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A new exchange of fire with Iran tests fragile ceasefireTensions flare as Iran launches missiles and drones towards Bahrain and Kuwait. These attacks were intercepted. The US responded by strikin...07 Jun, 2026, 12.12 AM IST- Quote of the day by Audrey Hepburn: 'Since the world has existed, there has been injustice. But it is one world, the more so as it becomes...' - life lessons on compassion, social service and why helping others is human responsibility by Charade and Wait Until Dark actressQuote of the day by Audrey Hepburn: Audrey Hepburn's quote highlights the enduring presence of injustice and the amplified awareness of glo...22 May, 2026, 10.33 PM IST
- Quote of the day by American philosopher and professor Noam Chomsky: “There are no poor countries— only systems that have failed to manage resources.” — Is poverty really man-made? The hidden truth behind broken economic systems, wealth concentration, and growing inequality continues fueling global frustration and social instabilityQuote of the day by Noam Chomsky: The quote challenges the common belief that poverty is unavoidable. It argues that broken economic system...15 May, 2026, 08.54 AM IST
- Quote of the day by Simone Weil: 'Petroleum is a more likely cause of international conflict than...' – French philosopher and mystic's warning on global conflict, power, energy politics and how oil drives war and the economyQuote of the day by Simone Weil: Simone Weil's observation that petroleum is a more likely cause of international conflict than wheat highl...14 May, 2026, 07.15 AM IST
- Gulf shipping standoff hits world’s most vulnerable farmersGlobal supply chain disruptions, exacerbated by international conflicts, are making essential farming inputs scarce and unaffordable for sm...13 May, 2026, 10.55 AM IST
- Iran war: Humanitarian crisis awaits if Strait of Hormuz is not opened now, UN Official warns. What are major problems that world may witness in case deadlock continues?Strait of Hormuz deadlock: Iran has had the strategic waterway -- through which a third of the world's fertilisers normally pass.11 May, 2026, 10.34 PM IST
- Tens of millions risk hunger as Hormuz standoff blocks fertiliser, UN official saysA UN task force warns that tens of millions face hunger if fertilizers are blocked from the Strait of Hormuz. Iran's retaliation for a US-I...11 May, 2026, 07.46 PM IST
- Gulf urea output drops with lack of fertilizer ships to loadThe situation threatens to worsen food inflation. Efforts are underway to find safe shipping routes for essential goods.29 Apr, 2026, 11.00 AM IST
- Food crisis after fuel shock? Which countries may be at risk of wheat, rice, and cooking oil shortages amid the US–Israel warA prolonged US Israel war may trigger a global food crisis, with rising fuel and fertiliser costs threatening vulnerable nations. The crisi...01 Apr, 2026, 06.42 PM IST
- Iran war may push 45 million people into acute hunger by June, WFP saysTens of millions more will face acute hunger if the Iran war continues through June, according to the World Food Programme. U.S.-Israeli at...17 Mar, 2026, 05.14 PM IST
- Soaring dollar leaves food piled up in ports as world hunger growsAround the world, countries that rely on food imports are grappling with a destructive combination of high interest rates, a soaring dollar...18 Oct, 2022, 11.46 AM IST
- War in Ukraine is exacerbating global hunger crisis, UN officials sayAt least 276 million people now face acute food insecurity, up from 135 million before the pandemic, and 49 million people in 43 countries ...20 May, 2022, 10.03 AM IST
- Oxfam: 11 people die of hunger each minute around the globe"The statistics are staggering, but we must remember that these figures are made up of individual people facing unimaginable suffering. Eve...09 Jul, 2021, 10.28 AM IST
- Global financial crisis badly hit MDGs: WB-IMF reportA new report by World Bank and International Monetary Fund on Friday said it is hampering progress of the other Millennium Development Goal...23 Apr, 2010, 09.36 PM IST
- UN calls intl community to join hands against food crisisUnited Nations has asked the international community, which is currently focused on tackling the financial turmoil, to also put on concerte...17 Oct, 2008, 12.51 PM IST
- Financial crash could deepen food crisis: UNGovts should avoid reducing aid to developing countries' agriculture and introducing protectionist trade measures in response to the global...15 Oct, 2008, 03.53 PM IST
- India below sub-Saharan Africa in hunger indexDespite robust economic growth in recent years, India’s record on hunger is worse than that of nearly 25 sub-Saharan African countries and ...15 Oct, 2008, 01.49 AM IST
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