The Kerala Civil Supplies Organisation will organise a discussion on %u2018Price Rise and Indigenous Food Policy%u2019 at Thiruvananthapuram Press Club on Tuesday.
Smart young consumers who will not be taken for a ride by retailers - that's what Kerala is hoping to churn out through the novel consumer clubs in its schools.
The issue of adulteration of chilli powder with cancer-causing chemical dye sudan is hotting up, with the commerce ministry set to review the cancellation of licences of three export houses which had been involved in the export of adulterated material.
The Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas has formulated a scheme known as `Jan Kerosene Pariyojana' to strengthen the public distribution system of kerosene. The pilot launch was on October 2.
The State Civil Supplies Corporation in Kerala has procured over 400,000 quintals of paddy from farmers directly during the last three months as part of market intervention to stem the slump in prices.
The Kerala High Court stayed the operation of a judgment delivered on June 2, 2003 by which a single judge had directed the Kerala state Civil Supplies Corporation, to constitute a committee to ensure quality of goods purchased by a five-member committee
