-India Today The UPA government and the Congress leadership might be patting themselves on the back talking big about the recently passed Food Security Bill, but their promises look far from delivery given the existing state of Public Distribution System (PDS). In a sting operation carried out by Headlines Today special investigation team, hidden cameras caught the pilferage of grain meant for distribution among the national capital's poor people under the PDS....
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UPA ready for Aadhaar battle on two flanks -Nitin Sethi
-The Hindu The Union Cabinet approved the bill it had earlier sent to Parliament with just a few amendments On Aadhaar, the UPA has decided to take on the Supreme Court as well as the Opposition. The government on Tuesday defended Aadhaar before the Supreme Court asking for relief from the interim orders. It has decided to argue that the judiciary has encroached upon its executive decision-making space with the order. In...
More »Food subsidy issues need to be addressed: WTO
-The Hindu Concern over procurement and distribution of subsidised foodgrains Asserting that India would soon be breaching its Aggregate Measurement of Support (AMS) commitments to WTO (World Trade Organization) due to its new food security programme, the newly-elected Director-General, Roberto Azevedo, on Monday, sought a positive solution to the issue before the Bali Ministerial to be held in December as some countries had expressed concern over the procurement and distribution of highly...
More »The global implications of India's food security law-Nikhil Inamdar
-The Business Standard Balancing duty to the poor while mitigating 'policy externalities' arising out of the food bill is India's latest challenge The government has fought all odds to get the food security bill - an entitlement programme that covers 67% of India's 1.2 billion large population under a subsidised grain regime, passed in the Parliament. But the battle now shifts to the global stage with India having to convince negotiators, particularly...
More »'Aadhar card not mandatory': Aruna Roy asks court not to rethink ruling opposed by govt. -Deepshikha Ghosh
-NDTV New Delhi: The Supreme Court will debate on Tuesday whether to change its ruling that the government's Aadhar or the Unique Identity Card scheme is not mandatory. Ahead of the decision, activist Aruna Roy today moved the top court against making Aadhar mandatory, saying several citizens without the cards are being denied basic services. The government had earlier asked the court to modify its ruling on Aadhar, and make it mandatory for...
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