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Topic: FCI

FCI to bolster with IP-based CCTV surveillance

23,750 cameras have been installed at 561 FCI-owned depots to enhance storage operations.

How a sepoy & an Army craftsman ran Rs 1.43 crore ‘recruitment racket’ — here’s what CBI probe found

Sepoy Bablu Chauhan, craftsman Akash and Chanchala Devi, a ward sahayika at Army’s Udhampur command hospital, were among 10 booked in the case, lodged on complaint by defence ministry.

Bharat Atta gets thumbs up, buyers now want govt to sell tea, vegetable oils & more pulses

Modi govt allocated 2.5 lakh metric tonnes wheat for NAFED, NCCF & Kendriya Bhandars which was later processed into flour & is being sold at ₹27.50 per kg at outlets & mobile vans.

SubscriberWrites: India’s agricultural sector needs a push

Keeping in line with the promises during the election campaign in 2013-14, PM Modi promised to double farm incomes by 2022, but it still needs to be fulfilled.

Karnataka to give ‘Anna Bhagya’ beneficiaries ‘cash’ instead of rice, BJP asks, ‘Can people eat money?’

CM Siddaramaiah said after cabinet meet Wednesday that ‘Anna Bhagya’ beneficiaries will get ‘cash’ until govt is able to secure stable supply of rice for the scheme.

With tightening wheat supplies globally, prices of atta soar Rs 7 in just a year

Experts believe prices are likely to go down as harvest season approaches & assert that government must release strategic reserve in open market to enhance supply. 

More bad news after inflation hits 5-month high: Wheat stocks at 6-yr low, ‘rice output to fall’

Wheat stocks are half of where they stood in October 2021. Public stocks of rice are nearly double stocking norm, but price outlook depends on actual harvest this season.

India’s Amul milk model has a lot to teach its state cereals, pulses procurement schemes

Only when the procurement of an entire range of commodities – from Manipur oranges and Uttarkashi apples to Sunderban raw honey– is put on an even and transparent keel will India’s rural economy grow.

No plan to import wheat, govt says after traders flag drop in output estimate due to heatwave

Department of Food & Public Distribution took to Twitter clarifying that India has adequate foodgrain stocks to meet its domestic requirements

Why India shouldn’t get carried away by wheat, rice export bonanza due to Ukraine war

Modi govt must assess food inflation and the domestic requirement of wheat and rice in a war-ravaged year. Data on procurement doesn't look good.

On Camera

The politics of air pollution—how they are fooling the citizens

Greens have a sizeable support in the Western countries with clean air and blue skies, but not in India, where poisonous air, water and soil kill millions.

India picks up non-sanctioned Russian oil as discounts widen

The purchases confirm a cautious return to Russian oil, though overall spot purchases remain limited. Trade talks between US and India are ongoing.

India to commission new squadron of submarine-hunting Romeo choppers in Goa later this month

The helicopters produced by Lockheed Martin are known as ‘submarine hunters’. India ordered 24 of these aircraft in 2020 to replace the Sea King helicopters. 15 have been delivered till date.

Gaali cricket: Bavuma stands tall, India’s Test ego cut to size

The India-South Africa series-defining fact is the catastrophic decline of Indian red ball cricket where a visiting team can mock us with the 'grovel' word.