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Hockey Pune League set to start
Updated : 1 year, 8 months ago IST
Eighteen city teams will fight it out for top honours in the Senior and Junior Division of the Hockey Pune League 2024-25, conducted under the aegis of Hockey Maharashtra, beginning at the Major Dhyanchand Stadium
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Government procured over 26 MT of wheat till May 20: Govt data
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
The food corporation of India and state procuring agencies are likely to procure over 27 MT this rabi season. Government sources told ANI that 27 MT will be enough to meet the requirements of Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana and needed buffer stocks. Procurement of wheat will conti
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GoI Bolsters agricultural sector with increase in authorized capital of fo
Updated : 2 years ago IST
According to Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, this strategic initiative underscores the government's unwavering commitment to supporting farmers and strengthening the agricultural sector.
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"Not right, difficult to implement": Kerala Chief Minister on PM Modi's po
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said that the directives of the central government to display Prime Minister Narendra Modi's posters and banners at ration shops across the state are "not right" and "difficult to implement."
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Dharmendra Pradhan urges Piyush Goyal to direct FCI to procure parboiled r
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan has requested his cabinet colleague Piyush Goyal to direct the Food Corporation of India (FCI) to procure 10 lakh metric tonne (MT) of parboiled rice from Odisha in 2023-24 financial year.
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Food Corporation of India boosts market supply through e-auctions of wheat
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
According to a press release by the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, this strategic move aligns with the government's directives to ensure a steady supply of wheat and rice, not only for the Public Distribution System (PDS) but also for effective market interventio
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Government sells 18.09 Lakh Metric Tonnes wheat through e-auctions to cont
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
A total of 18.09 Lakh Metric Tonnes (LMT) of wheat have been sold under this scheme, read the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution press release.
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Centre had rice stocks available, but did not give, says Karnataka Ministe
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
Karnataka Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao said on Thursday that the Centre had stocks of rice available but with a political motive they have stopped it across the country, not only for Karnataka in order to scuttle state’s efforts to implement the Anna Bhagya scheme.
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Centre to offload 75 lakh tonne wheat, rice combined to check price rise
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
The central government has decided that the Food Corporation of India (FCI) shall offload 50 lakh tonnes of wheat and 25 lakh tonnes of rice in the open market in a phased manner under, the Union food ministry said in a release on Wednesday.
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CBI arrests manager of FCI, Head constable of Delhi police in separate cas
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
The Central Bureau of Investigation has arrested a Manager, Food Corporation of India (FCI) Bongaigaon (Assam) for demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs 15,000 from the Complainant, an official release said.
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Anna Bhagya Scheme: Karnataka government to give cash instead of rice
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
As the Karnataka government is facing difficulty in procuring large quantities of rice, it has decided that instead of providing 5 kg additional rice to beneficiaries as promised under the 'Anna Bhagya' scheme, it would give cash at the rate of Rs 34 per kilo.
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Govt directs FCI to conduct e-auctions of wheat, rice to check inflation
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Chairman and Managing Director of Food Corporation of India Ashok KK Meena said that the central government has directed the agency to conduct the e-auctions of wheat and rice to check the "inflationary trends" and to control the price of such staple foodgrains.
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