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Argentina President praises India for successfully hosting G20 Summit amid
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
Argentina President Alberto Fernández praised India for successfully hosting the G20 Summit amid the ongoing world situation, including the Ukrainian conflict.
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Thousand in Assam's Bongaigaon affected by floods
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
The flood waters have damaged several roads and washed away many houses in the area. Many people of Basbari area are facing massive problems include food crisis, drinking water and many of them have become homeless.
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Climate change to decline Pakistan's agricultural yields: Study
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Pakistan faces a huge food crisis due to rapidly increasing population and inadequate food productivity. Currently, Pakistan is ranked at 92nd position out of 116 nations in Global Hunger Index.
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India advocates for collective solutions, quick humanitarian access to add
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
"We welcome the extension of the Black Sea Grain Initiative. As the Chair of the G-20 this year, India's efforts are also aimed to address the current challenges to food and energy security and ensure that humanitarian needs of vulnerable communities are served without delay," Kamboj said wh
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Afghanistan facing catastrophic food crisis: World Bank
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
According to the report, the seven food crisis-hit countries include Afghanistan, Burkina Faso, Haiti, Nigeria, Somalia, South Sudan, and Yemen.
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Lack of funding has seriously affected food aid efforts in Afghanistan: UN
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Due to decades of conflict, little rainfall, drought conditions, a donation-based economy, among other things, two-thirds of the population of Afghanistan is in urgent need of humanitarian aid.
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Pakistan categorized as a "severely affected country" in Global Hunger Ind
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
The global food agency's report revealed that the average Pakistani household is forced to spend only 50.8 per cent of their monthly income on food, while 36.9 per cent suffer from a lack of food security.
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Unprecedented shortage of wheat may lead to anarchy in Pakistan
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
The Pakistani media is filled with tragic stories of chaos and stampedes in markets coming from several areas covering all the provinces. As per a recent report in the prominent Pakistani newspaper 'The Express Tribune', thousands flock to the markets and spend hours every day for the subsid
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"SECURE reflects India's commitment," Rajnath Singh at SCO Meeting
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday highlighted Prime Minister Narendra Modi's initiative 'SECURE' that reflected India's commitment towards the multi-dimensional welfare of the region at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) conclave.
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Pakistan govt negligent towards ongoing environmental crisis
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Pakistan suffered a major flooding event in 2022 which eventually caused a wheat crisis, massive civilian casualty and displacement, all of which the Shehbaz Sharif government has been using to evoke global sympathy and funding. The unprecedented food crisis requires long-term steps to incre
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Long queues show desperation of many as 'fight for food' continues in Paki
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
As inflation in Pakistan continues to remain high, long queues for food showcase the desperation of citizens of Pakistan as making ends meet under depleting sources of income is becoming quite tricky, Dawn newspaper reported.
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MoS External Affairs stresses India's Millet diplomacy can solve food cris
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Union Minister of State for External Affairs Rajkumar Ranjan Singh on Saturday said that Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) has been transformed into a distinct "international legal personality", adding that India's Millet diplomacy ha
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