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80pc people in Asia including India live under water stress, scarcity to escalate by 2050: UN report
The global urban population facing water scarcity is projected to increase from...
UN: 26 pc of world lacks clean drinking water, 46 pc sanitation
The UN World Water Development Report 2023 painted a stark picture of the huge gap...
UN report focuses on food security, nutrition in Europe, Central Asia
the report offers fresh data and analysis of regional trends and progress made towards...
ICRISAT-Plasma Water Solutions MoU for higher crop output
To address the much-debated issues of low productivity levels in India and the resultant...
India’s agri and processed food exports up by 13pc to USD 19.69 bn; Basmati witnessed 40.26 per cent growth
The overall export of APEDA products increased to USD 19.7 billion in April-December...
World community should focus on globally coordinated policies: Tomar
Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Narendra Singh Tomar on Monday...
World economy battered in 2022; India’s GDP growth rate to moderate to 5.8 pc in 2023: UN report
A series of severe and mutually reinforcing shocks — the Covid-19 pandemic, the...
Amid escalating pension, medicare costs, UN report seeks support to ageing world
The number of people aged 65 years or older worldwide is projected to more than...
World Spice Congress to boost trade with G20 countries
With an aim to open up newer opportunities to promote the international trade of...
International Year of Millets kicks in
Being grown in more than 130 countries at present, millets are considered traditional...
RSPO certification grows from three countries in 2008 to 21 in 2021, representing 4.5mn ha of sustainable oil palm plantations
RSPO 2022 Impact Report charts continued sustainability efforts by the palm oil...
UN Secretary-General welcomes the decision to establish a loss and damage fund
At the conclusion of the COP27 or the annual Conference of Parties to the UN Framework...
Spiralling food crisis key topic at G20 summit
Taking the opportunity to raise the threat of an impending food crisis, Prime Minister...
India’s population growth stabilizing as world population hits 8bn
The UN says that in order to usher in a world in which all 8bn people can thrive,...
Lack of effective refrigeration directly results in loss of 526mn tonnes of food production: UN report
The report was launched on November 12 at the 27th Climate Change Conference (COP...
India hosts 2nd BIMSTEC Agriculture Ministers’ meet
The 2nd BIMSTEC Agriculture Ministerial Meeting adopted the Action Plan for Strengthening...
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Lok Sabha passes Rs 45 lakh crore Budget 2023-24 without debate
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Nation is indebted to Shastri Ji for self-sufficiency in food grains: Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar
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