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NO HUNGER PANGS: Agri Minister admitted that .20 pc of 65,000 crores worth of foodgrains in FCI hands wasted.

NO HUNGER PANGS: Agri Minister admitted that .20 pc of 65,000 crores worth of foodgrains in FCI hands wasted.

Pawar admits foodgrains rotting in FCI godowns

Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar's admission in Parliament on Tuesday about the huge amount of stocked food grains wasted did not go down well with people. India is battling drought in certain parts and floods in some others. The disparate rainfall has brought a steep fall in the production and availability of food crops.

PRAY TO SAVE: Women of the village are praying to ward off mautam and the ill luck that it brings along.

Bamboo sprouts disaster in Bihar

The residents of Sirsi village are praying to save their crops from the mysterious flowering of the bamboo trees.

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