-Press Information Bureau Mr. Peter Kenmore, FAO Representative in India called on the Agriculture Minister Shri Radha Mohan Singh here today to apprise him of the work done by FAO globally, and in India towards ensuring food security, price stability, family farming and responsible agriculture especially in the context of challenges on account of climate change. Mr Kenmore also discussed the international programmes and interventions of FAO, especially in locust control,...
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Tamil Nadu NGOs among top recipients of foreign aid -Jayaraj Sivan
-The Times of India CHENNAI: NGOs across the country are feeling the heat with an Intelligence Bureau report accusing many of them, including one run by Tamil Nadu-based anti-nuclear activist S P Udayakumar, of receiving foreign aid to instigate agitations and stall developmental projects in the country. For many years now, TN has been recording the second highest foreign aid receipts by NGOs, next only to Delhi. According to the Union home...
More »Free drug policy to be streamlined for integration with National Health Mission
-Press Information Bureau (Ministry of Health and Family Welfare) Dr Harsh Vardhan, Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare, has asked for thorough streamlining of systems in the distribution of free generic drugs to government health institutions at all levels throughout the country. The Free Drug Programme's formal launch would be preceded by working out all logistical details with respect to procurement and distribution in consultation with the state governments. The...
More »More Than 263 Lakh Tonne Wheat Procured
-Press Information Bureau/ Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution During ongoing Rabi Marketing Season, the Government agencies have procured more than 263 lakh tonnes wheat across the states. As per data available from the fields till 21 May, 2014, total wheat procured during the season is 263, 85,171 tonnes while during the previous season, on the day, it was 246, 60,475 tonnes. So far Punjab has led the procurement...
More »No country for whistle-blowers -Andrew M Beato and Narayan Lakshman
-The Hindu A strong whistle-blower protection law in India would expose financial corruption in a way that reinforces ethical business practices In 2013, generic pharmaceutical company Ranbaxy pleaded guilty to seven criminal felonies for drug manufacturing fraud and agreed to cough up an unprecedented $500 million in fines. The case against Ranbaxy was significant not only for being a successful prosecution of a powerful India corporation. It also marked the triumph of Dinesh...
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