-Factly.in The parliamentary standing committee on Food, Consumer Affairs, and Public Distribution presented a report regarding the Procurement, Storage and Distribution of Food grains by the FCI in August 2021. The government has now presented its action taken report. Here is a review. Food security is an important element of a nation’s stability and prosperity. The starting point for ensuring food security is the procurement stage, followed by storage, and distribution. In...
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Cylinder, subsidy give-outs on a downhill since FY20 -Parvathi Benu
-The Hindu Business Line Only ₹242 crore was transferred as LPG subsidies in FY22 compared to ₹37,209 crore in 2018-19, shows data The amount of money disbursed as LPG subsidy by the Centre has been steadily coming down since 2019-20. According to the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, only ₹242 crore was transferred as LPG subsidies in FY22 compared to ₹37,209 crore in 2018-19. This was when the maximum number of...
More »Cylinder, subsidy give-outs on a downhill since FY20 -Parvathi Benu
-The Hindu Business Line Only ₹242 crore was transferred as LPG subsidies in FY22 compared to ₹37,209 crore in 2018-19, shows data The amount of money disbursed as LPG subsidy by the Centre has been steadily coming down since 2019-20. According to the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, only ₹242 crore was transferred as LPG subsidies in FY22 compared to ₹37,209 crore in 2018-19. This was when the maximum number of...
More »Greening of barren lands – the traditional way -Basant Yadav, Nitesh Patidar, Anupma Sharma, Niranjan Panigrahi, Rakesh K Sharma, V. Loganathan, Gopal Krishan, Jaswant Singh, Suraj Kumar and Alison Parker
-IndiaWaterPortal.org The Chauka system, the traditional water harvesting system of Rajasthan can not only provide a sustainable way to manage water resources in water stressed regions, but also support livelihoods through development of pastures. Over 55 percent of India’s population relies on groundwater for irrigation, water for cattle, domestic consumption, and industrial use making India the world’s greatest groundwater extractor, surpassing the USA and China combined. This paper titled 'Assessment of traditional rainwater...
More »Panel suggests increasing tenure of Parliamentary committees
-The Hindu It says there must be a dedicated hour in Rajya Sabha to discuss import and implications of their reports There should be a dedicated hour during the Rajya Sabha proceedings to discuss the “import and implications” of the reports finalised by Parliamentary standing Committees, a panel headed by former General Secretary and advisor P. P. K. Ramacharyulu has recommended. The panel was instituted by Chairman Venkaiah Naidu in January this year....
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