Trump: Iran has agreed to 'N' checks till infinity; no talks with IAEA, says TehranConflicting reports emerged Tuesday regarding Iran's nuclear program and asset unfreezing. President Trump claimed Iran agreed to extensive...
24 Jun, 2026, 02.00 PM IST
UN chief ups climate pitch, targets fossil fuels and AIAcknowledging that temperature increases will breach the 1.5C guardrail, Guterres focused on the need to take measures to ensure that the r...
24 Jun, 2026, 12.37 AM IST
Ample world inventories may soften El Nino food supply shockA potential super El Niño is expected to disrupt global weather patterns and threaten agricultural output in the coming months, but large e...
19 Jun, 2026, 09.41 AM IST
Think it's hot now? World headed for repeated heat record shocks, warns UNNew United Nations climate projections reveal Earth will likely surpass the safe climate threshold repeatedly in the next five years. The h...
28 May, 2026, 11.50 AM IST
Human urine becomes option for farmers in fertilizer supply crunchFrom chicken muck to human urine-based products and microbial solutions, growers are improvising to maintain crop yields. This shift, while...
23 May, 2026, 10.31 AM IST
Iran warns any renewed conflict with the US could spread 'far beyond the Middle East'Iran said on Wednesday it was examining a new US proposal to end the Middle East war, as President Donald Trump described the talks as bein...
21 May, 2026, 06.17 AM IST
Food prices rise to highest in three years on Iran war costsConsumers may face higher food bills soon. The United Nations' food-commodity price index shows significant gains, with vegetable oils, mea...
09 May, 2026, 12.12 PM IST
From surplus to strain: World rice supply threatened by Iran war, El NinoThe effects of the Iran war are impacting farmers in top exporters Thailand and Vietnam as well as the import-reliant Philippines and Ind...
02 May, 2026, 11.36 AM IST
- Russia, North Korea agree 'long-term' military cooperation
Russia and North Korea have taken a bold step in reinforcing their military ties, as Moscow's defense minister convened with North Korean a...
26 Apr, 2026, 07.53 PM IST
Agreement cannot be reached overnight, talks should continue: UNSG on West Asia warUN chief Antonio Guterres urged continued constructive dialogue between Iran and the US following talks that concluded without a deal on th...
14 Apr, 2026, 11.11 AM IST
UN, Russia hold talks on extending wartime grain deal"This discussion, it is hoped, should advance progress made in facilitating the unimpeded export of food and fertilisers originating from t...
11 Nov, 2022, 06.38 PM IST
UN chief warns of 'catastrophe' from global food shortageU.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said the war in Ukraine has added to the disruptions caused by climate change, the coronavirus pand...
25 Jun, 2022, 01.03 AM IST
Ukraine war's food crisis is worst since WWII: UN food chiefDavid Beasley, executive director of the UN World Food Program, told the UN Security Council that already high food prices are skyrocketing...
30 Mar, 2022, 07.16 AM IST
- World Bank, UN agency chiefs to discuss food crisis
The World Bank, the World Food Organisation and other aid groups will hold an emergency meeting next week to discuss ways to deal with the ...
23 May, 2008, 03.36 PM IST
- UN chief announces food prices taskforce
United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon announced he was forming a UN task force on food prices on Tuesday, bringing together heads of...
29 Apr, 2008, 02.47 PM IST
- UN chief calls for international action on rising food prices
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon called for concerted international action on rising food prices ahead of the opening Sunday of five days o...
20 Apr, 2008, 08.18 AM IST
- UN chief calls for measures to tackle growing food crisis
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called for both immediate and long term measures to tackle the global food crisis.
15 Apr, 2008, 01.07 PM IST