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India, Pakistan nuclear war has potential to cause global food crisis
Updated : 5 years, 12 months ago IST
Germany [EUR], Mar 17 (ANI): A nuclear conflict between India and Pakistan that uses less than one per cent of the world's nuclear arsenal would have severe consequences and long-lasting impact on the global food security that will be unmatched in modern history, a research article said.
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Two tonnes formalin-laced fishes disposed in Tamil Nadu
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Madurai (Tamil Nadu) [India], Feb 29 (ANI): Madurai Food Security Officer M Somasundaram along with other officials and lab analysts on Friday raided a fish market at Karimedu village in Madurai and disposed of two tonnes of fishes which were found to be adulterated with formalin.
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India, UAE express satisfaction over existing bilateral cooperation in foo
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Chandigarh (Haryana) [India], Feb 17 (ANI): Union Minister of Food Processing Industries, Harsimrat Kaur Badal on Monday met UAE's Minister for Food Security, Mariam Al-Muhairi, in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on the sidelines of Gulfood 2020 and expressed satisfaction at the existing b
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Delhi govt directs officials to create awareness for testing of food sampl
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 22 (ANI): The Delhi government on Wednesday apprised the Delhi High Court that a notification has been issued directing food safety officials to create awareness for testing of food samples through the Mobile Food Testing Laboratory called Food Safety On Wheels (FSW).
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Gehlot requests PM to increase allocation of wheat
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Jaipur (Rajasthan) [India], Dec 6 (ANI): Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeking to increase the allocation of wheat from 2,32,631 metric tonne to 2,53,302 metric tonne, to the state for benefit of families under Food Security Act.
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Sonia urges Cong CMs to ensure Rs 6,000 under NFSA Act to pregnant women,
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 27 (ANI): Congress interim president Sonia Gandhi on Wednesday wrote to all party-ruled states Chief Ministers, asking them to ensure that pregnant women and lactating mother is ensured payment of at least Rs 6,000 under National Food Security Act (NFSA) 2013.
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Scientists discover key to photosynthesis that could help meet food securi
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Nov 18 (ANI): By solving one of the key components of photosynthesis, scientists have made a discovery leading to the process being 'redesigned' to achieve higher yields and meet urgent food security needs, suggests a study.
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ADB hosts forum to promote farmers' livelihoods, rural development and foo
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Manila [Philippines], Oct 28 (ANI): Ensuring access to nutritious, safe and affordable food enabled by modern technologies and creative policies is essential to achieve inclusive and sustainable development in Asia and the Pacific, participants heard at the Rural Development and Food Securit
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UAE entities to invest up to USD 7 billion in India-UAE food corridor: Piy
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Abu Dhabi [UAE], Oct 16 (WAM/ANI): UAE entities are expected to invest up to USD 7 billion in India's food sector in the next three years as part of the UAE-India food corridor project that aims to secure the UAE's food security, Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal told Emirates News Agency, WAM.
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Ensured food security of over 8.5 cr Bangla people through Khadya Sathi sc
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], Oct 16 (ANI): The West Bengal has ensured food security to more than 8.5 crore people residing in the state under the 'Khadya Sathi' scheme, claimed Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on the occasion of World Food Day.
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Rajasthan CM writes to PM Modi regarding Ayushman Bharat
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Jaipur (Rajasthan) [India], Sept 14 (ANI): Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi urging him to use the criteria of National Food Security Act, 2013 to select beneficiaries for Ayushman Bharat scheme rather than choosing them on the basis of Socio-E
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No Make in India, it's all Break in India: WB FM on Central Budget
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 10 (ANI): There is no Make in India, it is all Break in India, said Trinamool Congress leader and West Bengal Finance Minister Amit Mitra in the Assembly on Wednesday.
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