Without meaningful reform, effectiveness and credibility of UN will remain constrained: Jaishankar at BRICSIndia is strongly advocating for major changes in global institutions. External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar stated that the United Natio...
15 May, 2026, 11.38 AM IST
India urges ADB to scale up lending, push reforms to support developing economiesIndia urged the Asian Development Bank to increase its lending capacity and adopt a more transformative approach to aid developing economie...
04 May, 2026, 11.53 PM IST
Crude shock: Ajay Bagga on how $90 oil could dent India Inc's earnings and test government's fiscal nerveIndia is bracing for a major energy cost shock. Soaring crude oil prices are set to impact corporate profits, consumer spending, and govern...
29 Apr, 2026, 10.59 AM IST
Energy shock ripples from kitchens to forests as Africa and South Asia grapple with rising fuel costsGlobal fuel price hikes are pushing families in Kenya and India back to burning charcoal and wood. This reversal threatens years of progres...
27 Apr, 2026, 04.29 PM IST
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
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
Losing out on eating, selling quality foodFSSAI surveys reveal that a significant portion of India's prepared food fails to meet quality standards, exacerbating food insecurity due ...
11 Aug, 2025, 11.05 PM IST
India backs exceeding WTO farm sops limit“India agreed that providing some flexibility to developing countries to exceed de minimis limits could be useful during a food insecurity ...
25 Jun, 2023, 11.58 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
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
Discussion underway with India over humanitarian food assistance for Afghanistan: UN's WFPResponding to a question if the WFP made a formal request for aid from India, Cecilia Garzon said there is a "positive discussion" underway...
13 Nov, 2021, 11.51 AM IST
The other pandemic sweeping the world: Another 291 million people won’t have enough to eat this yearThe United Nations earlier this month estimated global food insecurity in 2020 had already hit the highest level in 15 years as income loss...
30 Jul, 2021, 06.43 AM IST
Increasing tendency to politicise humanitarian situations is unfortunate: India at UNSpeaking at the UNSC open debate on 'Conflict and Food Security' on Thursday, India's Permanent Representative to the United Nations Ambass...
12 Mar, 2021, 11.27 AM IST
View: Make food systems more inclusive to change the state of food insecurityLatest estimates suggest that 9.7% of the global population, close to 750 million people, were exposed to severe levels of food insecurity ...
15 Oct, 2020, 11.38 PM IST
Sonia Gandhi writes to PM, seeks 10 kg grains for NFSA beneficiaries, other vulnerable people till SeptIn a letter to PM Narendra Modi, Sonia Gandhi demanded that 10 kg grains per person be provided free of cost for 6 months to those who may ...
13 Apr, 2020, 05.42 PM IST
- Ganges flow could double at 2 degrees C global warming
London, April 2 (IANS) Examining how climate change could raise food insecurity risk across the world, researchers have projected that the ...
02 Apr, 2018, 02.42 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