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Zomato report highlights steps taken on six sustainable-development goals“If one looks up the United Nations definition of sustainable development, it is described as – 'development that meets the needs of the pr...05 Jun, 2022, 05.17 PM IST- India becoming destination country for healthy foods like millets: Tomar at G-20 agri meetTomar said the United Nations (UN) has accepted India's proposal and declared 2023 as international year of millets and urged the G-20 nati...19 Sep, 2021, 06.16 PM IST
- UN: World hunger was dramatically worse in pandemic yearA report issued jointly by five UN agencies said hunger outpaced population growth in 2020, with nearly 10% of all people estimated to be u...12 Jul, 2021, 09.46 PM IST
- Number of undernourished people declines in India; obesity in adults on the rise: UNState of Food Security and Nutrition in the World report, released on Monday, estimated that almost 690 million people globally were undern...14 Jul, 2020, 12.19 PM IST
- Zero hunger goal to kick off from October 16Though many more districts will eventually be covered under the programme which will work in sync with UN mandated Sustainable Development ...19 Sep, 2017, 10.46 AM IST
- Gorakhpur, Koraput and Thane to launch Zero Hunger Programme on October 16More districts will eventually be covered under this dedicated farm-based programme in sync with India’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDG...19 Sep, 2017, 10.42 AM IST
- Ankit Kawatra of Feeding India, an anti-hunger activist wins Queen's Young Leader AwardAnkit Kawatra is the founder of Feeding India, a not-for profit organization that aims to solve hunger, malnutrition and food waste.30 Nov, 2016, 07.15 PM IST
- Government to adopt Odisha model to fortify midday meal riceThe idea was discussed with executive director of the UN World Food Programme (WFP), Ertharin Cousin, when she had met Union food minister ...20 Jan, 2016, 11.56 AM IST
- UN ushers in ambitious 2030 Sustainable Development GoalsThe Millennium Development Goals came to an end with 2015 paving the way for the SDGs, an even more ambitious set of goals to banish a host...01 Jan, 2016, 11.49 AM IST
- Modi government set to revamp Indira Gandhi's poverty eradication 'Twenty Point Programme'The government will now replace parameters like number of seedlings planted and food security with performance of states under Swachh Bhara...06 Nov, 2015, 01.17 PM IST
- India needs to work more to address poverty:Food and Agriculture OrganisationIndia, the world's second largest wheat and rice grower, needs to make speedier progress towards reducing the number of hungry people.08 Sep, 2014, 05.26 PM IST
- Provide small farmers social and financial entitlements: IFADIt was important to provide small farmers social and financial entitlements to help them "absorb shocks", a top IFAD official said today.08 Aug, 2014, 06.59 PM IST
- Vouchers for poor? UN in talks with govt on zero hunger goalSubsidized food vs vouchers is a debate that was thought to have been settled with the Food Guarantee Act, a polarizing issue among the civ...18 Jul, 2014, 12.01 PM IST
- Annual food wasted enough to feed 500 mn people: FAOThe total food wasted every year globally is enough to feed 500 million people without any extra burden on natural resources, a top officia...25 Oct, 2012, 05.16 PM IST
- World adopts Rio+20 declaration, pledges $513 billion for sustainable development projectsIn a huge victory for emerging countries like India and Brazil, the world leaders adopted ‘the future we want’ declaration on sustainable d...23 Jun, 2012, 06.20 PM IST
- Issue of striking Prasar Bharti employees raised in Lok SabhaMembers in the Lok Sabha have sought a fair deal for the administrative section in Prasar Bharati whose members have started a relay hunger...22 Apr, 2008, 04.22 PM IST
- Global food aid can reduce hunger: FAOFood and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has said global food aid given on time and directly to people suffering from malnutrition and hunge...15 Sep, 2006, 11.50 AM IST
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