Efforts on at WTO for positive outcome on food security issue

Last Updated: Friday, July 24, 2015, 21:35

Developing countries including India are making all efforts in the WTO for a positive outcome on the food security issue, parliament was informed Friday.

India working with WTO for permanent solution on food security

Last Updated: Wednesday, July 22, 2015, 19:29

India is working with the WTO members to ensure an early permanent solution on the food security issue, parliament was informed Wednesday.

18 states/UTs not ready to meet September deadline on food security

Last Updated: Tuesday, July 7, 2015, 20:40

As many as 18 states/UTs including Uttar Pradesh have expressed inability to roll out the Food Security law by the Centre's September deadline and most of them have sought time till year-end for its implementation, Food Minister Ram Vilas Paswan said on Tuesday.

Australia lines up investments worth $10 billion for India

Last Updated: Friday, June 5, 2015, 21:57

Australia has lined up investments worth USD 10 billion for India as it is looking for greater co-operation with the country.

US questions India on its domestic support programmes

Last Updated: Friday, June 5, 2015, 21:47

The US posed a salvo of questions to India on its domestic support programmes, including its cotton policies, minimum support price, public stockholding for food security purposes and landholding pooling by Indian farmers, in a meeting at the World Trade Organisation (WTO) here.

India working with WTO members for solution on food security

Last Updated: Wednesday, May 6, 2015, 16:47

WTO's General Council, has accepted India's demand for extending the peace clause till a permanent solution is found for its food stockpiling issue.

Govt should incentivise farmers for drying grains: Swaminathan

Last Updated: Saturday, April 4, 2015, 18:13

Government should give incentive to farmers for drying the grains affected by unseasonal rainfall and hailstorm, eminent agri scientist M S Swaminathan said on Saturday.

Centre extends food law deadline by 6 months

Last Updated: Friday, April 3, 2015, 18:21

The Centre has given six months' more time to the states for rolling out the National Food Security Act (NFSA), Union Food Minister Ram Vilas Paswan said Friday.

'Centre should not hurry implementation of food law'

Last Updated: Sunday, March 29, 2015, 12:33

The law aims at providing legal entitlement to 5 kg of subsidised foodgrains per person per month at Rs 1-3/kg to two-thirds of the country's population.

India can help find solution to food security issue: WTO

Last Updated: Friday, January 16, 2015, 13:05

India can play an important role in the coming months in engaging constructively to find a permanent solution to the food security issue at the WTO, the world trade body chief, Roberto Azevado, said.

Food law: Centre calls meet of 25 states tomorrow

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 9, 2014, 17:41

The Centre has called Wednesday a meeting of Food Secretaries of 25 states/UTs, which have not implemented the National Food Security Act even though Parliament had passed the legislation more than a year ago.

Govt releases Rs 93,894 cr as food subsidy so far this fiscal

Last Updated: Friday, December 5, 2014, 19:11

Government has released Rs 93,894 crore so far this fiscal by way of food subsidy out of annual allocation of Rs 1,10,500 crore and there is no proposal for reduction in food subsidy, Parliament was informed Friday.