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BJP promises 5 kg rice, 1/2 kg pulse and salt for one rupee to poor in Odi
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Cuttack (Odisha) [India], Apr 13 (ANI): Union Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Saturday said that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) would provide essential food articles at the price of rupee one under the National Food Security Scheme if voted to power in the state.
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UN allows sanctions exemption for humanitarian aid to N. Korea
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Seoul [South Korea], Mar 25 (ANI): In a temporary relief to North Korea, the United Nations has waived sanctions to agencies providing humanitarian assistance, including food security, access to clean water and improving children's health, to enter the communist country.
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Parliamentary panel recommends action against 'erring' officials for lapse
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 22 (ANI): A Parliamentary panel has recommended 'punitive action' against the 'erring' officials for committing 'lapses' and thus hindering 'efficient and timely' implementation of the National Food Security Act, 2013 (NFSA) by identifying beneficiaries.
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Without food security, there is no national security: VP
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
Pune (Maharashtra) [India], June 23 (ANI): Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu said making agriculture sustainable and profitable should be the top agenda of both Centre and state governments.
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Farmers essential for our survival, says PM Modi
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jun 20 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday credited farmers for their hard work in ensuring the country's food security, saying that farmers were essential for the survival of the population.
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Centre okays MoU between India, Denmark on cooperation in food security
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 23 (ANI): The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has given its ex-post facto approval to the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between India and Denmark regarding cooperation in the area of food safety.
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India-Oman discuss energy, food security
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 17 (ANI): A group of 30 young entrepreneurs from Oman on Wednesday discussed avenues for energy and food security with Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
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Social stigma stops families to procure outside help
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Washington D.C. [U.S.A.], Feb. 28 (ANI): Turns out, social stigma comes in the way of families to ask for outside help for food security - meaning possessing enough money to provide food for family.
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India, Oman press for collaboration in health, food security sectors
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
Muscat [Oman], February 12 (ANI): India and Oman on Monday pressed for greater collaboration in health and food sectors respectively.
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B'desh ranks lowest in terms of food security in S Asia
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], Dec 24 (ANI): Bangladesh has been ranked a lowly 89th, among other South Asian countries, in the recently published Global Food Security Index 2017.
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Food security, farmers' subsidy top priority in WTO meeting: Suresh Prabhu
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 6 (ANI): As the world leaders are set to meet in Argentina for the forthcoming ministerial meeting of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Suresh Prabhu on Wednesday said the issue of food security and farmers' subsidy would be ra
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Time to focus on food processing: Chandrababu Naidu
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 3 (ANI): Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Friday said that this is the time to focus on food processing, so that there will be food security and stability for the farmers.
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