Researchers link India's food program to better health and stronger incomes
Despite humanity's scientific achievements and globalized economy, malnutrition remains a global issue. The United Nations ...
Telangana: Experts stress importance of including millets in PDS for food security, nutrition
Addressing the meeting organised at ICRISAT’s Hyderabad campus, Dr Prabhu Pingali, ICRISAT Board Chair and Director of TCI, ...
Experts call for a shift in PDS system
Experts advocate for including millets in the PDS to reduce hidden costs and improve sustainability in India's food ...
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At .3 per cent, Telangana’s PDS leakage lowest in India
On the other hand, in Uttar Pradesh, PDS leakage stood at 33 per cent ... supplied by the Food Corporation of India (FCI) and respective state governments never reach the intended beneficiaries.
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The right to food and the struggle with the PDS
Problems with the PDS are not limited to enrolment and access ... People’s Union of Civil Liberties vs Union of India. Since then, governments have wound bureaucratic red tape around it so ...
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PDS shop owner alleges caste discrimination while purchasing house, files police complaint
Ahmedabad: A public distribution system (PDS) shop owner from the Ambawadi area filed a complaint with the Ellisbridge police, alleging that he was not allowed to purchase a house in a residential ...
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Upfront release of food subsidy to curb FCI’s PDS cost
To bridge cash-flow mismatch, there is a provision for FCI to avail short term loan with a tenure of 90 days upto Rs 75,000 ...
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2 police officers arrest in bribe case unearths PDS rice smuggling in Telangana
Hyderabad: More skeletons are likely to stumble out of the closet in the smuggling of rice meant for Public Distribution System (PDS) following the arrest of Thorrur Inspector Karri Jagadish ...
Row erupts in Darbhanga over dual citizenship
Patna: A controversy has erupted in Darbhanga's Kewati block over allegations that Musarrat Khatoon, a public distribution system (PDS) dealer in Koth.