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Right to Food: Civil Society Condemns Targeting of Meat Sale and Consumption
05 May 2022
Individuals and groups of India’s civil society in a statement said they condemned the “food intolerance” being created in the country.
Ditsa Bhattacharya
Hunger Watch Survey: With Income Loss and Food Insecurity, India’s Poor Struggle to Cope
24 Feb 2022
Two years into the pandemic, 66% of the survey respondents said that their income decreased as compared to the pre-pandemic period.
Rashme Sehgal
Social Sector Given Short Shrift in Budget
05 Feb 2022
Major budgetary allocation cuts in crucial schemes for women, children and vulnerable sections are indicative of the government’s lopsided priorities.
Rashme Sehgal
The Perfect Storm Behind India’s Growing Hunger Crisis
11 Nov 2021
Economist Dipa Sinha, who teaches at the School of Liberal Studies at Ambedkar University, is actively involved with the Right to Food Campaign.
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Right to Food Campaign Writes to Cental Minister, Demands Universalisation of PDS
09 Nov 2021
When foodgrain stocks are at a record high, but people face the possibility of hunger and starvation, the government should universalise the public distribution system, the Campaign demanded.
Ditsa Bhattacharya
Indian Civil Society Organisations Hold Dialogue Opposing UN Food Security Summit
04 Sep 2021
The civil society organisations have said that the Summit is essentially being reduced to a series of technocratic solutions that do not accommodate human rights.
Ditsa Bhattacharya
Will One Nation One Ration Card Help Migrant Workers?
01 Jul 2021
In a recent order, the SC directed state governments to formulate schemes to provide rations to migrant workers. It also set a deadline of July 31 for states to implement the One Nation One Ration…
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Delhi HC Lays Down Guidelines for Feeding Community Dogs; Says RWA, Govt Authorities duty Bound to Ensure Food, Water for Them
01 Jul 2021
Laying down guidelines for feeding stray dogs, the Delhi High Court has asserted that community dogs (stray/street dogs) have the right to food, and citizens have the right to feed them.
Ditsa Bhattacharya
Union Budget Shows Govt. Apathy to Growing Malnutrition, Says Right to Food Campaign
04 Feb 2021
According to noted economist Jean Drèze – if inflation is factored in – between 2014 and 2021 the allocation for ICDS has been reduced by 26% while the allocation for the Mid-Day Meal scheme has been…
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9 Months After Lockdown Hit, Vulnerable Groups Still Don’t Have Enough Food
09 Dec 2020
A survey shows that people continue to have reduced income than pre-lockdown levels and the food intake by vulnerable communities has significantly decreased.