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India supports UN efforts to continue Black Sea Grain Initiative: Ruchira KambojRegarding the Black Sea Grain Initiative, India's permanent representative said, "Recent developments in this matter have not helped in sec...
Love pulses? Here's five interesting trivia about this superfoodAccording to researchers, pulses may be the key to curing world hunger.
The many uses of alternative farmingAlternate farming of the kind promoted by Vasudev can make a real difference in Goa, reducing farmer costs and getting them higher value fo...
IITians crack mock test, cook up meatless eggsEggs made with mung beans, chicken and fish created in a laboratory from cereals, pulses and vegetables - IIT Delhi has created India’s own...
Raising MSP alone will not boost pulses output: Niti AayogThe government needs to rethink its policy and address technological issues as pressure on retail prices would continue till supply-demand ...
'Conserving crop diversity essential to achieve zero hunger'With the twin challenges of population growth and climate change, there is a need to conserve native seeds from the world over that will he...
Conserving crop diversity essential to achieve zero hunger: Crop Trust Executive DirectorThe conservation of diversity is also essential as it can bring farmers more and better options in the future, to be more competitive and s...
Experts urge government to review food policyObserving that one-third of the world's hungry people were in India, Naidu emphasized the need to give up populist schemes such as freebies.
Government trying to talk to countries on sugar exports: Nirmala SitharamanThe Government is trying to talk to different countries for clearing accumulated sugar produced in India, Union Commerce Minister Nirmala S...
Like Verghese Kurien's milk revolution, mass movement is required in India for nutrition: MS SwaminathanThe govt should immediately set up such centres especially in the areas considered to be farmer suicide hotspots such as Vidarbha, says Swa...
Budget 2011-2012: Speech of Pranab Mukherjee, Minister of FinanceOur growth in 2010-11 has been swift and broad-based. The economy is back to its pre-crisis growth trajectory.
- Food prices too spicy to stomach
Decline of headline inflation to near-zero levels seems to have offered little relief to the man on the street with food prices climbing st...
- Flops piling up in Bollywood first half
It’s been a bad first half for Bollywood with flops piling up and far too few hits.
- Threat to food security: Grain crisis
Economic development has resulted in loss of agricultural land to residential and industrial projectsand may lead to large-scale import of ...
- Soaring veggie, dal prices to spur wheat demand
The double whammy has yet to come. The sharp rise in vegetable and dal prices will further stoke wheat demand.