Rice ban export is regulation rather than restriction for food security: India to WTO's agri committee meetIndia has defended its export ban on rice, stating that it is a regulation rather than a restriction and is necessary for the food security...
28 Sep, 2023, 05.37 PM IST
US to do everything to support India to make its G20 presidency a success: OfficialResponding to a question on the India-Russia relationship, Lu hoped India will use its influence with Russia to support an end to the confl...
25 Feb, 2023, 11.28 AM IST
New crack in Apple's armour as employees go on strike in AustraliaAbout 150 retail workers, out of the company's nearly 4,000 Australian employees, voted to strike for an hour. Then, starting Wednesday, th...
18 Oct, 2022, 03.30 PM IST
Putin’s Ukraine war has three lessons for global food suppliesRussia’s invasion of Ukraine forced global food producers, distributors and relief programs to quickly adapt to overcome the shortages – an...
09 Aug, 2022, 12.42 PM IST
Over 6 million people in crisis-hit Sri Lanka 'food insecure': World Food ProgrammeThe economic crisis has led to an acute shortage of essential items like food, medicine, cooking gas, fuel and toilet paper, with Sri Lanka...
16 Jul, 2022, 12.06 PM IST
Allow India to export foodgrains from public stock to needy nations, says FM Sitharaman to WTO"WTO restriction that grains so procured cannot be brought to the market to export. It is a condition which exists from the Uruguay Round d...
16 Jul, 2022, 06.33 AM IST
Richer countries' desire for out-of-season imported produce is affecting the climate, shows studyA number of large and emerging economies dominate the world food trade.
22 Jun, 2022, 08.56 AM IST
36 countries including US urge UN members to keep food markets open, avoid export bansIn a statement issued the after ministerial meeting 'Roadmap for Global Food Security-Call to Action', they called on all UN Member States ...
20 May, 2022, 12.21 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
India at 71st on Global Food Security index 2021 of 113 nationsThe GFS Index measures the underlying drivers of food security in 113 countries, based on the factors of affordability, availability, quali...
19 Oct, 2021, 10.04 PM IST
UN: Pandemic, surging food prices leave many in Asia hungryThe report is mostly based on data up to 2019, before the pandemic struck. But it also estimates that an additional 140 million people were...
20 Jan, 2021, 01.18 PM IST
Doing business in India not easy yet: Dr Oetker executive“Ease of doing business is one of the biggest challenges in India,” said Martin Reintjes, global head of sales, foods division, at Dr Oetke...
15 Aug, 2019, 08.38 AM IST
Ten million tonnes of fish get wasted every year: studyIndustrial fishing fleets dump nearly 10 million tonnes of good fish back into the ocean every year - enough to fill about 4,500 Olympic si...
27 Jun, 2017, 05.20 PM IST
El Nino weather hits many crops, boosts soybeans, Japanese-led study showsThursday's study said mean maize yields fell 2.3 % in El Nino years compared to normal in 1984-2004, rice was down 0.4% and wheat 1.4 %
15 May, 2014, 04.14 PM IST
- Australia to work closely with India to strengthen IOR-ARC
Australia will take over the chairmanship of the Indian Ocean Rim-Association for Regional Cooperation (IOR-ARC) from India next month.
22 Feb, 2013, 02.32 PM IST
China may step up rice imports from India: US think-thankIndia has sufficient rice and wheat stocks due to bumper production.
11 Jan, 2013, 04.29 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