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India has fewer undernourished people now but obesity and anaemia are on the rise
The number of obese adults in India, which has a population of over 1.38 billion, grew to 34.3 mill…
PTI
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Enough foodgrains stock with FCI; govt closely monitoring PDS distribution: Paswan
State-run Food Corporation of India (FCI), the government's nodal agency for procurement and distri…
PTI
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Central Warehousing Corp contributes Rs 5.65 cr to PM-CARES Fund
CWC, a public sector unit (PSU) under the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribu…
PTI
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COVID-19 death: Guj fair price shop owners threaten strike
"We are issuing an ultimatum to the state governmentthat we will go on an indefinite strike in the …
PTI
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Goa, Haryana, Kerala, and Telangana among nine states eligible to borrow another ₹23,523 crore having completed PDS reforms
The Centre has granted permission of reform-linked borrowing worth Rs 23,523 crore to nine states.
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States can lift PDS grains for three months on credit: FM
"To ensure adequate supply of foodgrains to the public and financially assist the state govts, Dep…
PTI
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Govt thinktank studying technologies that can help economy boom
The policy paper, being prepared by the Technology Information, Forecasting and Assessment Council,…
PTI
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Tripura government cancels 62340 fake ration cards in state
The Tripura government has cancelled 62,340 fake ration cards identified after computerisation of t…
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Cabinet nod for supply of 2kg extra subsidised foodgrains via ration shops
"The government has decided to provide 7 kg per person of foodgrains to 80 crore people under the P…
PTI
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English news portal founder arrested in TN on charges of carrying "false" reports over COVID-19: Police
Police said a cases was registered against the portal onWednesday under Indian Penal Code Sections …
PTI
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COVID-19 cases rise to 1,640 in Delhi; govt to conduct tests on people delivering essentials
New Delhi, Apr 16 () The Delhi government on Thursday said it will conduct COVID-19 tests on people…
PTI
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Odisha, Sikkim and Mizoram join 'one nation, one ration card scheme'
It aims to enable the NFSA ration card holders claim the entitled quota of subsidised grain from…
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Govt to give extra 5 kg grains, 1 kg pulses for free under PDS for next 3 months: FM
"Under PMGKY, 80 crore poor people, which comprise two thirds of our population, will get 5 kilo f…
PTI
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Yogi asks senior officers to camp in worst-hit 15 districts to oversee COVID response
"There are 15 such districts in the state. As officers are already there in Gautam Buddh Nagar, in …
PTI
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Bedi 'disturbing' team work of officials combatting COVID-19: Pondy Min
Claiming that Bedi had through one of the meetings at her office asked officials to conduct a door-…
PTI
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Govt's subsidy bill projected slightly up at Rs 2.27 lakh cr for FY21
New Delhi, Feb 1 () The government's food, fuel and fertiliser subsidy bill has been pegged margina…
PTI
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Govt eases food grain packaging norms to protect wheat farmers amid lockdown
"Huge quantities of packaging bags are required. Food grains are primarily packed in jute sacking …
PTI
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Karnataka govt announces cap on COVID-19 treatment rates for private hospitals
As per the order, 50 per cent of the beds in private hospitals having facilities to treat coronavir…
PTI
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COVID-19 lockdown: 50 pc of surveyed households in rural India eating less
The survey was carried out by civil society organisations PRADAN, Action for Social Advancement, …
PTI
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Lockdown: Bengal to seek written statements from ration dealers over receipt of adequate foodgrains
"We have planned this initiative to ensure that thedealers are receiving good quality foodgrains an…