Ahead of the crucial National Advisory Council (NAC) meeting on October 23, public interest groups have sought the intervention of its chairperson Sonia Gandhi to make the proposed National Food Secu

Under pressure from civil society groups to increase the wages of the MGNREGA workers, the rural development ministry has sought clarification from the finance ministry on the issue.

In order to decentralise the planning, implementation and monitoring processes of the MGNREGA works, the government is planning a national strategic framework using the geographical information system

Faced with growing food security concerns and a stagnant yield of wheat over the past decade, the government is grappling to find solutions to feed the millions of hungry.

The government is planning a dedicated panchayat service cadre to push development in the Left-wing extremism (LWE) affected areas.

National Advisory Council chairperson Sonia Gandhi has asked the working group on National Food Security Bill to “analyse and resolve” the objections raised against its draft proposals by the government agencies.

Flouting its own order, a careless rural development ministry has been issuing sanctions for the UPA flagship Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) committing a technical fi

Rising temperatures over the past few years is affecting wheat production in the country, and in turn food security, which has raised an alarm in the farm ministry.

Concerned over wastage of around 40 lakh tonnes of PAU 201 variety of rice in Punjab, which was rejected by the Food Corporation of India, an empowered group of ministers (EGoM) on food will try to find a solution to the vexed issue on Thursday.