KOCHI: Renowned agriculture scientist M.S. Swaminathan said here on Monday that the present draft of the Food Security Act would not provide food security.
Delivering the Sarada-Krishna-Satgamaya Foundation lecture on
BHUBANESWAR: Former Union minister and BJP leader Braja Kishore Tripathy today demanded immediate declaration of Orissa as a drought-affected state because the fickle monsoon and deficient rainfall in almost all the districts are likely to affect foodgrains output.
The moon must not be a tough challenge for Prof. M.S. Swaminathan who has battled odds since childhood to rise to be the top agricultural scientist of India.
MUMBAI: The state plans to write to the Centre, asking for a separate set of rules for Mumbai when it amends the Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) norms, which prohibits construction close to the coastline. The draft notification of the coastal management zone (CMZ) lapsed on July 22.
The government, it seems, has decided to go slow on the Food Security Act, something it had promised to enact very quickly, just a month ago. An early indicator of the changed approach was evident in the Budget speech when the finance minister said that a draft of the legislation would be put up on the website of the food ministry for debate
NEW DELHI: Bringing relief to the fishing community which feared displacement, the government on Friday announced that the draft Coastal Management Zone (CMZ) Notification, 2008 would be allowed to lapse on July 22.
Parliamentary committee asks centre to hold back CMZ notification sustained protests by fishing communities and environmentalists has forced the Union Ministry of Environment and Forests to review the proposed Coastal Management Zone (cmz) draft notification that allows airports and other development projects in coastal areas. The ministry has set up a committee to review the draft
