Food Security
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PM Modi consoles grieving youth at Surat rally, signs poster of late mother | WATCH
Gujarat | Mar 07, 2025, 07:55 PM ISTAn emotional moment unfolded at PM Modi's public meeting in Surat as he consoled a grieving youth holding a poster of his late mother. The heartfelt gesture resonated with the crowd.
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Israel-Hamas war: Aid trucks being looted in Gaza as population nears famine
World | Feb 28, 2024, 05:20 PM ISTAll 2.3 million people in Gaza are facing crisis levels of food insecurity or worse, and a complete breakdown of civil order in the north. One in in six children under the age of two in northern Gaza are suffering from "acute malnutrition and wasting", according to UN.
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World Food Day: Uncovering the impact of water scarcity in food security
News | Oct 16, 2023, 11:25 AM ISTWater is one of most valuable resources that we have. This food day, let’s explore the importance of water in ensuring food security. And all the measures we can take to preserve water and ensure that upcoming generations have enough water.
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PM Modi to attend G7 summit in Germany from today | What's on agenda
India | Jun 26, 2022, 06:10 AM ISTPM Modi is visiting Schloss Elmau in southern Germany on June 26 and 27 for the summit of the G7, a grouping of the world's seven richest nations.
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Agriculture research essential for food security: Narendra Tomar
India | Sep 19, 2021, 07:31 AM ISTAlong with foodgrains, demand for edible oil, milk and milk products, meat, egg, fish, vegetables, fruits and sugar will increase significantly. In comparison, natural resources are limited and there is also challenge of climate change.
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No breakthrough for India on food security as WTO ministerial ends in deadlock
Business | Dec 14, 2017, 10:02 AM ISTWhile agreement on major trade reforms was never expected, even relatively minor proposals on e-commerce and fishing subsidy curbs ran aground.
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WTO ministerial: Talks on food security falter; India, US wrangle over former’s ‘developing nation’ tag
Business | Dec 13, 2017, 02:09 PM ISTThe US has all but wrecked India's expectations of a declaration on a permanent solution to the food security issue at the ongoing WTO ministerial meet in Argentina.
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SC directs Centre to ensure implementation of Food Security Act
India | Oct 24, 2016, 11:31 PM ISTThe Supreme Court today directed the Central government to ensure that the National Food Security Act, 2013, was implemented both in letter and spirit by the state governments. Asking Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi to inform
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‘Food security act not available for vulnerable tribal groups’
India | May 04, 2016, 07:17 AM ISTThe government's "inability" to implement the Food Security Act among the 'Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups' in India has resulted in a drop in their population, National Commission for Scheduled Tribes (NCST) head Rameshwar Oraon has said.
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Odisha implements Food Security Act in 14 districts
National | Nov 16, 2015, 11:50 PM ISTBhubaneswar: The National Food Security Act (NFSA) was today implemented in 14 of the 30 districts of Odisha in first phase covering 26.33 lakh families, an official said.As many as 93.35 lakh people would be
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Has India achieved the Millennium Development Goals (MDG) set by UN in 2000?
India | Oct 01, 2015, 03:54 PM ISTThere was considerable excitement last week when the United Nations General Assembly adopted the new set of 17 goals for sustainable development. These goals replace the eight Millennium Development Goals (MDG) adopted by the UN in 2000.These MDGs are to
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Extend time for implementing food security act for state: Jayalalithaa
National | Sep 29, 2015, 10:32 PM ISTChennai: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa Today urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to extend, by a year, the time for implementation of National Food Security Act (NFSA) for the state.She also urged Mr Modi
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Government has accorded high priority to hunger: Ram Vilas Paswan
National | Jul 22, 2015, 09:57 PM ISTNew Delhi: The central government has taken note of the United Nations annual hunger report, and accorded high priority to the issue of hunger, a union minister said on Wednesday."The government has taken note of
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Malnourishment high among children of migrants: study
India | Feb 16, 2015, 10:44 PM ISTJaipur: Higher level of malnutrition has been observed among children of migrants who change places in search of livelihood. Lack of food and nutrition security, feeding and dietary practices and illnesses to their mothers are
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After US deal, India to push for Doha agenda at WTO in 2015
Dec 18, 2014, 01:48 PM ISTNew Delhi: It is always a clinical surgery at WTO where a patient can die if you miss the target, says its Chief Roberto Azevedo, which probably explains why the 20- year-old global body could
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IMF lauds WTO decisions on TFA, food security
Nov 29, 2014, 02:42 PM ISTWashington: The IMF has said that the WTO decisions on the trade facilitation agreement and public stock holding for food security purposes would provide an opportunity for advancing multilateral trade negotiations in other areas which
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India Inc welcomes 'historic' WTO pact
Nov 29, 2014, 07:52 AM ISTNew Delhi: Terming the WTO agreement on trade reforms and foodgrain stockpiling as ‘historic', the industry stated the development will give a boost to the world trade."While the decision on public holding for food security
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Success at WTO without any compromise: Nirmala Sitharaman
National | Nov 28, 2014, 02:02 PM ISTNew Delhi: India has won a major victory at Geneva with the WTO accommodating its food security demands in a historic worldwide trade reform deal, which the government said was clinched without any conditions or
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WTO impasse over, India's food security concerns taken on board
Nov 28, 2014, 06:46 AM ISTGeneva/New Delhi: Ending months-long deadlock, the WTO has approved a trade facilitation pact while agreeing to India's demand for continuing the peace clause till a permanent solution is found to the food stockpiling issue, crucial
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Indo-US deal could lead to global trade deal in 2 weeks: WTO
Nov 15, 2014, 07:08 AM ISTBrisbane: A day after a breakthrough deal between India and the US on food security related issues, the WTO on Friday said there was a "high probability" of reaching an agreement within two weeks on