India faces inflation spillover risks from Middle East conflict: RBIThe Reserve Bank of India has issued a cautionary statement regarding escalating inflation rates. Tensions in the Middle East are causing s...
War in Iran threatens fresh food-price shock across developing worldA conflict in Iran is disrupting vital fertiliser supplies and driving up energy costs. This is poised to cause a significant increase in f...
War-ravaged Gaza faces multi-billion dollar reconstruction challengeU.S. President Donald Trump envisions Gaza turning into 'The Riviera of the Middle East' post-resettlement of Palestinians. The extensive w...
Nearly half of the world's migratory species are in decline, UN report saysA United Nations report reveals that almost half of the world's migratory species, including songbirds, sea turtles, whales, and sharks, ar...
International Day Against Nuclear Tests: Date, UN resolution, why is it observed-every thing you should knowUN passed a resolution on December 2, 2009, to observe International Day Against Nuclear Tests on August 29. Why this date was chosen and w...
Crypto tax conundrum continues but new sign-ups surgeCrypto investors in India are also trying to understand how tax will be applied in various real-world situations.
Social-tech startup Un1Feed raises $1 million in funding led by Silicon Valley-based fund NeoUn1Feed aims to let social media users be more intentional about their time on social media by dismantling a social network's lock on the n...
For Krimanshi Technologies, 1.3 billion tonnes of global food waste offers great business opportunityNikhil Bohra led agritech Krimanshi aims to revolutionise the innovation-stagnant Indian feed sector by creating a new value chain around u...
Indian recognised by UN for working towards hunger problemsThey work towards solving hunger and malnutrition in India by redistributing excess food from weddings, corporate, canteens, banquets and h...
- Food, fuel prices skyrocketing in Nepal due to blockade: UN
The UN World Food Programme warned of severe shortages of food and fuel in Nepal caused by the ongoing major disruptions in imports.
- Annual food wasted enough to feed 500 mn people: FAO
The total food wasted every year globally is enough to feed 500 million people without any extra burden on natural resources, a top officia...
- UN gathers pledges for $2 bn Pakistan appeal
The United Nations gathered new aid pledges for the Pakistan flood disaster on Sunday after making a record $2 billion appeal to feed milli...
- Global food output needs to be increased by 70%: FAO
The global food production must shoot up by 70 per cent to be able to feed an additional 2.3 billion people by 2050, the Food and Agricultu...
- WFP runs out of money; food aid to poor may be affected: UN
The United Nations has said it expects to register a "dangerous and unprecedented" shortfall in budgetary allocations for its World Food Pr...
- US adds $40 mln in emergency food aid
The United States on Tuesday released 40 million dollars in emergency aid for the World Food Program (WFP) to help deal with the growing gl...
- UN survey reveals alarming malnutrition rates among Darfur’s children
Child malnutrition rates have reached their highest level in three years in the strife-torn Darfur region of Sudan, according to a joint su...
- India pledges $ 8 mn for UN development programmes
India has pledged more than eight million dollars for the various developmental and humanitarian activities of the United Nations.