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Govt’s food distribution, stock targets off track
- Published 04/6/2008
The public food distribution target for the current fiscal is very likely to
be left unmet while the possibility is also very slim of building a 10 lakh
tonne government food bank in the coming boro season.
A food ministry report says the government
had a target of distributing 21.90 lakh tonnes of rice and wheat in the current
fiscal through its various safety net programmes and open market sales amid high
prices of food items on the market.
The CPD researcher suggested the government to form a special committee which would deal with import of rice and expedite the process. “There are chances that prices of rice on the international market will fall slightly in the next few months, the government should make a special drive to buy rice then, involving the special committee,” he added.
Deb also asked the government to include potato in the public food distribution programmes to reduce pressure on rice.
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Governance & Anti-Corruption
- By Super Admin
- Published 04/6/2008
- Good Governance
- Rating: Unrated
The World Bank views good governance and anti-corruption as important to its poverty alleviation mission. Many governance and anti-corruption initiatives are taking place throughout the World Bank Group. They focus on internal organizational integrity, minimizing corruption on World Bank-funded projects, and assisting countries in improving governance and controlling corruption.
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The Big Question: What are the consequences if Nato expands further to the east?
- By Super Admin
- Published 04/6/2008
- Global Politics
- Rating: Unrated
Leaders of the 26 countries that make up the North Atlantic
Treaty Organisation assembled last night in the Romanian capital, Bucharest, for
their 2008 summit, which is being described as potentially one of the most
significant in Nato's 59-year history. The meeting ends at lunch-time
on Thursday, 3 April 2008 , following separate meetings with
President Yushchenko of Ukraine and President Putin of Russia – the first time
that a Russian leader has been invited to a Nato summit.