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Par panel seeks more time to study Food Bill

The Food Bill, which is a pet project of UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi and was part of the promises m...

Left to campaign for Food Security Bill, universal PDS

Senior leader of CPI, Pradeep Tewari, said that the proposed Food Security Bill does not serve the p...

Eating wisely can lower carbon footprint: Study

Consumers can help curb greenhouse gas emissions by reducing the quantity of food they buy, serve an...

States need to curb food hoarding: Par Panel

A Parliamentary panel has said the number of persons convicted for violation of the Essential Commod...

`Take strict action against foodgrain hoarders`

A parliamentary panel has slammed the low number of convictions of foodgrain hoarders in the past th...

Formulate Food Security Bill after discussions: BJP

Sushma Swaraj hit out at the government for failing to provide adequate facilities for storage of gr...

MP farmers face problems of plenty and shortage

Farmers are an unhappy lot as the shortage of jute bags to stock the foodgrain has nullified their a...

UP food grain scam: CBI arrests ex SDM

Former Sub-Divisional Magistrate of Gola has been arrested by the CBI in connection with the multi-c...

Ramesh disapproves of MNREGA payment through foodgrains

A proposal for giving foodgrains as part payment of wages under the rural job scheme is being consid...

`Rising CO2 levels threaten aquatic food webs`

Rising levels of atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) are seriously threatening marine plankton, vital f...

‘Mismatch between procurement, storage of grains’

Amid vociferous protests by the Opposition on the plight of farmers due to lack of storage for recor...

UP`s food scam: CBI raids 12 places in Lucknow

Raids were being conducted on premises of contractors, suppliers and officials involved in disbursem...

Public Distribution System to be computerised

The food and public distribution department has signed an agreement to scale up computerization of t...

SC monitoring sought in UP foodgrain scam

The apex court had on April 18 last year stayed the High Court`s order directing the agency to file...

HC refuses MNS permission to hold Marathi Food Fest

In a setback for the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS), the Bombay High Court today refused to grant ...

Stop fungal disease in crops, feed 600 million

Stemming fungal diseases in the world`s five most important crops could feed more than 600 million p...

MP: 24 hospitalised for food poisoning

About 24 devotees were hospitalised with symptoms of food poisoning after they consumed `Prasad` di...

MP: 24 hospitalised for food poisoning

About 24 devotees were hospitalised with symptoms of food poisoning after they consumed prasad distr...

CAG raps Himachal for supplying inferior foodgrain

Himachal Pradesh supplied 2,066 tonnes of substandard pulses and 1,167 tonnes of inferior foodgrains...

Right to Food act in Jharkhand soon?

Jharkhand Chief Minister Arjun Munda said his government was seriously considering to bring in a `...

‘Set up CNG stations, hike foodgrain quota’

Uttarakhand CM Vijay Bahuguna has urged the centre to set up at least 6 CNG stations in the state ...

Mamata questions funding for food bill

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said monetary provision for state governments to fund i...

Ruling NDA members create din in Bihar House

As the din continued in the house, Speaker Uday Narayan Choudhury adjourned the issue for reply next...

No leniency for food adulteration: SC

Adulteration of food is a menace to the society and the perpetrators cannot be let off lightly, th...

`Food Bill not a political tool to win elections`

Once the bill is implemented, Thomas said, the government`s food spend is expected to rise to Rs 1.1...

Food Bill implementation by year-end: Govt

The government today said it plans to implement the National Food Security Bill by the end of this...

Foodgrain scam: SC seeks response from CBI, UP govt

The Supreme Court sought response from the CBI and Uttar Pradesh govt on vacating its stay on the mo...

Scientists create salt-tolerant wheat

Salty soil may no longer come in the way of planting wheat but could actually improve its yield by 2...

Agri scientists urge govt to lift moratorium on Bt-brinjal

The government should remove all constraints in the research and development work of biotech crops a...

Man-made photosynthesis to boost food output

Photosynthesis, one of the most powerful biological processes on earth, permits plants to convert so...

`Use space technology for food security`

Agricultural productivity (1.8 tonne per hectare) is much less than the world productivity of 2.6 to...

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...

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...

Mountains can resolve energy, water, food security issues

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

Climate change precipitates food shortages, unrest

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

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...

Time to alter global mindset towards resources

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

Plastic from synthetic clothes threaten food chain

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

Geoengineering may improve global food security

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

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...

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.

IAF air drops food grains in Reasi hills

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

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...

Cuttack police seize adulterated baby food

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

Bumper crop from new maize gene?

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

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 ...

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...

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...

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...

`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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