-The Indian Express Policemen firing to control rioters in Dhule aimed above the waist in violation of rules, new video clips with The Indian Express show. Six Muslim men were killed by police bullets after a minor quarrel over the Food bill at a roadside stall escalated into rioting in the north Maharashtra town on January 6. All the dead had injuries in the upper half of their bodies. The video clips (see...
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Govt puts Food security Bill on fast track to Parliament
-Live Mint The Food security Bill could be taken up by Parliament in the first part of the budget session, which is set to start next month The politically sensitive Food security Bill could be taken up by Parliament in the first part of the budget session, set to start next month, after the Food ministry took a remarkably brief one week to consider and accept almost all the recommendations on the...
More »Foodgrains output may drop this year-Gargi Parsai
-The Hindu After a record run in two consecutive years, Foodgrains production is likely to decline this year owing to the deficient southwest monsoon during the 2012-13 kharif season. This adversely impacted the output of pulses, coarse cereals and oilseeds, with a bearing on their price levels. But what may bring down the overall output is the slightly lower area sown under rabi wheat, rice, coarse cereals and minor oilseeds. The crops...
More »Why the Parliament should reject the standing committee’s recommendations on the Food Security Bill: RTFC
-Kafila.org This statement was put out by the RIGHT TO Food CAMPAIGN on 24 January The much awaited recommendations of the Standing Committee on Food, Consumer Affairs and Public Distribution on the National Food Security Bill are a letdown to those who wrote to the Committee urging it to ensure justice to the people of India. The Committee despite taking a year since December 2011 when the Bill was tabled in the...
More »Davos 2013: new vision for agriculture is old news for farmers
-The Guardian The media spotlight is on the role of smallholder farmers in poverty reduction and Food security, but what they need is action on land rights and support to stand up to powerful partners With the launch of the Enough Food for everyone If campaign, global Food security is once again high on the public agenda. The UK campaign hopes to harness public support leading up to the meeting of the...
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