Saharsa: With the big grain drain continuing, 32,000 quintals of rice, that was meant to be distributed to below poverty line families, was left to rot in the open in Saharsa in Bihar. But this time round it was not lack of storage, but it was negligence. The foodgrain was offloaded at Saharsa station three months ago and was meant to be transferred to the FCI godown at Supaul, 50...
10:05 AM, Jun 10, 2011
Saharsa: In another case of the big grain drain, 32,000 quintals worth of rice was found rotting in the railway yard in Saharsa in Bihar. The grain had been rotting at the yard since the last three months. Reports reveal that the foodgrain, which was meant for distribution among Below Poverty Line (BPL) card holders under the Public Distribution System scheme, had been left to rot in the open since...
09:09 AM, Jun 09, 2011
New Delhi: Over 7 lakh tonnes of freshly procured wheat is lying in the open and the Madhya Pradesh government is claiming it has exhausted all its storage options. Private godown owners, however, have complained to the state chief Minister alleging godowns are lying vacant and have not been taken on rent as they refused to bribe officials. With the monsoon expected to reach Madhya Pradesh in two weeks, it...
10:37 AM, May 31, 2011
Bhopal: In Jabalpur, unseasonal rains have led to the damage of thousands of tonnes freshly procured wheat which were lying in the open. Procurement officials say that the wheat could not be stored because of lack of storage space. No one is willing to take accountability for the mess-up with the State government passing the buck blaming the Food Corporation of India (FCI) for the damage. The Madhya Pradesh government ...
04:32 PM, May 26, 2011
Bhopal: In Jabalpur, unseasonal rains have led to the damage of thousands of tonnes freshly procured wheat which were lying in the open. Procurement officials say that the wheat could not be stored because of lack of storage space. No one is willing to take accountability for the mess-up with the State government passing the buck blaming the Food Corporation of India (FCI) for the damage. The Madhya Pradesh government...
04:32 PM, May 26, 2011
New Delhi: Over the past few weeks CNN-IBN has been showing how the government has turned a blind eye to lakhs of tonnes of foodgrain which have been left to rot in the open. After Punjab, Haryana and Madhya Pradesh, now wastage is being reported from the national capital, New Delhi, as well. Delhi's Narela Mandi, which is around 30 kms from Parliament, has one lakh sacks of wheat which ...
08:56 AM, May 23, 2011
New Delhi: Over the past few weeks CNN-IBN has been showing how the government has turned a blind eye to lakhs of tonnes of foodgrain which have been left to rot in the open. After Punjab, Haryana and Madhya Pradesh, now wastage is being reported from the national capital, New Delhi, as well. Delhi's Narela Mandi, which is around 30 kms from Parliament, has one lakh sacks of wheat which...
08:56 AM, May 23, 2011
New Delhi: Despite India spending over two per cent of GDP in social protection schemes, their returns in terms of poverty reduction are yet to reach full potential, a World Bank report has said, pointing to "high leakages" in PDS and "uneven implementation" of MNREGA across states. The report, the first comprehensive review of India's social welfare and anti-poverty initiatives, said about 60 per cent of grains released by government...
06:36 PM, May 18, 2011
Anantnag: At a time when food grain are being wasted across the country, several thousands of kids are going hungry in schools. Anantnag in Jammu and Kashmir, where mid-day meal schemes are seeing severe discrepancies. One free meal, that is one of the reasons keeping poor kids in schools in Anantnag, but for many months now they have been going hungry. Official records show children in 144 schools in the...
12:51 PM, May 15, 2011
A record produce of wheat in Madhya Pradesh's wheat bowl this year should have meant celebration for farmers. ...
09:29 AM, May 13, 2011
on Talking Point, Rajdeep Sardesai asks, 'Rotting grain: when will this national shame end?' ...
11:36 PM, May 12, 2011
Itarsi: No fresh procurement of grain is taking place in Madhya Pradesh till the procured wheat is lifted by the Food Corporation of India. Farmers say payments have been stuck for a long time and fresh produce is lying in the open across the state. The state government has blamed the Central government for not arranging adequate storage space for grain and Madhya Pradesh officials have admitted to CNN-IBN that...
01:59 PM, May 12, 2011
Hyderabad: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Kiran Kumar Reddy has stepped in to stop the rotting of grain. Just hours after CNN-IBN reported a record harvest of grain rotting because of lack of storage facilities Reddy has appointed a team of 10 IAS officers to supervise paddy procurement and has issued instructions to minimise wastage by ensuring a supply of gunny bags to warehouses. He has also reportedly asked officials to...
08:40 PM, May 11, 2011
Hyderabad: Andhra Pradesh farmers have been forced into distress sale of paddy after the government failed to lift the grain since there is no space to store it. Andhra Pradesh government sources say only 25 per cent of the yield can be bought as there is no space to store grain. Farmers are now demanding the government to lift the ban on rice exports to prevent it from rotting in ...
04:36 PM, May 11, 2011
New Delhi/ Chandigarh: Biraj Patnaik, a special advisor to the Supreme Court, will bring the case of rice being burnt at a godown in Punjab to the court's attention. Patnaik will take up the cause just a day after CNN-IBN reported how thousands of tonnes of rice in Punjab was burnt to ashes after lying in the open for five years. "Hundred children die of malnutrition every hour. We have ...
11:44 AM, May 10, 2011
New Delhi/ Chandigarh: Biraj Patnaik, a special advisor to the Supreme Court, will bring the case of rice being burnt at a godown in Punjab to the court's attention. Patnaik will take up the cause just a day after CNN-IBN reported how thousands of tonnes of rice in Punjab was burnt to ashes after lying in the open for five years. "Hundred children die of malnutrition every hour. We have...
11:44 AM, May 10, 2011
Chandigarh: Even as the highest ever harvest of wheat and rice is expected this year, callous administration is leading to rice literally going up in smoke in the Punjab. Tens of thousands of tons of rice stocked for the last five years in the open have now caught fire at a Punjab Agro storage area in Khamano, a large procurement market. An incensed Supreme Court had in 2010 said if ...
03:47 PM, May 09, 2011
Chandigarh: Even as the highest ever harvest of wheat and rice is expected this year, callous administration is leading to rice literally going up in smoke in the Punjab. Tens of thousands of tons of rice stocked for the last five years in the open have now caught fire at a Punjab Agro storage area in Khamano, a large procurement market. An incensed Supreme Court had in 2010 said if...
03:47 PM, May 09, 2011
New Delhi: Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar, citing high global prices, called for wheat, rice and sugar exports to resume on Wednesday to take advantage of high global prices for the commodities. Pawar's call for exports came as at least 100,000 trade unionists marched through the Indian capital on Wednesday in a protest against high food prices and unemployment. India, the world's 2nd-largest producer of wheat and rice, has kept a...
09:54 PM, Feb 23, 2011
India has been subsidizing its rice exports to Bangladesh. But still the deal doesn't seem to be materializing. ...
11:49 AM, Dec 19, 2010
