Secretary (Food and Public Distribution) Sanjeev Chopra said that there is no shortage of wheat, rice, sugar, or edible oils and the government has adequate stocks of. The Centre has also revised stockholding limits of wheat to 2,000 metric tonnes for traders, retailers, big chain retailers, and processors 'with immediate effect' from September 14
Vegetables are the stars of the Great Indian Inflation Circus. In August, month-on-month prices fell dramatically for tomatoes, parwal, green chillies, lady’s finger, beans, lemons, while they rose for onions and garlic, among others
India’s storage capacity for food grains is 790 million tonnes. But its cold storage facilities at 37.5 million tonnes are largely limited to four states and do not cater to large sections of agri-produce, each of which has distinct storage characteristics
By S Simhadri The historic victory with largest vote share to the winning SP/INDIA Alliance in Ghosi by-election provides direction to the national hope