-The Hindu Business Line The Government may consider imposing stockholding limits on various agri-commodities to curb rising pRices. It may also review the export policy on agri-commodities such as sugar and Rice in August by which time there will be a clearer picture on the monsoons. “We are reviewing the pRice situation and are in constant touch with the State Governments. We will also examine the option of imposing stockholding limits on...

-The Hindustan Times Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has called a meeting on Wednesday to consider uniform legal entitlement of subsidised foodgrains to 67% of the country's population under the National Food Security Bill. The meeting will discuss whether to accept the alternative plan, suggested by over 30 leading experts and economists, for easy and early implementation of Food Bill, a pet project of UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi. The experts, including plan panel member...

-The Telegraph The poor rainfall performance is likely to impact India’s Rice yield this year, a senior agrometeorology scientist said today amid growing concerns over the rainfall deficit persisting 45 days into the monsoon season. Rainfall activity over the past week has reduced India’s land area under rain stress from 82 per cent on July 7 to 59 per cent today, but the cumulative rainfall is still 21 per cent below normal,...

-The Times of India It was a rainy July evening ten years ago. A motley group of villagers from Sutia gathered at the local market to protest the spate of rapes that had left the area terrorized. They were angry but terrified of reprisal. And they did not know if anyone would join the fight. Speaking in hushed tones, they distributed leaflets asking people to join the protest. Some took the...

-PTI Indian Rice Swarna is amongst the most healthy varieties key food staple as researchers have found it has low risk of diabetes, says a leading Rice research organisation. "Rice varieties such as India's most widely grown Rice variety Swarna have a low glycemic index (GI) and varities such as Doongara from Australia and Basmati have medium GI," Melissa Fitzgerald of Manila-based International Rice Research Institute (IRRI)said in a statement. Low GI Rice...