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OPINION: As food prices soar, unlocking India's potential requires systems thinking and transformative change
Food inflation is the talk of the town, with even the RBI expressing concerns over persistent spike…
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India has fewer undernourished people now but obesity and anaemia are on the rise
The number of obese adults in India, which has a population of over 1.38 billion, grew to 34.3 mill…
PTI
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The world is on the verge of a food crisis - access and availability both
The pandemic, global interruption to supply chains, rising costs of major primary commodities, conf…
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India disagrees on WTO Chief's stance to include climate change in trade talks at ongoing Ministerial Conference
Many factors such as droughts and floods can incur a noticeable toll on supply chains worldwide, es…
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71% Indians can't afford a healthy diet and 1.7 million die of it every year
The diseases attributable to dietary risk factors include respiratory ailments, diabetes, cancer, s…
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Farmer producer organisations can transform agriculture: ITC Chairman Sanjiv Puri
Believing farmer producer organisations (FPOs) can transform agriculture, ITC Chairman Sanjiv Puri …
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Swarms of locusts reach Uttar Pradesh, several districts put on alert
In Uttar Pradesh, locust swarms have invaded several districts in the past 48 hours and attacked…
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Govt organises summit in Leh to promote food processing
New Delhi, Jan 16 () The Centre on Thursday organised a summit in Leh to promote food processing se…
PTI
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Agricultural Development And Food Security: The Challenges Ahead
An important element of food security is the development of agriculture. Otherwise, how would the w…
Anant Mishra
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World Food Prices Fall To 4-year Low
The FAO’s price index, which measures monthly price changes for a basket of cereals, oilseeds, dair…
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India now has a ₹1 lakh crore fund to boost farm products storage— and startups are invited too
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in her third tranche of investments from the ₹20 lakh crore pac…
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Centre calls Punjab farmers for second round of talks on December 3 to resolve differences over farm laws
Speaking to , Food Secretary Sudhanshu Pandey said, "We have called the representatives of over …
PTI
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India encourages 'equity, affordability' of food, warns against hoarding and unjustified prices
"Open markets must not become an argument to perpetuate inequity and promote discrimination," said …
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India assures food aid to countries 'most in need' despite export controls
India's Minister of State for External Affairs, V. Muraleedharan has given an assurance that despit…
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Food Corporation of India recruitment 2022: Salary range between ₹60,000 to ₹1,80,000 per month
FCI is inviting applications to fill up 89 assistant general manager posts in various departments. …
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India’s budget allocation for agriculture remains unchanged at ₹1.3 trillion
In the union budget presented by Nirmala Sitharaman, the finance minister allocated ₹1.3 trillion t…
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DPIIT to organise symposium in Guwahati on Saturday to push investment in NE region
New Delhi, Nov 29 () With an objective to push investment in northeastern region of the country, th…
PTI
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Novel coronavirus gets an official new name - COVID-19 says WHO
The deadly novel coronavirus has now got its official name. From now on, the virus will be known as…
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Maharashtra government permits buying of essential food items for four hours daily
Tightening lockdown norms further, the Maharashtra government on Tuesday decreed that all essential…
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India, China find common ground on food security agreement
India and China’s joint stand would put weight to developing nations’ agenda at the multi-lateral l…