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3-day G20 summit to start in Kashi today, city decked up

G-20 delegates will also participate in the world-famous Ganga Aarti at Kashi. (HT Photo)

Updated on Apr 16, 2023, 8:04 PM IST

Amid climate risks, govt may rejig flagship farm insurance scheme

The PMFBY is a subsidized crop insurance scheme, where farmers pay between 1.5% and 2% of the premiums depending on crop cycles. (HT)

Updated on Apr 15, 2023, 11:59 PM IST

Govt rules out import of dairy items

Retail milk prices have risen the sharpest over the past decade in 2022-23. (FILE)

Updated on Apr 15, 2023, 12:07 AM IST

G20 MACS to focus on sustainable agriculture, food security

There are four priority areas on which focused discussions will take place: food security and nutrition, sustainable agriculture through approaches of climate resilient agriculture, digitisation for agricultural transformation and public-private partnerships for research and development in the sector, an official said (HT File)

Updated on Apr 15, 2023, 12:04 AM IST

Crackdown on illegal fertilizer sales, 94 units shut

The fertilizer ministry cracked down on networks illegally diverting subsidized farm chemicals for industrial use (Agencies/Representative use)

Updated on Apr 9, 2023, 11:40 PM IST

India determined to deliver action-oriented agenda for next G20 Summit: Kant

India’s G20 Sherpa Amitabh Kant (Twitter/@airnews_tvm)

Updated on Apr 3, 2023, 12:12 PM IST

Russia-Ukraine conflict cannot be separated from G20, says US head of delegation

G20 head of delegation from the USA Cristina Segal-Knowles (LinkedIn)

Updated on Apr 2, 2023, 3:11 AM IST

Sustainable agriculture, food security focus areas at G20 deputies meeting

A farm worker harvests wheat crop, at a village on the outskirts of Gurugram on March 28, 2023 (PTI)

Updated on Apr 1, 2023, 1:33 AM IST

G20 Sherpas meet in Kumarakom for ‘free and frank discussions’

The G20 Sherpas are participating in four sessions spread over (Twitter/@g20org)

Updated on Mar 31, 2023, 2:54 PM IST

Enough wheat to meet all requirements, buffer norm: Govt

The government’s wheat stock as on January 1, 2023, which is less than two weeks away, is estimated to be 15.9 million tonnes, higher than the buffer norm of 13.8 million tonnes applicable on that date, the official said. (PTI)

Published on Dec 17, 2022, 11:12 PM IST

Wheat stocks slip below buffer norms, govt in RS

The country’s total stocks of federally-held foodgrains (rice and wheat combined) as on December 1 2022 stood at 30.5 million tonnes. (Sanjeev Gupta)

Updated on Dec 17, 2022, 4:18 AM IST

World Soil Day 2022 celebrates ‘soil: where food begins’ | 5 points

As the increasing population burdens our agricultural systems, it is crucial to ensure soil replenishment after each harvest to ensure global food security.

Published on Dec 5, 2022, 8:41 AM IST

Reimagining climate-resilient food systems in a post-pandemic world

The World Health Organization (WHO) has found that every year, nearly 600 million people (7.5% of the global population) fall ill from eating contaminated food and 420,000 die because of it.

Published on Aug 23, 2022, 11:19 AM IST

India will play its due role in advancing global food security

First Secretary Sneha Dubey at the UN Security Council high-level special event on global food security crisis on Monday. (ANI)

Published on Jul 19, 2022, 3:35 PM IST

IMF urges India to pay attention to food security, says ‘households in pain’

Retail inflation in India quickened to 6.95% in March, a 17-month high, according to government data. Sanjeev Verma/HT ARCHIVE

Updated on Apr 21, 2022, 5:06 PM IST

First 1,000 days of life are key to addressing malnutrition

Prevalence of malnutrition remains high at 35.5% stunting; 19% wasting, and 32.1% underweight including a high prevalence of anaemia and micronutrient deficiency disorders.

Published on Apr 7, 2022, 5:55 PM IST

Report wary of large-scale switch to zero-budget natural farming

ZBNF, a technique of farming developed by Padma awardee Subhash Palekar of Maharashtra, aims to bring down input costs by making farmers rely on natural inputs, shifting away from agricultural chemicals, which has degraded soils heavily in states such as Punjab.

Updated on Feb 20, 2022, 12:34 AM IST

World Food Safety Day: WHO underlines value of food security in Covid-hit era

World Food Safety Day: Fruits and vegetables on sale in London, United Kingdom.

Published on Jun 7, 2021, 8:49 AM IST

China wants to improve genetics of its pigs so they produce more meat, eat less

China flew in 10,433 live swine worth $25 million in the first quarter, with the imports mainly coming from Denmark and the US

Published on Apr 28, 2021, 2:53 PM IST

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