Concerned over wastage of around 40 lakh tonnes of PAU 201 variety of rice in Punjab, which was rejected by the Food Corporation of India, an empowered group of ministers (EGoM) on food will try to find a solution to the vexed issue on Thursday.

Sources said the EGoM headed by finance minister Pranab Mukherjee might suggest open market sale of the grain stock being held by the Punjab government

The goal of food for all can be achieved only through sustained efforts in producing, saving and sharing foodgrains.

The Supreme Court of India has rendered great service by arousing public, professional and political concern about the co-existence of rotting grain mountains and mounting hungry mouths.

P. Sainath

When we have policies trample on people's rights, and people go to courts seeking redress, what should the courts do, Prime Minister?

Dear Prime Minister,

I was delighted to learn that you said, while also

It's all very well for the government to be happy about the increase in crop acreage, but what about food storage?
A K Bhattacharya / New Delhi September 14, 2010, 0:07 IST

The current mood in the various Bhavans around Raisina Hill is a little different from the general gloominess that marks the conversation of most residents of New Delhi.

Dr Manjit S.

Yoginder K Alagh

Under ideal conditions, grain storage options in India are built up from the buffer stock strategies. These, in turn, are derived from fluctuations in grain output and the need to ride through, say, two bad years.

Krishnadas Rajagopal

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

Siddharth Varadarajan

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Chief Economic Advisor Kaushik Basu has said the government should consider allowing export of essential foodgrains like wheat rather than let these rot due to lack of storage capacities and distribution channels.

He also said overhauling the public distribution system should be a top priority for the government.