to put a stringent cap on eligibility. A recent circular directs Food and Civil Supplies officers to ensure that not more than 70 per cent households in rural areas and...
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