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Many strides in food security-MS Swaminathan

-The Hindu The foundational work done in the 1960s has made it possible for India to make access to food a legal right. But more needs to be done to sustain the progress. This is one of the most significant years in India's agricultural and national history. At Independence in 1947, we were suffering from acute food shortages that led to the introduction of food rationing. Later, we started depending on imported...

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Wholesale vegetable pRices in Sept. surge by 89 pc: ASSOCHAM

-PTI Wholesale vegetable pRices in September this year increased by a whopping 89.37 per cent as compared to last year, an industry body said on Monday. The comparative rise observed at the consumer pRice index (CPI) basis vegetable pRices was 34.93 per cent, Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry (ASSOCHAM) said in a study. "Wholesale vegetable pRices increased by 89.37 per cent in September, 2013 as compared to the same month last...

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PRice rise: Poor man’s curse-L Venkat Ram Reddy

-Deccan Chronicle Hyderabad: The rising pRices are driving people from the lower income groups in the city into extreme poverty. These groups earn about Rs 5,000 per month and most of it goes towards house rent and food, leaving nothing for their children's education and health needs. The rising pRices of Rice, cereals, vegetables are fo-rcing the urban poor to cut back on the quantity and quality of their food resulting in food...

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With the PDS gambit, Raman Singh hopes to checkmate Congress-Gargi Parsai

-The Hindu BJP Chief Minister Raman Singh is the face of the reformed public distribution system in Chhattisgarh and indeed, he is still banking on it for a third consecutive term despite the anti-incumbency factor against several MLAs and a few ministers in his council. In his recent vikas yatra, he showcased development and focussed on the path-breaking Public Distribution System (PDS) reforms that were dovetailed into the Chhattisgarh Food Security Act...

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Lakhs battle misery as flood toll rises to 17 -Sandeep Mishra

-The Times of India BHUBANESWAR: Water levels in all major rivers in the state fell on Saturday, raising hopes of respite from the trail of misery that began exactly two weeks ago on October 12 when cyclone Phailin hit coastal Odisha. In the latest floods that have hit the state, seven more died on Saturday, taking the toll to 17 over the past three days. Two deaths each were reported from Bhadrak,...

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