About 193 million people and 53 countries faced acute food insecurity in 2021, a 40 million jump compared to 2020. Of them, 139 million people in 24 countries experienced acute food insecurity due to conflict: UN Report.
To cut down on inflation, RBI increased its repo rate, the rate at which banks get loans from RBI, by 40 basis points to 4.40%.
In the monthly rankings for aspirational districts by Niti Aayog, Muzaffarpur district of Bihar, Purnia of Bihar and Mewat of Haryana topped the list for the month of March.
Union Government has allocated an additional 55 lakh tonnes of rice instead of wheat under PMGKAY. The food secretary said that the government wants to provide fortified rice under PDS from next year and is, therefore, finishing the current stock of normal rice that it has already procured.
The Delhi Government has started a scheme to provide free bus rides to registered construction workers in the capital. This is likely to benefit 10 lakh workers of the city.
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