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MSP, govt procurement important for country's food security, here to stay:
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 16 (ANI): Once again terming the three recent agricultural reforms "a very important step in improving the agriculture sector of the country and increasing the income of farmers", Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said that Minimum Support Price (MSP) and gove
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World Food Programme wins 2020 Nobel Peace Prize
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Stockholm [Sweden], October 9 (ANI): The World Food Programme (WFP) has been awarded the 2020 Nobel Peace Prize by the Norwegian Nobel Committee on Friday.
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CPI-M urges President to send back agriculture bills
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept 22 (ANI): The CPI-M on Monday accused the BJP-led government of "bulldozing legislations through the parliament violating all parliamentary procedures" and said it should withdraw agriculture bills in the interest of farmers and people's entitlements to food security
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Chidambaram slams Centre over agricultural reform Bills
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 18 (ANI): Congress leader P Chidambaram on Friday slammed the Central government over the passage of agricultural reform Bills in Lok Sabha, saying that it challenges the pillars of the food security system of the country.
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Punjab: Amarinder launches state-wide Smart Ration Card scheme to cover 1.
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], September 12 (ANI): Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Saturday launched the Smart Ration Card scheme to cover 1.41 crore beneficiaries across the state and a separate state-funded scheme to provide subsidised rations to the 9 lakh beneficiaries not
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Undertook exercise to pay food security allowance to mid-day meal benefici
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 24 (ANI): The Delhi government on Monday submitted before the Delhi High Court that it has undertaken to complete the exercise of payment of Food Security Allowance (FSA) to the beneficiaries of mid-day meals at the earliest.
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MP CM transfers Rs 137.66 cr of food security allowance to school students
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh) [India], Aug 21 (ANI): Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan transferred an amount of Rs 137.66 crores of food security allowance to over 56 lakh children of Class I to VIII.
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Parijat Care and Productivity Mantra During Covid Crisis
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 20: The COVID-19 is a public health crisis that has impacted the global economy and led to worldwide catastrophic socio-economic, health and livelihood disruptions. It has adversely impacted all sectors of the economy and especially the manufacturing sector. Food se
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MP govt announces ration at minimum price for people with no card
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh) [India], August 19 (ANI): The Madhya Pradesh government announced the distribution of ration at minimum price to the non-ration cardholders in the state from September 1 amid COVID-19.
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Gandhi wrong in saying centre didn't extend NFSA beneficiary list: Paswan
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 19 (ANI): Union Minister Ram Vilas Paswan on Wednesday said that Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's statement that the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government did not extend the list of National Food Security Act (NFSA) beneficiaries is incorrect.
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Amid severe food crisis, Chinese govt asks citizens to control food habits
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Beijing [China], August 18 (ANI): Chinese President Xi Jinping called its citizens to control food habits and "maintain a sense of crisis about food security" as the country is heading for a severe food crisis.
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Be physically active, take saatvik food: Health Minister
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 8 (ANI): The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) and Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) sighed an MoU on Friday for collaborative research and information dissemination in the field of food security and nutrition.
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