Our self-sufficiency in food grain production has been achieved through the pursuit of exploitative agricultural practices in the name of the Green Revolution, which laid emphasis on the production of two water-intensive crops rice and wheat. It has wrested areas from coarse cereals, pulses and oilseeds and left a trail of ecological hazards depletion of soil nutrients, biodiversity, resurgence of pests and plant diseases, creation of salinity and water logging.
August 21, 2021The CM said notwithstanding the Centre’s denials these new laws will eventually pave the way for the elimination of the minimum support price regime and end of the Food Corporation of India, leaving the farmers at the mercy of big corporates, as recommended by the Shanta Kumar committee.
September 19, 2020Under Atma Nirbhar Bharat package, Government of India has decided that food grains will be provided free of cost at the rate of 5 Kg per month for two months
May 16, 2020FCI officials said the quality rice would be delivered to the neighbouring country from the SAARC's Food Bank very shortly.
May 1, 2020As the managerial staff of gardens associated with the Darjeeling Indian Tea Association (DITA) received the ‘threat calls,’ it was initially decided to lodge a complaint with the district magistrate.
March 27, 2020FCI phase II exam admit cards 2019: The candidates who have qualified the phase 1 admit cards can download their admit cards from the official website-fci.gov.in
July 13, 2019FCI recruitment 2019: The candidates, who gave the examination, can check their results from the official website-fci.gov.in
July 9, 2019FCI admit card 2019: Once the FCI admit card is released on the official website, the candidates can visit the official website and fill the blank space with the login details.
May 11, 2019FCI recruitment 2019: Food Corporation of India has released the examination schedule for the first phase examination on the official website-fci.gov.in.
May 5, 2019FCI recruitment: The candidates should apply online on the official website by today.
March 25, 2019FCI recruitment 2019: The interested candidates should apply online for the above posts till March 25, 2019.
March 24, 2019He was interacting with mediapersons after inaugurating the Mahatma Gandhi Sarbat Vikas Yojna (MGSVY) mega camp at SAS Nagar (Mohali).
October 3, 2018An official spokesperson said Union Minister for Consumer Affairs and Public Distribution, Ram Vilas Paswan, in a letter to Chief Minister Amarinder Singh, has conveyed the appreciation of Union government.
September 18, 2018The Punjab Chief Minister (CM) Amarinder Singh on Friday reiterated his demand for the implementation of the ‘principle of shared responsibilities’ by the Centre to settle the Rs 31,000 Crore Cash Credit Limit (CCL) gap amount that had been converted by the Union government into long term loan. In separate letters to the Prime Minister...
April 20, 2018