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The ‘Anna Bhagya’ fiasco and thinking beyond rice

While the Congress party’s ‘Anna Bhagya’ promise betrayed a lack of vision for food security, it is also time to think beyond rice and wheat through the PDS

The Hindu · Jul 9, 2023

3 Drilling Stocks to Buy in June 2023

With the upsurge in oil and gas production and increased upstream investments, the outlook for the energy drilling sector appears bright. Therefore, it could be wise to invest in robust energy drilling stocks Patterson-UTI Energy (PTEN), Precision Drilling (PDS), and Superior Drilling (SDPI) this month to capitalize on the sector’s…

StockNews.com · Jun 23, 2023

Provide 5 kg of ragi/jowar instead of additional rice, suggests former KAPC chief

Agricultural economist and former chairman of Karnataka Agriculture Prices Commission (KAPC), T.N. Prakash Kammaradi, has suggested to Chief Minister Siddaramaiah to procure ragi and jowar from local farmers to be given as substitute to additional quantum of rice in the PDS instead of procuring rice from other States. 

The Hindu · Jun 18, 2023

PDS rice being smuggled via sea, says Food Secretary Radhakrishnan

Government not interested in going after small fry, says official

The Hindu · Sep 16, 2022

120 tonnes of PDS rice seized

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The Hindu · Sep 7, 2022

Govt. plans RFID chips in foodgrain bags to track their movement

Four lakh chips could be required each month if the scheme, aimed at stopping pilferage, gets going

The Hindu · May 26, 2022

Is India’s food security scheme discriminating against Dalits?

Dalit activists say government’s Public Distribution System of food grains often excludes the marginalised community.

Al Jazeera · Apr 27, 2022

Two decades of wait ends as women PDS outlet gets own building in Vellore

Minister Duraimurugan inaugurated the building constructed at a cost of ₹8.80 lakh

The Hindu · Apr 9, 2022

7 tonnes of PDS rice seized, two held

The police arrested two persons and seized seven tonnes of PDS rice and two luggage vans carrying the load on the outskirts of Gudupalle, close to Karnataka border, in the early hours of Sunday.

The Hindu · Mar 13, 2022