high rice price

No respite for the ultra-poor

After two years, government food reserve has apparently crossed eight lakh tonnes and import of rice and wheat has surpassed 20 lakh tonnes.
31 January 2018

Food import to double

The government is going to double the amount of food grains it planned to import a few months ago amid high rice prices, fast depleting stocks and a flood ravaging crop fields in the north.
14 August 2017