Tag: Department of Food and Public Distribution

National
Wheat prices fall by Rs 5/kg after launch of open mkt sale

Wheat prices fall by Rs 5/kg after launch of open mkt sale

Prices of wheat in wholesale and retail markets have come down by about Rs 5 per...

National
FCI sells 9.2 LMT wheat in two days of e-auction

FCI sells 9.2 LMT wheat in two days of e-auction

Food Corporation of India has sold over nine lakh tonnes of wheat in two days of...

Opinion
Wheat weaving a story of farmers shrugging MSP, putting Govt in tight spot

Wheat weaving a story of farmers shrugging MSP, putting Govt in tight spot

The government seems to be desperate for a drop in wheat prices and expects that...

National
Govt approves proposal for sale of 30 LT of wheat under OMS Scheme to contain wheat and atta prices

Govt approves proposal for sale of 30 LT of wheat under OMS Scheme to contain wheat and atta prices

Offloading of 30 LT wheat in the market through OMSS (D) scheme within a span of...

National
FCI to adopt zero tolerance for corruption: Piyush Goyal

FCI to adopt zero tolerance for corruption: Piyush Goyal

Food Minister Piyush Goyal has warned that those involved in corrupt practices in...

National
How on earth did figures for rice production estimates change within a few hours?

How on earth did figures for rice production estimates change within a few hours?

On Friday morning, the Food Ministry said that as paddy had been sown in an area...

National
Cabinet approves distribution of fortified rice across Government schemes

Cabinet approves distribution of fortified rice across Government schemes

The entire cost of rice fortification will be around Rs 2,700 crore per annum. This...

National
WTO proposal to limit public procurement of food grains to 15 per cent of production

WTO proposal to limit public procurement of food grains to 15 per cent of production

Discussions on the Agreement on Agriculture (AoA) are to be held at MC12 of the...