-Livemint.com At present, the government procures about 1.5 lakh tonnes of pulses, and this will be enhanced to eight lakh tonnes New delhi: In a significant decision to tame rising pulse prices, the Centre has decided to raise buffer stocks by over five times. At present, the government procures about 1.5 lakh tonnes of pulses, and this will be enhanced to eight lakh tonnes. The decision was taken at a high-level meeting...
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Caterpillar cloud on tomatoes -GS Mudur
-The Telegraph New delhi: Government scientists have called for nationwide surveillance to look for a caterpillar native to South America that has slipped into at least four Indian states and could threaten the country's tomato growers and the ketchup-and-puree industries. The scientists at the National Bureau of Agricultural Insect Resources (NBAIR), Bangalore, worried about the pest's spread, have also initiated efforts to get wasps and predatory bugs to serve as its natural...
More »NGO begins survey of migrants from drought-hit Bundelkhand
-The Indian Express Three NGOs have begun surveying the number of migrants in the capital. New delhi: Two weeks after The Indian Express reported that people were fleeing their villages in drought-hit Bundelkhand to come to delhi in search of work and money, three NGOs have begun surveying the number of migrants in the capital. Many had set up temporary shelters in a clearing under the Sarai Kale Khan flyover. Following the publication...
More »People seek answers from district admin for food security lapses
-GovernanceNow.com A report on public hearing at in Gumla of Jharkhand Jharkhand has reached a make-or-break point in the battle against hunger. For the first time, the National Food Security Act (NFSA) makes it possible to ensure that no one sleeps on an empty stomach. Many people, however, are still struggling to secure their entitlements under the Act. By way of reality check, a careful survey of NFSA was recently completed...
More »Centre plans to import pulses to check prices
-The Hindu Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, on Wednesday, held an inter-ministerial meeting to discuss the spiralling prices of food and carve out a strategy to cool inflation. Food Minister Ram Vilas Paswan, Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh, Commerce Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and Urban Development Minister Venkaiah Naidu attended the meeting. Chief Economic Advisor Arvind Subramanian was also present. During the meeting, discussions were held to devise ways to meet the gap between demand...
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