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Redesigning the PDS supply chain is essential for successful and seamless delivery of food in order to overcome hunger and malnutrition. Examine. (250 words)

Topic: Issues related to direct and indirect farm subsidies and minimum support prices; Public Distribution System- objectives, functioning, limitations, revamping; issues of buffer stocks and food security; Technology missions; economics of animal-rearing. 3. Redesigning the PDS supply chain is essential for successful and seamless delivery of food in order to overcome hunger and malnutrition. Examine. …

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Experts warn against mandatory food fortification

  GS Paper  :  3 Topics Covered: Food processing and related industries in India- scope and significance, location, upstream and downstream requirements, supply chain management.   Context: Experts have warned of the adverse impacts on health and livelihoods because of Food Fortification.   What’s the issue? Centre has plans to mandatorily fortify rice and edible oils …

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Insights into Editorial: It’s about food, nutrition and livelihood security

Introduction: The current national lockdown to tackle the COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the problems of food, nutrition and livelihood security confronting a large number of rural people, in particular, migrants to cities. While some measures have been announced, such as provision of additional rice or wheat, some pulses and oil free of cost, as well …

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General Studies – Daily Answer Writing Challenge Day-106

QUESTIONS: 15/11/2013 India’s public distribution system to some extent  has helped in reduction of  rural poverty. Evaluate the performance of PDS and analyze what ails it. (250 Words) “The Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) decision not to prohibit corporate/industrial houses from applying (unlike in 1994 and 2001) for banking licences threatens to take us back to …

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