-The Indian Express India is at the point where a low income democracy cannot afford to ignore the hungry Is India's Food security ordinance supportable? The debate has been vigorous. It will help to separate the questions of process from those of principle. Whether an ambitious scheme of this magnitude should have been brought in as an executive ordinance or as a new law after parliamentary debate, is basically a procedural question. It...

-The United Nations Global cereal production is expected to increase by 7 per cent in 2013 compared to last year, the United Nations Food agency said today, but warned that in spite of a boost in supply, various regions including Central Africa, West Africa and Syria are still affected by Food insecurity. In its Crop Prospects and Food Situation report, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) forecasts that cereal production this year...

-The Economic Times The monsoon made a dream start this year. Bountiful rainfall in June has prepared the ground for bumper harvest and lower Food inflation. But don't celebrate. Look beyond the immediate future and good monsoon this year may not really be good news. It has merely delayed an agricultural crisis, which our complacent policymakers perhaps need to jolt them into action. With Food demand rising in step with the growing...

-The Hindu Department has received 19,000 applications for new cards Kolar (Karnataka): Kolar district has 3,30,990 families eligible for ration cards but the number of ration cards issued in the district stands at 3,58,284 - a clear pointer to the large number of bogus cards under the Public Distribution System. This came to light at a review meeting chaired by Minister of State for Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs Dinesh Gundu Rao...

-The Business Standard The right to Food is finally becoming a lively political issue in India. Aware of the forthcoming general elections, parties are competing to demonstrate - or at least proclaim - their commitment to Food security. In a country where endemic undernutrition has been accepted for too long as natural, this is a breakthrough of sorts. The Food security Bill is a modest initiative. It consolidates various food-related programmes and...