-TheWire.in A survey has revealed that many ration shops are closed, out of stock or not delivering rations despite online data revealing supply of stocks to them. New Delhi: A fortnight after the Delhi government announced that it would be providing free rations to those in need in the capital city and the Centre also announced release of additional foodgrain and pulses, a ground survey by a foods right campaign has revealed...
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Coronavirus lockdown: Choked supply lines to be cleared -Nistula Hebbar
-The Hindu Harvesting and procurement of of food grains form PRIority New Delhi: Stoppered supply lines with trucks waiting on highways, the ongoing harvest season and procurement of food grains in various parts of the country are some of the issues that will inform the kind of lockdown the country will continue to have post APRIl 14. Government sources said that smoothening the supply lines that have still to be seamless and the...
More »Covid-19 in India: Food PRIces surge 3 times as supply chain takes a hit -Zia Haq and Anisha Dutta
-Hindustan Times Three main factors are driving food PRIces higher, according to data from the consumer affairs ministry, as well as a dozen agricultural produce market committees (APMCs), which are state-regulated wholesale points. New Delhi: The PRIces of key staples, barring cereals, have surged nearly three times from a month ago because of a noticeable supply shock amid the three-week nationwide lockdown to fight the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) pandemic, according to official...
More »Make Public Disclosure of All Documents Related to PM CARES, Ex-GoI Secretary Writes to PM
-Newsclick.in In his letter to Modi, former civil servant EAS Sarma has also sought provisions for CAG audit and disclosure of details of donors and amounts contributed to the public charitable trust. New Delhi: Former Secretary to the Government of India, EAS Sarma, while appreciating PRIme Minister Narendra Modi’s intent, has called for ensuring “utmost transparency and public accountability” in the operation of the PM CARES Fund, set up as a public...
More »As Mills Delay Payments Like Every Year, Lockdown Adds to Sugarcane Farmers' Woes -Kabir Agarwal
-TheWire.in Most sugarcane farmers usually sell a part of their produce at local jaggery producing units, but these remain closed at the moment. Meerut: Ankur Kumar is a small farmer with a four-acre farm in Muzaffarnagar’s Vahelna. Like every year, he has sown sugarcane on his field and like every year, he is struggling to get his dues from the sugar mill. “I have deposited 500 quintals so far this season and have...
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