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Global Hunger Index 2021: India ranks 101 among 116 countries

October 15, 2021 virendra pandit

New Delhi: A joint report by the Irish agency, Concern Worldwide, and a German organization, Welt Hunger Hilfe, found India slipping from 94th to rank 101st among 116 countries listed in a Global Hunger Index 2021 (GHI) after a study conducted between 2012 and 2021. Describing it as alarming for India, the report showed a […]

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Govt scraps import duty on edible oils until March 2022, removes Agri cess

October 15, 2021 Vinayak Barot

New Delhi: The Department of Food and Public Distribution has written to all major oil-producing states to take appropriate and immediate action for ensuring that the prices of Edible Oils are brought down to commensurate levels in line with the import duty reductions. The letter is written to Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh, West […]

Business

Fishwaale: India’s first e-fish marketing app launched in Assam

October 6, 2021 virendra pandit

New Delhi: Assam Minister of Fisheries, Environment, Forest, and Excise, Parimal Suklabaidya on Tuesday launched India’s first e-fish marketing app Fishwaale in the northeastern state. Developed by Aqua Blue Global Aquaculture Solutions Pvt. Ltd. in collaboration with the Fisheries Department, the app will work as a one-stop solution for aquaculture. The platform will allow buyers […]

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UN agencies warn of acute malnutrition among under-5 Afghan children

October 6, 2021 virendra pandit

New Delhi: The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and World Food Programme (WFP) have warned that over 3 million Afghan children, aged less than 5 years, will be at a higher risk of acute malnutrition by the year-end. At present, 14 million Afghanis suffer from water and food shortages and a lack of basic health […]

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Stop Wasting Water! More than five billion people may face water shortage by 2050: UN

October 6, 2021 Vinayak Barot

New Delhi: The United Nations agency warned the world over the future water crisis. The UN in a statement said that “More than five billion people globally are expected to face a shortage of water by 2050.” The World Meteorological Organization on Tuesday said that “climate change increases the global risk of water-related hazards like floods […]

Education

Schools: Union Cabinet’s nod to PM POSHAN Abhiyan worth Rs.1.30 lakh cr

September 29, 2021 virendra pandit

New Delhi: The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved the PM POSHAN Abhiyan Yojana for schools, which will be operational for five years and is estimated to cost more than Rs. 1.30 lakh crores. Briefing the media, Union Minister Anurag Thakur said the scheme will run from the academic year 2021-22 to 2025-26, inclusive of the […]

Business

Business: Zomato shares zoom on bourses as listing price doubles

July 23, 2021 virendra pandit

Virendra Pandit Mumbai: After a long time, Indian stock markets had reason to smile on Friday as food delivery firm Zomato saw its share price nearly double in an exceptional first listing of a local unicorn in India, although some careful experts warned that such listing day gains are not sustainable for long. In […]

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SAARC: India allows market access to more Bhutanese agri-exports

July 17, 2021 virendra pandit

New Delhi: The Government of India, as a one-time measure, temporarily allowed the import of seven fresh vegetables from Bhutan on Thursday through the plant quarantine station at Jaigaon on the India-Bhutan border. This followed extensive deliberations, including a virtual bilateral trade meeting held in the first week of July, officials said on Saturday. The […]

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Civil supplies: India’s first food grain ATM opens in Gurugram

July 17, 2021 virendra pandit

New Delhi: India’s first multi-commodity food grain ATM, called Annapurti, has been installed in the Farrukhnagar area of Gurugram, as part of an initiative of the Haryana government to streamline the supply of food grain at government-run ration shops. Once successful, the state government plans to set up three more grain ATMs across the […]

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World Chocolate Day 2021: The four types of chocolates

July 7, 2021 virendra pandit

Avya Mathur New Delhi: The World Chocolate Day, also known as the International Chocolate Day, is celebrated annually on July 7 to mark chocolate’s entry into Europe on this day in the year 1550. The first World Chocolate Day was celebrated in 2009. Enthusiasts celebrate it by gifting chocolates and related delicacies to their […]