Visakhapatnam, Jan. 31: Worried about the availability of essential commodities to the poor, Union minister of state for human resource development D. Purandareswari expressed her concerns regarding the looming food crisis in the country.

With no word on successor of General S F Rodrigues (Retd), officials put major policies, decisions on backburner

With uncertainty at the top in the UT Administration

KOLKATA, 10 DEC: The West Bengal horticulture department is planning to set up six multi-purpose cold storage units in the state under the National Horticulture Mission.

While other states are giving out distress signals of foodgrain scarcity, triggered by drought and flood fury, Punjab is not only looking at a good harvest but also hoping to gain from this adversity.

Wasted Due To Poor Storage & Transit Facilities, Grains Not Fit Even For Animals

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Drought appears to have relegated the UPA government

CUTTACK: It is a Hamelin like situation in Malgodown. Already battling a foodgrains inflow crisis, traders at the largest commodities market of Orissa, have now found themselves in the midst of a severe rodent attack. Rats swarming the godowns and storage cells are not only damaging foodgrains in large quantities but also posing serious threat to human health by their contact with the edibles.

BHUBANESWAR: The inconsistent monsoon seems to have clouded the food security issue of the common man. The country is going to see a 10 million tonne fall in rice output this kharif season with Orissa being a significant contributor to reduced productivity.

Although drought threatens to eat into India