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FAO Food Price Index inched up in May for third consecutive month
The FAO Food Price Index, which tracks monthly changes in the international prices...
FAO Forecasts Decline in Global Maize and Wheat Outputs in 2024-25 season, Production of Rice to Increase
Among the major cereals, global maize and wheat outputs are forecast to decline....
Agriculture food system causes 31% emissions, it is necessary to reduce it for net zero target: World Bank report
The agri-food system has not yet been targeted for limiting greenhouse gas emissions,...
Fertilising Bilateral Relations between India and Morocco
The current world scenario demands India to engage intensively in bilateral relations...
India gaining on foreign investments at China’s loss: UN DESA
The 6.9 per cent economic growth projections for India in the mid-year update is...
Centre allows export of 14,000 tonnes of non-Basmati rice to Mauritius
The Central Government has approved the export of 14,000 tonnes of non-Basmati rice...
Sustainable food system requires innovation, investment and right policies: WRI
The World Resources Institute has said in a report that all countries need to take...
Global Report on Food Crises is a wake-up call
Global Report on Food Crises: Acute hunger remains persistently high in 59 countries...
Asia remains most disaster-prone region in the world in 2023: WMO
The latest report by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) shows Asia as the...
Bold steps needed to jack up SDG funding, reform global financial system: UN Report
The 'Financing for Sustainable Development Report, 2024,’ says the global community...
Fifth consecutive time: India invokes peace clause for rice in WTO
India has once again invoked the Peace Clause of the World Trade Organization (WTO)...
FAO Food Price Index rises in March, the first in seven months
After seven months of decline, FAO Food Price Index ticks up in March, mostly driven...
With 783 million people going hungry, a fifth of all food goes to waste: UN Report
The UN Environment Programme's Food Waste Index Report 2024 highlights that the...
New La Trobe University VC strengthens ties during India visit
Professor Theo Farrell, who began as Vice-Chancellor in February this year, has...
Climate change indicators hit record levels in 2023: Global Climate Report
The WMO report confirmed that 2023 was the warmest year on record, with the global...
Watershed moment as India inks pact with European Free Trade Association
India signed the Trade and Economic Partnership Agreement (TEPA) with the European...
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Government Removes Excise Duty on Higher Ethanol-Blended Petrol, but Best-Selling E20 Excluded from Relief
The government has removed excise duty on higher ethanol-blended petrol grades E22, E25, E27 and E30 to promote ethanol use and reduce...
Nepal Has Not Banned Indian Mango Imports, Exports Continue Under Revised Rules: Agriculture Ministry
Recent media reports claimed that Nepal had banned the import of mangoes from India. However, the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers...
