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Govt invites bids to export wheat with FCI
After more than seven years, the government yesterday decided to export wheat from its central pool, with the State Trading Corporation (STC) inviting bids from overseas buyers. The deadline for submission of bids is May 24, while wheat can be shipped within six months ending December 31, the tender document published on the STC website said. "The STC plans to ship the grain from Kandla and Mundra

Govt seeks review of HC order on levy sugar
The Centre has sought a review of the Patna High Court’s single judge bench order on levy sugar at a larger bench.

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Ration shops in remote areas to have grain storage facilities

In a modest step to usher in food security in remote and tribal areas and vacate storage space in Food Corporation of India (FCI) godowns, ration shops in backward regions, tribal areas and hilly

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Govt to raise grain allocation for PDS

As mounting grain stocks revive the possibility of tonnes of wheat and rice rotting, the government is plan to pump in an additional 14 million tonnes of foodgrain into the Public Distribution

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Behenji's majority in 2007 deepened her political aim: Ram Kumar
Dalit activist Ram Kumar critiques Mayawati’s five years in office and tells Aditi Phadnis what went wrong

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DPS versus PDS

Understandably, the public distribution system (PDS) for food is not a top-of-the-mind issue for India's affluent. Still, it is expected that a Mumbai-based industrialist whose family has close

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