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Surat: Two held for using fake biometric data
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
Surat (Gujarat) [India], Feb 4 (ANI): Two people have been arrested by Surat Crime Branch on the charges of making money by hacking ration cards and fingerprints of people who get food grains at subsidised rates in Gujarat.
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Rising popularity of organic foods: What you should know
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 4 (ANI): The demand for organic foods began with fruits and vegetables when there were reports of pesticide residues in them. However, the popularity of organic foods has now extended to food grains, pulses, tea, spices and even oilseeds.
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Food Ministry clarifies media reports on starvation deaths
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 18 (ANI): The Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution has today issued a clarification on the recent media reports about starvation deaths owing to alleged denial of subsidised food-grains.
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Record foodgrains production in 2016-17
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 9 (ANI): Boisterous with good monsoon during 2016 and various policy initiatives undertaken by the government, the country witnessed a record food grain production, estimated at, 273.38 Million tonnes in 2016-17, as per a report released by the third advance estimates
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PM Modi lauds farmers for record food grain production
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb. 26 (ANI): Lauding the farmers for their contribution to this year's food grain production, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today claimed that agriculture is vital to the Indian economy's growth.
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Telangana Civil Supplies Dept. launches project to check diversion of food
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Telangana, [India], Feb. 14 (ANI): The Civil Supplies Department of Telangana has launched a new program to avoid diversion of Public Distribution System (PDS) rice and other essential commodities by making use of new technology.
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SC sends directions to Centre, states to address drought related issues
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct. 5(ANI): The Supreme Court on Wednesday slammed the Centre and the state governments for not complying with the directions to supply food grain to the drought-affected areas under the National Food Security Act.
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Cabinet approves discontinuation of DGS&D services for procuring j
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi, Aug. 3 (ANI): The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday approved to discontinue the services of Directorate General of Supplies and Disposals (DGS&D) in the operation of purchase of jute bags by Government Agencies for procurement of food grains.
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No shortage of food grains to implement food security under NFSA: Centre
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi, July 26 (ANI): The government today asserted that there is no shortage of food grains to implement the food security in the country under the National Food Security Act.
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