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
Agreement cannot be reached overnight, talks should continue: UNSG on West Asia warUN chief Antonio Guterres urged continued constructive dialogue between Iran and the US following talks that concluded without a deal on th...
14 Apr, 2026, 11.11 AM IST
India holds significant potential to help other countries boost their food security: WFP officialIndia can help other nations improve food security. The World Food Programme (WFP) wants to work more with India to fight food insecurity. ...
25 Aug, 2025, 10.34 PM IST
Using smart technologies, artificial intelligence in food packaging can reduce food wasteOutdated, inaccurate, and frequently incorrect labelling systems—such as printed expiration dates—play a major role in food waste issues, r...
10 Feb, 2025, 12.34 PM IST
Hunger stalks Canada: A record number of people seek free foodToronto food banks saw a record 3.49 million visits this year, a 273% surge since pre-pandemic times, highlighting the alarming rise in foo...
16 Nov, 2024, 06.06 AM IST
NSA Doval suggests Ramazan ceasefire to address Gaza's humanitarian crisisAjit Doval met Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to discuss regional developments, the urgent need for humanitarian assistance to G...
12 Mar, 2024, 11.47 PM IST
Scarcity of food may lead to poor mental health in children: StudyReducing food insecurity may help alleviate some mental health issues for children and youth, the researchers said.
24 Jul, 2023, 08.16 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
Google invests in agritech firm CropinWith the support of this funding round, Cropin will be able to further invest in its go-to-market efforts and expand the Cropin Cloud's cap...
09 Jan, 2023, 11.50 AM IST
India, Egypt, others seek fairer WTO trading system amid food woesAt a meeting of the Committee on Agriculture at the WTO on Thursday, India said that a permanent solution for food security is a long overd...
23 Jul, 2022, 12.30 AM IST
I2U2 summit: UAE to invest USD 2 billion to develop integrated food parks across IndiaThe United Arab Emirates will invest USD 2 billion to develop a series of integrated food parks across India under the framework of the fou...
14 Jul, 2022, 05.19 PM IST
Coordination between G7 & G-20 explored to address global challenges“G7 and G20 cooperation and coordination is crucial for ideas in this regard (to address the above-mentioned challenges),” said Dammu Ravi,...
08 Jun, 2022, 09.18 PM IST
Agritech Challenge 2021 to benefit smallholder farmers across Asia and AfricaThe participants will get access to industry and market linkages, investors and mentorship to help them expand to their chosen internationa...
23 Jul, 2021, 12.03 PM IST
UN says 155 million people faced severe hunger last yearThe report, which focuses on 55 countries that account for 97% of humanitarian assistance, said the magnitude and severity of food crises l...
06 May, 2021, 08.34 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