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Govt says sufficient foodgrain stocks under central pool
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
According to a statement from the ministry of consumer affairs, food and public distribution, about 159 lakh million tonne (lmt) of wheat will be available as on January 1, 2023, which is well above the buffer norm requirement of 138 lmt of January 1. As on December 12 2022, around 182 lmt o
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Yearender 2022: How Jaishankar defended the "India way" this year amid Ukr
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Since the start of the Russia-Ukraine war, India has emphasised the need for diplomacy and dialogue while defending its independent stand, which prioritizes the country's energy and food security.
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Mission of PM Modi government's welfare schemes boon for poor: Union Minis
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Nityanand Rai on Friday described the welfare schemes of the Narendra Modi government as a "boon" while highlighting the effectiveness of various schemes rolled out for the underprivileged.
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India voices concern over global food security due to Ukraine war
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
India's Deputy Permanent Representative Ambassador Ravindra made these remarks at the UN General Assembly on the topic of "Strengthening of the coordination of humanitarian and disaster relief assistance of the United Nations, including special economic assistance".
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Locally-grown school meals can be beneficial for children, farmers, climat
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
School closures during the COVID-19 pandemic brought a decade's growth in school feeding programmes to a dramatic halt, leaving about 370 million school children without access to their one reliable meal a day, according to UNICEF.
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Retail inflationary pressures expected to ease with fresh kharif arrivals:
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
On inflation, the report by the department of economic affairs said domestic prices of some food items have gone up in the wake of the rise in international prices. India's grain availability was impacted by the untimely heatwaves and deficiency of the southwest monsoon in the current year.
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Jaishankar points to 3Cs as challenges to food security: Covid, Conflict,
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
While addressing the High Commissioners/Ambassadors based in Delhi during the luncheon hosted jointly by the department of agriculture and farmers welfare and the ministry of external affairs as a pre-launch celebration of the International Year of Millets (IYOM), Jaishankar said, "I see
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We must transform justice systems to meet the challenges of today, tomorro
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
The meeting is being hosted by the Government of Mauritius from November 22 to 25 in Port Louis under the theme of 'Strengthening international cooperation through the rule of law and the protection of human rights.'
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India took steps to address food security in Yemen by prioritizing wheat e
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Highlighting India's humanitarian assistance to Yemen, India's Permanent Representative to the UN, Ruchira Kamboj on Tuesday (local time) said that New Delhi took steps to address food security in Yemen by prioritizing wheat exports.
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UN: India voices concerns on energy, food security due to Ukraine conflict
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
The latest UNSC briefing comes as millions of people in Ukraine are without electricity, water or heating today following a wave of missile attacks that hit critical infrastructure in at least 16 of the country's 24 regions, and in the capital Kyiv.
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PM Modi seeks agreement to maintain supply of manure, foodgrains
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
"In India, for sustainable food security, we are promoting natural farming and re-popularising nutritious and traditional foodgrains like millets. Millets can also solve global malnutrition and hunger. We all must celebrate the International Year of Millets with great enthusiasm next year
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UNGA adopts resolution on creating repatriation mechanism for Ukraine; Ind
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
The Russian military operation started in the last week of February has so far resulted in the death of thousands of military personnel on both sides. The war in Ukraine which has continued for more than eight months has had a significant impact on global food security and has led to a su
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