Food security, welfare and voting rights at heart of Congress agenda: Natarajan
Bhongir, Aug.17 (RAHNUMA): AICC Telangana in-charge Meenakshi Natarajan on Monday placed food security and protection of the rights of the poor at the centre of the Congress party’s organisational and political agenda, saying the welfare measures being implemented by the Telangana government reflected the party’s long-standing vision of ensuring that no vulnerable family was denied […]
Philippines declares food security emergency to tame soaring rice prices
Manila, Feb 3 (IANS) Philippine Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel declared a food security emergency on rice on Monday to stabilise the “extraordinary” rice prices in the country. “This emergency declaration allows us to release rice buffer stocks held by the National Food Authority (NFA) to stabilize prices and ensure that rice, a staple food […]
