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ADB pledges USD 14 billion for food security in Asia and Pacific by 2025
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Manila [Philippines], September 28 (ANI): The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has announced it plans to provide at least USD 14 billion over 2022-2025 as support to ease a "worsening food crisis" in Asia and the Pacific.
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India to collaborate in 41 business areas with Saudi Arabia
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 19 (ANI): India and Saudi Arabia have agreed to collaborate in 41 areas under four broad domains of agriculture & food security, energy, technology & IT; and industry and infrastructure.
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Unlock sustainability goals for the farm to fork model: Murali Manohar, Se
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], September 15 (ANI/NewsVoir): Natural resources like water, food, and energy are deeply interconnected, and challenges in one could have a substantial impact on the other. According to CSE and Down to Earth's State of India's Environment 2022 report, food practic
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China registers exceptional growth in 4 decades at the cost of widespread
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Beijing [China], September 15 (ANI): China emerged as the world's second-largest economy by registering exceptional growth in the last four decades but at the cost of widespread corruption, environmental degradation, food safety issues and income disparities.
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India, Israel working together to combat terrorism: Israeli envoy
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 14 (ANI): Israeli Ambassador to India Naor Gilon on Wednesday said that the two countries are cooperating together to combat terrorism.
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Differentaly abled women are more likely to have poor diets: Research
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 11 (ANI): A recent study by researchers at the NYU School of Global Public Health found that specially abled women are almost twice as likely to perceive their diet as poor and to experience food insecurity.
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Pakistan: Economic loss due to floods rises to around USD 18 billion
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], September 10 (ANI): The estimated economic loss due to the unprecedented floods in Pakistan has neared around USD 18 billion, an increase from USD 12.5 billion estimated earlier, as calculated by the Centre and endorsed by the provinces.
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India bans export of broken rice with immediate effect
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 9 (ANI): India banned the export of broken rice with immediate effect. The export policy has been revised from "free" to "prohibited".
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Study finds women with disabilities are more likely to experience insecuri
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 7 (ANI): According to a new study conducted by experts at the NYU School of Global Public Health, women with disabilities are nearly twice as likely as women without disabilities to judge their diet as poor and to suffer food insecurity.
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UN expresses concern over food security as Pak floods threaten Afghanistan
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], September 3 (ANI): The United Nations on Friday expressed concern over the worsening flood situation in Pakistan as it will threaten the food supply to crisis-ridden Afghanistan.
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Anger erupts over inept govt response to floods in Pakistan
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], September 2 (ANI): At least 1,186 people have died from the floods in Pakistan, leaving affected residents angry at the lack of help being provided to them as this natural disaster disrupts life and pose threat to food security and the economy.
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Sri Lanka's economic situation continues to deteriorate, inflation rate sp
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], August 30 (ANI): The economic situation has continued to deteriorate in Sri Lanka, with the headline inflation rate spiking to another record high in July, World Food Programme (WFP) said on Tuesday.
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