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India-US reach agreement on WTO
Commerce minister Nirmala Sitharaman says US now supports India’s concerns on food security
‘Current agricultural growth rate won’t meet world food demand in 2030’
Report by corporate-funded body calls for increased investment in innovation and production-boosting ‘proven’ strategies
IPCC suggests adaptation and mitigation efforts needed to tackle climate impacts
Synthesis report suggests sector-wise strategy for policy makers to make their people, especially the poor, climate resilient
Civil society questions Modi about Indo-US joint IP working group
Letter to Modi says Indian government should be wary of higher IP standards that are typically demanded by the US administration and its trade …
India gains support for its stand against WTO at food security meet in Rome
India presents its case on potential damage posed by WTO’s trade facilitation agreement; civil society groups support India
MGNREGA impact on food inflation is very limited, says RBI study
There are other factors for food price inflation, says the study commissioned in the wake of persistent double digit food price inflation between …
Hunger levels in India still ‘serious’, shows global hunger index report
Report released by US-based non-profit indicates that 2 billion people in the world suffer from hidden hunger, affecting their health and productivity
South Africa aims to speed up service delivery to all citizens
Country’s 20 year review shows jump in access to sanitation and water services between 1994 and 2014
MPs funds to now be used to develop over 2,000 ‘model’ villages
Ministry of rural development will channelise MPs’ funds through different schemes for Saansad Adarsh Gram Yojana
Report accuses India-born businessman of unchecked land grabbing across continents
Sivasankaran’s land grabbing spree has threatened millions of livelihoods, says report
Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayi Yojana likely to be delayed
Working out the details and convergence with other programmes like rural job scheme will take time, say officials
Livestock population drops 3.3 per cent in five years
Decrease in number of goats, sheep and camels indicates livelihood crisis for the poor; number of milk-producing animals has increased
SC directs Gujarat, Rajasthan to decentralise food procurement under ICDS
Tells states to keep big contractors out of nutrition programme for children, and pregnant and lactating women
'First 100 days show NDA has no intention to work for the poor'
Report released by network of civil society groups expresses concern over policies damaging to the environment
Jan Dhan Yojana: How the government started 15 million bank accounts in one day
The camps were mostly for accepting filled up forms, there is no guarantee when the actual account numbers would be generated
Will PepsiCo food replace hot, cooked mid day meals in schools?
Secretary for food processing denies any knowledge of Harsimrat Kaur Badal speaking to PepsiCo’s Indra Nooyi to provide processed food …
Jan Dhan Yojana: Can 10 million bank accounts be opened in one day?
Calculations show each of the 60,000 camps being organised today by bank branches across rural India would have to process as many as 167 …
MGNREGS won't subsidise rural toilets, says Gadkari
New study shows the small improvement achieved in sanitation between 2001 and 2011 not enough to improve health outcomes
Narendra Modi government plans to restructure Food Corporation of India
Panel headed by former consumer affairs minister, Shanta Kumar, expected to recommend ways to bring in operational efficiency and improved …
UN's agricultural development agency chief reverses stand supporting India on WTO
IFAD president Nwanze says he was misquoted by media and only supported India's food security law
India's WTO stand gets support of UN agricultural development agency chief
Targeted approach to benefit the poorest rather than universalisation of food security is right way to go ahead, says Kanayo F Nwanze
UN develops modules to provide safe work environment to health workers
Experts say high rate of infectious viral disease, back injuries, sharps injuries reported among health workers across the world and that it is …
MGNREGA wages should not be less than minimum wage of a state: expert panel
Panel headed by economists S Mahendra Dev also recommends linking wages to Consumer Price Index-Rural as cushion against inflation
A third of the world’s poor live in India, says UN
Millennium Development Goal report released by global agency urges for increased efforts to increase access to sanitation and reduce hunger and …
No sops for rural Indian
No extra funds for MGNREGA, sanitation; allocations reduced for rural roads and housing programme