India, April 5 -- India is counting on its well-stocked granaries to make up for any potential gap in food output due to war-induced fertiliser shortages and a likely El Nino event this summer. Total federally stored foodgrains (wheat plus rice) currently stand at 60.4 million tonnes, nearly three times the buffer requirement, a food department official said.P8

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