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Sufficient food grain stocks in central pool to meet requirements: Centre
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
The government of India has sufficient food grain stocks under the central pool to meet the requirement under the National Food Security Act (NFSA) and its other welfare schemes as well as for additional allocation of Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PMGKAY), an official statement sa
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Govt says sufficient foodgrain stocks under central pool
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
According to a statement from the ministry of consumer affairs, food and public distribution, about 159 lakh million tonne (lmt) of wheat will be available as on January 1, 2023, which is well above the buffer norm requirement of 138 lmt of January 1. As on December 12 2022, around 182 lmt o
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Terror threat to Chinese engineers, protest against wheat and electricity
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Thousands of people and leaders and activists belonging to Awami Action Committee, Anjuman-e-Tajiran, transporters associations, Gilgit-Pakhtun Welfare Organisation, Karakoram National Movement, Balawaristan National Front, Hotel Association, Shopping Malls Association and various political
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Video of Punjab thief tied to truck enroute police station goes viral
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Two videos, one, in which the thief was seen stealing a sack of wheat from the truck and the other, in which the thief was seen tied to the truck and taken to the police station went viral on the Internet.
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Acute wheat flour and electricity crisis grips Gilgit Baltistan
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
The occupied region of Gilgit-Baltistan, which has been the victim of exploitation of its legitimate rights, natural resources, and land by successive Pakistani governments over the last decades, is virtually starving and shivering with unbearable cold because of acute shortage of wheat flou
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Protests in Pakistan's Gilgit-Baltistan due to power outages, wheat shorta
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
The protesters marched with lanterns and chanted slogans against the government in the town's Hussaini Chowk, according to Dawn.
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Regularly monitoring price of essential commodities, says Food Secretary
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
The market prices of wheat remained continuously higher than the MSP throughout the procurement period across the country and the the farmers could reap higher remuneration for their produce which is the main objective of the government's policy, Union Food Secretary said.
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India took steps to address food security in Yemen by prioritizing wheat e
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Highlighting India's humanitarian assistance to Yemen, India's Permanent Representative to the UN, Ruchira Kamboj on Tuesday (local time) said that New Delhi took steps to address food security in Yemen by prioritizing wheat exports.
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21 hours daily load-shedding in Gilgit-Baltistan's Skardu
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Pakistan's Skardu town witnessed a severe power crisis for up to 21 hours, causing problems for all businesses.
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Suspension of Black Sea grain deal to affect food security globally: India
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Indian diplomat R Madhu Sudan said the Black Sea Grain Initiative had provided a glimmer of hope for peace in Ukraine and helped contribute to lowering the prices of wheat and other commodities.
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Awami Action Committee stages protest against cut in wheat quota, impositi
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
The protestors alleged that the Pakistan authorities arrested the Chairman AAC, Fidah Hussain and several other AAC leaders, who were protesting "peacefully".
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Flood situation in Pakistan may threaten food security: Report
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], October 17 (ANI): Pakistan is staring at a possible food crisis as the production of wheat in the upcoming Rabi season is expected to drop owing to low-profit margins that are forcing farmers to look out for alternative crops, according to a media report.
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