States across the country are taking steps towards providing digital identities to beneficiaries of their Public Distribution System. In doing so, use of Aadhaar based biometrics seems to be the preferred choice of method. However, this method has been widely criticized for several reasons such...

Subsidized or free distribution of food has been a central pillar of social protection programs in many countries. With the number of forcibly displaced persons at record levels, the question arises of whether in-kind food transfer programs are effective in mitigating the loss of welfare induced...

The food processing industry is witnessing dramatic changes brought about by competition. The firms try to outdo each other by way of differentiation in terms of the food that they process and produce. So they continuously strive to adapt to the environmental changes and for this purpose,...