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Caste census could be ready by July-end: Jairam

Last month, Food Minister KV Thomas had written a letter to the Rural Development Minister seeking a...

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Two new videos of `human safaris` in Andaman

Two new videos have emerged that provide more proof of official involvement in `human safaris` for t...

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``Mountains can resolve energy, water and food security issues``

Freshwater from mountain systems is vital to maintain agricultural biodiversity, says David Molden, ...

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Climate change precipitates food shortages, unrest

Long-term climate change has often destabilized civilizations through food shortages, hunger, infect...

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NHRC seeks reply over poor quality of anganwadi food

The NHRC has sought a response from UP Government after it found that the food supplied in anganwadi...

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Time to alter global mindset towards resources

A congregation of top global leaders, thinkers and policy makers will converge in India this week at...

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Plastic from synthetic clothes threaten food chain

Microscopic plastic debris that are released from washing synthetic clothes are accumulating in the ...

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Geoengineering may improve global food security

Reflecting sunlight away from the Earth to combat global warming will more likely have a positive im...

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New mobile app helps choose healthy food

You can scan bar codes, see what`s in a food item and switch to a healthier choice in an instant, th...

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Par panel to examine Food Security Bill next week

The landmark Food Security Bill will come up for scrutiny by a Parliamentary panel next week.

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IAF air drops food grains in Reasi hills

The IAF carried out relief operations dropping essential commodities, particularly food grains, in...

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Thomas to meet Jaya over differences on food bill

In the backdrop of Jayalalithaa`s strong opposition to Centre`s proposed Food Security Bill, KV Th...

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Cuttack police seize adulterated baby food

Huge quantities of adulterated products which include baby food, milk powder, edible ghee and pickl...

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Bumper crop from new maize gene?

The discovery by British scientists of a new `provisioning` gene in maize plants that regulates the ...

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Man in video not a cop: Police on Jarawa video

Police claimed that the person who was shown in a video ordering Jarawa tribal women to dance naked ...

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Centre seeks report from Andaman on dance for food

Home Ministry sought a report from the Andaman and Nicobar Islands on alleged exploitation of Jarawa...

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Now, food samples found adulterated after milk!

As per the data released by the FSSAI, the high percentage of adulteration in food samples puts a qu...

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Govt to take states on board over food bill

The UPA government wants to take the states into confidence on Sonia Gandhi`s dream project - the Na...

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`Wrong approach adopted in Food Security Bill`

Former Central Vigilance Commissioner N Vittal on Saturday said the Centre has adopted a "wrong app...

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Now, ‘smart’ vending machine that scans faces

Intel and Kraft Foods have rolled out a ‘smart’ vending machine in US, which analysis buyer’s age an...

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Record foodgrains production facilitates Food Bill

The agriculture sector performed exceedingly well in 2011, with record foodgrains production of ov...

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Rahul takes potshots at Mayawati again

Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi said Mayawati had rejected Food Security Bill without givin...

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School runs short of foodgrain, students sent home

The residential government-funded school for tribals near here has sent home its 163 students as the...

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Govt introduces Food Security bill in Lok Sabha

The government today introduced the landmark National Food Security Bill, 2011, in Lok Sabha that ...

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Landmark Food Security Bill tabled in Lok Sabha

The UPA Govt on Thursday tabled the National Food Security Bill in Lok Sabha, which aims to provide ...

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Sonia basks in `landmark` Food Security Bill

"Food for all" is the resolve of Congress President Sonia Gandhi for the New Year.

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‘Fears of unsustainability of food scheme unfounded`

Food Minister K V Thomas says fears about unsustainability of the subsidised foodgrains scheme are...

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Govt to introduce Food Bill on Wed in LS: Thomas

The govt will introduce the Food Security Bill in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday.

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Food Security Bill replete with confusion: Jaya

Strongly opposing the draft National Food Security Bill, Tamil Nadu CM J Jayalalithaa said it was r...

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Govt tables Grievance Redress Bill in Parliament

With clock ticking for the Winter Session of Parliament, the government on Tuesday tabled the crucia...

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Food Security Bill a milestone: Congress

Congress hailed the Food Security Bill approved by the Union Cabinet as a "milestone" like that of t...

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No objection to Food Security Bill: Nitish

Bihar CM Nitish Kumar said he had no objection to the Food Security Bill but said the govt should k...

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‘Nearly 1L tonne foodgrain lost in FCI godowns’

About 0.87 lakh tonne foodgrains was lost in the FCI godowns till September this fiscal due to fac...

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Will Sonia Gandhi`s food bill pass muster?

The draft National Food Security Bill, that seeks to provide rice at Rs 3, wheat at Rs 2 and coarse ...

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Cabinet to take decision on Food Bill today

The National Food Security Bill is considered the greatest experiment in the world to provide food s...

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‘Cabinet may meet on Food Bill on Sunday’

With the government deferring a decision on the Food Security Bill as talks have been inconclusive,...

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Food, anti-graft bills to get Cabinet nod today?

The Union Cabinet is set to approve four major bills on Tuesday, which would then be introduced in t...

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Fossil fuel dependence will limit global food output

Agriculture can keep pace with the ever growing global demand for food only by reducing its dependen...

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‘National Food Security Bill is deeply flawed’

Demanding radical changes in the "flawed" National Food Security Bill, activists on Monday sought ...

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Climate set to worsen food crisis: Oxfam

In 2010, a heatwave in Russia and Ukraine sparked a rise of 60 to 80% cent in global wheat prices.

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J-K cabinet approves National Food Bill draft

The Jammu and Kashmir cabinet on Thursday approved the draft of the National Food Security Bill, an...

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Seven billion mouths to feed

Are we incapable of feeding everyone? The answer is clearly ‘no’.

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Spider mite, a major food pest, is DNA-sequenced

Scientists today reported they had unravelled the genetic code of the spider mite, a pest that attac...

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Food Security Bill a great responsibility: Pawar

Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar on Tuesday said implementing the Food Security Bill is a big res...

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Bihar unable to implement Food Security Bill

Bihar government is not in a position to implement the proposed Food Security Bill in its present fo...

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Bihar not in position to implement Food Bill

Bihar government is not in a position to implement the proposed Food Security Bill in its present ...

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SP alleges Rs 8,000cr foodgrain scam in UP

Samajwadi Party in UP alleged that a scam of more than Rs 8,000 crore had taken place in purchase o...

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They complained of bad food, got killed

Two drunken men were stabbed to death after they complained about the poor quality of food served to...

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Going "beyond self" to cater to the hungry

A low guest turnout at a wedding, they attended, saw the caterer`s calculations go wrong resulting ...

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Whales off California coast draw crowds, warning

The humpback whales, each measuring about the length of a school bus, have come about a mile from la...

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