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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,...
Retail inflation goes down to 6.77 per cent in October
This is for the first time in three months that retail inflation has slipped below...
Govt committed to increase coop members from 23cr to 70cr: BL Verma
Inaugurating the 69th All India Cooperative Week, organized by the NCUI, BL Verma,...
WPI inflation falls to single digit in Oct
The WPI-based inflation dipped to a 19-month low of 8.39 per cent in October on...
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...
Cashew export from India drops to $22.71mn in Sep
African countries, especially Guyana, Mozambique, Tanzania and Ivory Coast, are...
States responsible for continued stubble burning, not the farmers: NHRC
NHRC says that the State Governments have to provide harvest machines to get rid...
Centre to promote export of millets
The Ministry of Commerce and Industry through its apex agricultural export promotion...
ICAR-IISR Lucknow MoU with NamFarmers.com for faster dissemination of technologies in digital mode
ICAR-IISR, Lucknow, is an apex organization involved in the research and development...
Inflation effect: Global food import bill set to rise to nearly $2trn, but import by poor countries decreases
The bulk of the increase in the bill is accounted for by high-income countries,...
Govt argues in SC that approval to GM mustard is in national interest, self-reliance to be achieved in edible oils
Calling the decision to approve the environmental release of GM mustard variety...
Opposition to GM crops based on unfounded fears: Govt
The opposition by green groups to genetically modified (GM) crops is unfounded as...
NAFED signs MoU with Gujarat University
NAFED has signed an MoU with Gujarat University, Ahmedabad, in the presence of Acharya...
India hosts 2nd BIMSTEC Agriculture Ministers’ meet
The 2nd BIMSTEC Agriculture Ministerial Meeting adopted the Action Plan for Strengthening...
COP27: Agriculture sector both a victim of and contributor to climate change
It is very unfortunate that agriculture and food are neglected in climate negotiations....
