Food Policy

 Food coupons for BPL families

in a bid to stop pilferage in the Targeted Public Distribution System (tpds), the Union government plans to introduce food coupons for people below poverty line (bpl). Under the scheme

Publication Date: 
30/08/2007
Supriya Singh
Down to Earth
Tags:
Food Policy, Food Supply, Anti-Poverty Programmes, India, Gujarat, Maharashtra
Governance And Institutions

 Rajasthan mine workers form cooperatives

Mine workers in different parts of Rajasthan have got together to form cooperative. ARCHI RASTOGI visits them and finds that these cooperative are an entreprenurial success RUN PDS SHOP IN

Publication Date: 
14/08/2007
Archi Rastogi
Down to Earth
Tags:
Food Supply, Mining, Fisheries, Workers, Rural Development, Governance And Institutions, Public Participation, Panchayats, NGO, Trade Unions, Cooperatives, India, Rajasthan, Sustainable Development
Agriculture

 Protests against retail chains getting into fruits and vegetables

At least three major cities saw protests in May against Reliance, India's largest corporation, entering the business of retailing fresh vegetables and fruits through its brand Reliance Fresh. In

Publication Date: 
29/06/2007
Sopan Joshi
Down to Earth
Tags:
Agriculture, Vegetables, Food Prices, Food Supply, Food Process Industry, Farmers, Conflicts, Unemployment, India, Ranchi (D), Indore (D)
Health

 South Asia

asean health meet: Health ministers of 11 South East Asian countries met in Dhaka recently to discuss over ways to enhance cooperation to develop health care services in the region. Bangladeshi

Publication Date: 
14/09/2006
Down to Earth
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Food Supply, Food Aid, Health, Conflicts, Health Care, International Cooperation, War, Asia, Bangladesh
India

 In Short

kids at risk: Many Indian children who are constantly exposed to pesticides have serious disorders: severely impaired analytical and judgement abilities, motor skills, concentration and memory. This

Publication Date: 
14/05/2004
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Pollution, Food Supply, Bricks, Child Health, Pesticide Residues, Industry, Legislation, Supreme Court, India
Poverty

 Food benefits are not for the poor

IN A poverty-ridden country, particularly in the rural areas, it is legitimate to ask to what extent the public distribution system (PDS) of foodgrains acts as a security cover to the poor. The

Publication Date: 
30/01/1993
Ash Gulati
Down to Earth
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Tags:
Food Supply, Rural Habitat, Poverty, Kerala, Tamil Nadu

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