A UNESCO dossier examines the problems faced by the original tribal inhabitants of the Andaman islands. SINCE the 1780s, a variety of players have vied for space in the Andaman archipelago. Today, apart from the three wings of the country's armed forces, others including rice farmers, timber merchants and academics are trying to push out its original inhabitants from their traditional habitats. For the first time in the past 150 years,...
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'Food security bill must address nutrition needs of poor'
Issues like nutrition and welfare of disadvantaged sections are likely to be in focus when the National Advisory Council discusses the food security bill in its next meeting July 1, a member of the council said Monday. 'The welfare of the deprived sections needs to be addressed in the bill,' NAC member and social activist Harsh Mander said Monday. Headed by United Progressive Alliance (UPA) chairperson Sonia Gandhi, the recently...
More »Divided over royalty by Jyotika Sood
Three state governments are waging a legal battle against the seed industry over prices of Bt cotton seeds. Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat and Maharashtra have cases running in the state courts with the National Seeds Association of India for fixing prices of Bt cotton seeds. The association questioned the state governments’ authority in fixing prices, saying it would hamper seed research in the private sector. It says only the Union government can...
More »Put millets back on the plate by Biraj Patnaik
One of the key demands of the Right to Food Campaign for the National Food security Act is to re-introduce nutritious millets to government food programmes like the public distribution system. Millets like bajra, jowar, kodo, kutki and ragi among hundreds of other varieties have sustained communities for close to 10,000 years in India. Yet, they have been marginalized as food crops since the days of the Green Revolution in...
More »EGoM defers decision on Food security Bill
The Empowered Group of Ministers (EGoM) on Thursday deferred a decision on the Food security Bill — which seeks to entitle families below the poverty line to rice and wheat at Rs.3 per kg — due to the indisposition of Food and Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar. Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee said a decision on the Bill could not be taken due to Mr. Pawar's absence and the issue would be taken...
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