21 farmers end lives in 40 days in Andhra

It’s official. Even as Andhra Pradesh chief minister Y S Rajasekhara Reddy admitted there had been 20 suicides by farmers…

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Food law bid to pass buck

UPA’s promised blanket of food security backed by a law could shrink very quickly leaving several crore families out of…

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India’s water use ‘unsustainable’

Parts of India are on track for severe water shortages, according to results from Nasa’s gravity satellites. The Grace mission…

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Panel wants PDS to go, cash-for-food to start

Is the government trying to shirk its responsibility of providing a social security net even as it contemplates a right…

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Drought management for rural livelihood security

Agriculture is not just a food producing machine but the backbone of the livelihood of 60 per cent of Indians.…

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Food for all

A food security law will be meaningful only if it is based on universal food provision and ensures that every…

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