India won’t be able to store another bumper crop
April 15th, 2012 - 4:37 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 15 (IANS) The problem of plenty is once again troubling the Indian government as it does not know where to store the bumper grains to be harvested ... Read more...
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Will delay in poverty survey affect food security bill?
April 10th, 2012 - 5:37 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 10 (IANS) Expressing concern over delays in the poverty census, a member of the Sonia Gandhi-led National Advisory Council (NAC) has asked the government if it ... Read more...
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Food bill: Thomas hopes for across spectrum support
March 22nd, 2012 - 7:59 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 22 (IANS) Expressing hope of getting the support of all political parties on the National Food Security Bill, Food Minister K.V. Thomas Thursday said the legislation is ... Read more...
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Food bill burden won’t be big: Thomas
February 12th, 2012 - 6:21 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 12 (IANS) The proposed National Food Security Bill (NFSB) will not entail "large" financial implications for the government, Minister of State for Food, Public Distribution and ... Read more...
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Concerns on food bill to be addressed: Thomas
February 9th, 2012 - 9:06 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 9 (IANS) The United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government Thursday said it will address the concerns expressed by the states over the proposed National Food Security Bill."The ... Read more...
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Parliamentary panel on food bill to meet Jan 23
January 18th, 2012 - 7:18 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 18 (IANS) The path-breaking National Food Security Bill, which is facing opposition from several states as well as Congress ally Mamata Banerjee, will be taken up ... Read more...
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Cabinet meet begins, Lokpal not on agenda
December 18th, 2011 - 9:56 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 18 (IANS) A meeting of the union cabinet began Sunday evening to approve the National Food Security Bill that seeks to provide rice at Rs.3, wheat ... Read more...
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Cabinet to take up food bill
December 18th, 2011 - 8:05 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 18 (IANS) The union cabinet will Sunday evening take up the contentious National Food Security Bill that seeks to provide rice at Rs.3, wheat at Rs.2 ... Read more...
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Cabinet may take up food bill Sunday: Thomas
December 14th, 2011 - 9:12 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 14 (IANS) The cabinet may take up the draft National Food Security Bill on Sunday, Food Minister K.V. Thomas said."The cabinet is likely to take up ... Read more...
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Food bill to address cost-sharing concern of states
November 21st, 2011 - 9:03 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 21 (IANS) Taking note of concerns of the states, the central government has provided for cost sharing in all the schemes under the draft National Food ... Read more...
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Food bill in parliament’s winter session: Thomas
October 31st, 2011 - 7:52 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 31 (IANS) The draft National Food Security bill will be brought to the cabinet by Nov 20 and introduced in the winter session of parliament, Food Minister ... Read more...
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PM’s panel disagrees with NAC on food security law
January 13th, 2011 - 9:49 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 13 (IANS) Taking a reality check, a prime ministerial panel Thursday disagreed with the Sonia Gandhi-headed National Advisory Council's ambitious plans on food security, saying it would be ... Read more...
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Checking price rise government’s top priority: Sonia
August 19th, 2010 - 6:22 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 19 (IANS) Checking rising prices was a top priority for the central government and steps were being taken to enact a food security law, Congress president Sonia Gandhi ... Read more...
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‘Third of India’s food industry unaware of safety standards’
June 9th, 2010 - 7:56 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 9 (IANS) Nearly a third of the players in India's food industry are not aware about safety standards and related rules, as per a survey conducted by a leading ... Read more...
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Governance issues before UPA: food, energy and internal security
May 21st, 2010 - 5:58 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 21 (IANS) A year on into its second avatar, the Congress-led ruling United Progressive Alliance (UPA) is grappling with issues as diverse as its coalition -- from food ... Read more...
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Congress promises rice at Rs.3 a kg for BPL families
March 24th, 2009 - 5:50 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 24 (IANS) The Congress Tuesday promised it would enact a law to provide 25 kg of rice or wheat a month at Rs.3 per kg to families living ... Read more...
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Indian for top slot in global food body
July 5th, 2008 - 4:20 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 5 (IANS) Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (Apeda) director Sanjay Dave has become the first Indian to be elected the vice-chair of Codex Alimentarius Commission (CAC), ... Read more...
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Centre to develop infrastructure in food processing sector
June 11th, 2008 - 6:25 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, June 11 (ANI): The Minister of State for Food Processing Industries Subodh Kant Sahai today said here that the Central Government would be launching a scheme to develop infrastructure ... Read more...
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