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Food price index highest since 2014
The United Nations recently announced that the world food prices increased for the eleventh consecutive month in April 2021. It reached the highest level since May 2014. This announcement was made based on the Food Price Index released by the Food and Agriculture Organisation. Food Price Index The Food Price Index measures monthly changes of ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2021
Category: Reports & Indexes Current Affairs
Topics: Brazil • Food and agricultural organization • food price index • Food prices • France • Sugar • United Nations • US • Vegetable oil • Wheat
Massive Exercise to supply pulses and food grains to 80 crore people
On May 8, 2020, Union Minister for Food and Public Distribution Shri Ram Vilas Paswan announced that NAFED (National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation of India Limited) is to provide free pulses for three months to more than 19.5 crore households for three months. Highlights On one side, the GoI is undergoing the procurement process on ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2020
Category: India Nation & States Current Affairs
Topics: Agriculture • Food Corporation of India (FCI) • Government procurement • NAFED • Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Ann Yojana • pulses • Rice • Wheat
Wheat Procurement Season begins amidst COVID-19 crisis
Every year, wheat procurement begins by April first week and mustard procurement by last week of March. However, this year, due to lock down and COVID-19 crisis, the procurement process has been delayed by 15 days. Highlights The Food Corporation of India transported 50,000 metric tonnes of rice and wheat out of Punjab through special ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2020
Category: India Nation & States Current Affairs
Topics: Food Corporation of India (FCI) • Food security • lock down • Mustard • Rice production • Wheat • Wheat production
GoI allows NGOs to directly buy food grains from NGOs
On April 8, 2020, the Government of India allowed the Non-Governmental Organizations that are involved in providing food to the needy during the COVID-19 outbreak to get food grains from FCI (Food Corporation of India) directly. Highlights The NGOs can purchase food grains from FCIs at prices the state governments buy from the FCIs. Currently, ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2020
Category: India Nation & States Current Affairs
Topics: Food Corporation of India (FCI) • Food Sector • Foodgrains • NGO • Rice • Subsidy • Wheat
Food Corporation of India sets record: Movement of 1.93 lakh tonnes of grains in one day
The Food Corporation has made sure that there is no disruption in the supply of essential goods to the citizens since the lock down. Abiding to its determined goal of serving the citizens, the FCI has set a new record. It has moved about 1.93 lakh tonnes of food grains in a single day on ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2020
Category: India Nation & States Current Affairs
Topics: e-auction • Food Corporation of India • Foodgrain production • Foodgrains • Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Ann Yojana • public distribution system (PDS) • Public Procurement • Rice • Wheat