The latest recommendation by the National Advisory Council on the National Food Security Act represents a significant shift in the debate on food security in the country.

Gargi Parsai

NEW DELHI: Union Food and Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar on Friday said the Central government would consult the State governments on the proposed Food Security Bill as the latter had to execute the law.

NAC HAS REDEFINED

New Delhi: The National Advisory Council (NAC) may be talking of April 2011 rollout of the food security Bill, but lack of storage capacity of foodgrain could thwart the programme before it gets launched.

BHUBANESWAR: The Rs 2-a-kg rice may have scripted a successful 'political' story in the State, but it has failed to translate into a successful 'anti-hunger' story.

This is not a general assumption rather the scientific inference of a well-researched study by Orissa MDG Forum a joint venture of Unicef, Orissa, and Xavier Institute of Management Bhubaneswar (XIMB) released here today.

The new formula for the proposed National Food Security Act (NFSA) arrived at by a meeting of the Sonia Gandhi-led National Advisory Council (NAC) on Wednesday has attracted the criticism of activists of the Right to Food Campaign, who say it is full of ambiguities and leaves many issues wide open.

Smita Gupta

NEW DELHI: The National Advisory Council (NAC) met the Food Ministry halfway on Wednesday, when it recommended extension of universal food entitlements to one-fourth of either the poorest districts or the poorest blocks in the country.

New Delhi: Inadequate supply of foodgrain has forced the Sonia Gandhi-led National Advisory Council (NAC) to settle for a pruned National Food Security Act, at least for the time being.

ENVIRONMENT minister Jairam Ramesh will represent India in the highlevel advisory panel on sustainable development being set up by United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon. The panel is expected to be announced before the end of the month.