-TheWire.in The MoEFCC's recent decision to exclude new-gen GM plants from the ambit of existing biosafety rules endangers our Food system, Food exports, farmers' rights over their crops and the country's biological heritage for the sake of corporate profits. Christmas came early for Big Biotech companies and their allied seeds multipliers as the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) has recently, through an office memorandum, excluded the new generation genetically...
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Retail Inflation Shot Up to 6.95% in March: Government
-TheWire.in It is for the third straight month that the retail inflation remained above the Reserve Bank of India's comfort zone. New Delhi: Consumer price-based inflation jumped to 6.95% in March, mainly on account of costlier Food items, according to government data released on Tuesday. The Consumer Price Index (CPI) based inflation was 6.07% in February. The inflation in the Food basket was 7.68% in March, up from 5.85% in the preceding month. It is...
More »Central team finds excess stock of soyabean, mustard in 3 districts of MP -Prabhudatta Mishra
-The Hindu Business Line Seeks taking necessary action as very large hoardings had taken place The Centre has asked Madhya Pradesh government to “step in to take necessary action” under the Essential Commodities Act after its team found “very large hoardings” of soyabean and mustard seeds in Dewas, Shajapur and Guna districts in excess of the stock limit prescribed under the law. Stressing the need for effective enforcement of the EC Act by...
More »As fuel rates soar, fish prices jump in Kolkata -Rittick Mondal
-IndiaToday.in The prices of fish in Kolkata have increased due to the hike in fuel rates Kolkata: With the rise in the rates of fuel across the country, fish prices too increased in Kolkata. The prices of fruit, vegetables and meat have been increasing. Households in the city are being forced to cut down the Food budget as the prices of Food essentials have jumped in the market, including the rates of fish. Fish...
More »Opinion: Hunger in India likely to grow again -Nandini Nayak
-TelanganaToday.com India’s Food subsidy programmes have the capacity to respond to increased demand. Thoughtful adjustment would reap large-scale benefits. Covid-19 lockdowns aggravated Food deprivation in India. The pandemic also revealed opportunities to expand the country’s Food subsidy programmes. India’s Public Distribution System (PDS) offers subsidised foodgrains to eligible households. Public pressure during Covid-19 lockdowns led to a brief expansion in the number of beneficiaries in States such as Delhi. Though temporary, the expansion...
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