Food Grain
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India at 107th slot in Global Hunger Index 2022, slips 6 positions as compared to 2021
India | Oct 15, 2022, 11:27 AM ISTGlobal Hunger Index: Seventeen countries, including China, Turkey, and Kuwait, shared the top rank with GHI score of less than five.
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COVID: Centre asks states to keep ration shops open on all days, for longer duration
India | May 16, 2021, 05:33 PM ISTAn advisory in this regard has been issued by Food Ministry following representations that during the current lockdown in some states/UTs, ration shops' timings have been curtailed due to which the intended beneficiaries might not be getting adequate time to lift their entitled foodgrains.
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Cabinet gives ex-post facto nod for free grains distribution for 2 months to poor under PMGKAY
India | May 05, 2021, 03:23 PM ISTThe PMGKAY was announced in 2020 for three months till July and later extended till November to combat the economic impact of COVID-19 on the poor
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Coronavirus lockdown: Meghalaya govt sanctions Rs 26.38cr to procure foodgrains
India | Apr 03, 2020, 11:33 AM ISTThe Meghalaya government has sanctioned Rs 26.38 crore for procuring 1.17 lakh quintals of foodgrains to address shortage issues in the market during the ongoing lockdown, a state minister said.
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‘Cow cess’ on movie tickets, foodgrain proposed in Haryana
India | Jul 09, 2016, 12:52 PM ISTIn a bid to generate funds for the welfare of cows in the state, the Haryana Gau Sewa Ayoga has sent a proposal to the BJP government in Haryana to ‘cow cess’.
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Punjab sets up relief fund for farmers' families
National | Jul 21, 2015, 08:40 PM ISTChandigarh: To give relief to distressed families of farmers in the state committing suicide, the Punjab government on Tuesday announced the creation of a “revolving fund” to provide assistance to them.“Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal
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Foodgrain output to fall by 5% to 251 million tonnes in 2014-15
May 13, 2015, 09:17 PM ISTNew Delhi: India's foodgrains production is estimated to have declined by 5.25 per cent to 251.12 million tonnes in 2014-15 crop year due to poor monsoon and unseasonal rain in past two months.The country had
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Ram Vilas Paswan slams Bihar govt for poor foodgrain delivery mechanism
National | Apr 19, 2015, 06:34 PM ISTPatna: Food Minister Ram Vilas Paswan today said many eligible beneficiaries in Bihar are not getting subsidised food grain under the National Food Security Act as fresh ration cards have not been issued to them.Paswan was
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Success at WTO without any compromise: Nirmala Sitharaman
National | Nov 28, 2014, 02:02 PM ISTNew Delhi: India has won a major victory at Geneva with the WTO accommodating its food security demands in a historic worldwide trade reform deal, which the government said was clinched without any conditions or
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Record 250 MT Foodgrain Output This Year
Feb 04, 2012, 11:13 AM ISTNew Delhi, Feb 3: India's foodgrains production, for the second year in a row, is expected to be a record 250.42 million tonne in 2011-12 crop year, bolstered by a significant contribution from eastern belt,