The Union government on Thursday allowed export of another tranche of 5 lakh tonnes of sugar under the Open General Licenses in the wake of improved production this year. Union Food Minister K.V. Thomas said this after a meeting of the Empowered Group of Ministers (EGoM) that was chaired by Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee. In April, a similar quantity was allowed to be exported. Mill owners had demanded export of additional 10...
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The New Geopolitics of Food by Lester R Brown
From the Middle East to Madagascar, high prices are spawning land grabs and ousting dictators. Welcome to the 21st-century food wars. In the United States, when world wheat prices rise by 75 percent, as they have over the last year, it means the difference between a $2 loaf of bread and a loaf costing maybe $2.10. If, however, you live in New Delhi, those skyrocketing costs really matter: A doubling in...
More »A suicide every 30 minutes and more bad news
A report by the Centre for Human Rights and Global Justice (CHRGJ) reveals that there is a strong link between farmers’ suicides and denial of social and gender justice. It says that farmers’ suicides, which are a grim marker of India’s agrarian crisis, will become more severe in times to come due to the existing gender and caste-based discrimination. Issued by CHRGJ and the International Human Rights Clinic (at New York...
More »The Bitter Pills by Debarshi Dasgupta
India’s FTAs pip generic drugs production Lot More For Less * Generic drugs from India play a major role as antiretroviral drugs across the developing world * A 2010 study says 80% of the medicines used by donor-funded programmes to treat people with HIV were sourced from India * It’s cut down treatment costs drastically, from $10,000 to $80 * Stronger IP regimes may hamper production of generics *** The right of...
More »Centre seeks States' views on Food Security Bill by K Balchand
Gearing for the challenge of implementing the proposed Food Security Bill, Union Minister of State for Food and Public Distribution K.V. Thomas has decided to hold a conference of Chief Ministers to seek their views and cooperation. Mr. Thomas toldThe Hindu that he had made a presentation of the proposed Bill to Defence Minister A.K. Antony, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee, Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar and Planning Commission Deputy Chairman Montek Singh...
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