Ram Rajya to Sanatan Dharma: Why Lord Ram was painted greenIn contemporary discourse, the concept of Sanatan Dharma has become a battleground for political maneuvering. While it is often framed as a...
25 Apr, 2026, 12.48 AM IST
10 countries are home to two-thirds of world's most hungry: UN-backed reportA UN-backed report reveals two-thirds of global food crises last year were concentrated in just 10 countries, with Sudan, Nigeria, and the ...
24 Apr, 2026, 02.49 PM IST
Jakarta's palm oil curb will test IndiaIndia is grappling with a significant hurdle as Indonesia shifts its focus towards palm oil for biofuel production. This shift threatens In...
22 Apr, 2026, 11.02 PM IST
Egg Float Test, Explained: The Simple Bowl of Water Trick To Check Freshness And When To Toss ItThe egg float test, a simple kitchen method, indicates an egg's age by measuring its density, which changes as air enters the shell over ti...
17 Apr, 2026, 04.53 PM IST
Economic shock of Middle East war to cast shadow over IMF, World Bank meetingsGlobal finance leaders are meeting amid the Middle East war, a third major shock impacting the world economy. The IMF and World Bank are do...
12 Apr, 2026, 09.45 PM IST
The world is quietly losing the land it needs to feed itselfIronically, one of the biggest challenges in the fight against land degradation is universal: We need to eat. About 40% of the planet’s lan...
14 Feb, 2024, 09.35 AM IST
Climate change made 2011-2020 decade wetter and warmer for India: WMOThe WMO, a specialised agency of the United Nations that covers weather, climate and water resources, said it was a "wet decade" over north...
05 Dec, 2023, 01.42 PM IST
World Food Day: Date, history and significanceNumerous people globally still grapple with food insecurity, emphasizing the urgent nature of the problem. The occasion also aims to promot...
16 Oct, 2023, 02.56 PM IST
Global hunger worse today than in 2015, imperiling UN goals: ReportAt the halfway point to the deadline set for achieving the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, the world is seeing little to no improv...
15 Sep, 2023, 07.10 PM IST
Food insecurity, undernourishment increased in South Asia during Covid: ReportThe Covid-19 pandemic, natural disasters and the Ukraine-Russia war have increased undernourishment in South Asia, making its food security...
20 Jun, 2023, 05.45 PM IST
US President Joe Biden to address food insecurity at first hunger conference in fifty yearsHalf a thousand attendees at the White House's first hunger, nutrition, and health conference since Richard Nixon addressed one in 1969.
28 Sep, 2022, 09.08 PM IST
I2U2, setting the right coordinatesIt is increasingly clear that world must shift their economy to more sustainable pathways. However, not all countries are equally placed to...
15 Jul, 2022, 11.46 PM IST
A year of hunger: How the Russia-Ukraine war is worsening climate-linked food shortagesCountries in the Middle East and North Africa are likely to be hit hardest in the short term, given they are the major importers of Ukraini...
27 Apr, 2022, 12.03 PM IST
Climate crisis could displace 1.2 billion people by 2050: ReportThe global climate crisis could see more than a billion people displaced from their homes in the next 30 years, as ecological disasters dri...
10 Sep, 2020, 09.31 PM IST
Yemen war puts 2015 crop at risk, food security worseningThe FAO has been working since 2014 to support Yemeni farmers but it says only $4 million of the required $12 million have been made availa...
15 Apr, 2015, 07.27 PM IST
- 'Globalisation & climate change affecting food security'
In addition, enough food to feed many millions of people is wasted in developed and some developing countries.
07 Dec, 2012, 07.15 PM IST
- Food security: UP improves dramatically
India's urban food security situation improved modestly between 1998-2000 and 2004-06. Surprisingly, Uttar Pradesh showed the most dramatic...
26 Sep, 2010, 11.38 AM IST