Krishnadas Rajagopal

New Delhi: Hours after Prime Minister Manmohan Singh asked the Supreme Court not to get into

New Delhi: The policy standoff between the Supreme Court and the Centre over food security is likely to deepen on Monday, with the latter set to either sidestep, brush aside or even openly disagree with the court

Madhya Pradesh model offers a way forward

The delay in the National Advisory Council (NAC) finalising its proposals for food security legislation seems to stem from the realisation that legislation is easy, execution is difficult.

ALAPPUZHA: The Rs.1,840 crore-Kuttanad Package, developed after widespread consultations among all stakeholders, is a people's plan for the region's survival, according to agricultural scientist M.S. Swaminathan.

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Jorhat, Sept.

Yoginder K Alagh

This has been the food security week with the NAC and the courts getting into the last lap. The fact that a food security system will be set up is accepted by all and this column has always stood by that. A nation, growing the way India is and with its resource base, has no business accepting stark hunger as a given. Three issues have been raised. The first is coverage.

Rapped by the Supreme Court for letting foodgrain rot, the government is considering options to ease pressure on Food Corporation of India (FCI) godowns by targeted distribution of additional stock at cheaper rates.

An empowered Group of Ministers (eGoM), headed by Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee, will meet on Thursday to approve the Centre's counter-affidavit in the Supreme Court on creation

How will the proposed National Food Security Act impact livelihoods, cropping patterns and productivity?