Food Policy

Food Security Bill unlikely on 20 Aug

Despite being listed for consideration in the Lok Sabha tomorrow and day after, the Food Security Bill is unlikely to be passed on 20 August, the birth anniversary of former prime minister Rajiv Ga

Publication Date: 
19/08/2013
Statesman (New Delhi)
Tags:
Food Policy, Food Security, Legislation, Delhi
Food Policy

Food min rejects universal PDS plea

Two days before the parliamentary debate, food minister KV Thomas on Sunday ruled out a demand from various political parties to universalise the public distribution system (PDS) against 67% covera

Publication Date: 
19/08/2013
Sandip Das
Financial Express (New Delhi)
Tags:
Public Distribution System (PDS), Food Security, Legislation, Rice, Wheat, Subsidies, Food Prices, Ministry Of Food & Civil Supplies, Food Policy
Biodiversity

The legal meaning of biodiversity

By suggesting that even coal extraction falls within provisions of the Biological Diversity Act, 2002 and its specifi c provision of access and benefi t-sharing, the Madhya Pradesh State Biodiversity Board has raised important questions relating to the interpretation of the law. While the principle of profit sharing from commercial use of biological sources is justifi able, the authors argue that the principle of the conservation ethic should not be lost.

Publication Date: 
17/08/2013
Kanchi Kohli, Shalini Bhutani
Economic and Political Weekly
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Biodiversity, Biodiversity Conservation, India, Biodiversity Act 2002, Legislation, Benefit Sharing, Madhya Pradesh, Biodiversity Regulations, National Biodiversity Authority (NBA), Industry, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Chhindwara (D), Public Interest Litigation (PIL), Panchayats
Economy

Legislations in Limbo

Where do you start when you have 116 bills pending and 16 working days to get some of them through?

Publication Date: 
12/08/2013
Jayant Sriram
India Today (New Delhi)
Tags:
Parliament, Legislation, Land Acquisition, Food Security Bill, Companies Bill
People

Analysis and recommendations in the context of the Prohibition of Employment as Manual Scavengers and their Rehabilitation Bill, 2012

In human practice of manual scavenging is unabated till today despite having 20 year old law to prohibit it which is no longer effective.

Publication Date: 
12/08/2013
Rashtriya Garima Abhiyan
Tags:
Scavengers, Rehabilitation, India, Sanitation, Legislation, Sewers
Food Policy

Food Security ordinance to cover 84.17% ruralites

In pursuance of the instructions issued by the group of ministers in its meeting held on July 30 regarding implementation of the National Food Security ordinance following the decision of the Centr

Publication Date: 
12/08/2013
Assam Tribune (Guwahati)
Tags:
Food Security, Legislation, Food Policy, Cachar, Assam
Industry

Companies Bill takes 57 years but wait not over yet

The Rajya Sabha passed the Companies Bill, 2012, on Thursday by a voice vote, paving the way for replacing the Companies Act, 1956, with a new legislation more in sync with the requirements of the

Publication Date: 
09/08/2013
Financial Express (New Delhi)
Tags:
India, Legislation, Globalisation, Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), Finance, Industry
Industry

Companies Bill passed

Only President's nod needed for it to become law

Fifty-seven years after the first Companies Act was enacted and over 20 years after liberalisation, India on Thursday inched closer to bringing more contemporary issues, such as corporate governance, investor protection, corporate social responsibility and measures to check frauds, under the legislation.

Publication Date: 
09/08/2013
Sushmi Dey
Business Standard (New Delhi)
Tags:
India, Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), Legislation, Sustainable Development, Parliament, Industry
Land

Panel to study regularisation of farmlands

The State Cabinet, on Thursday, is learnt to have decided to constitute a sub-committee to suggest recommendations on whether changes could be made in relevant legislation to allow regularisation o

Publication Date: 
09/08/2013
Deccan Herald (Bangalore)
Tags:
Karnataka, Land Acquisition, Legislation, Municipal Corporation, Agriculture, High Court, Land
Food Policy

Govt introduces food Bill in Lok Sabha in place of ordinance

Amidst protest from Opposition parties such as the BJP and AIADMK, the government on Wednesday introduced the National Food Security Bill, 2013, in the Lok Sabha.

Publication Date: 
08/08/2013
Financial Express (New Delhi)
Tags:
Food Security, Parliament, Public Distribution System (PDS), Population, Farmers, Legislation, Food Policy

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