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Why in News The 2020 Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to the World Food Programme (WFP), a United Nations (UN) agency, for its efforts to combat...
10 Oct 2020 Food Security
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Why in News Recently, scientists from the Centre for Plant Molecular Biology (CPMB) have uncovered the mechanism by which a bacterium called Xoo...
05 Oct 2020 Food Security
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Why in News Right to Food Campaign has given a memorandum to the Minister for Women and Child Development to resume provision of hot-cooked meals...
08 Aug 2020 Food Security
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Achieving Zero Hunger by 2030: UN Report
Why in News According to a study titled State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World, hunger and malnutrition is increasing around the world....
22 Jul 2020 Food Security
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Why in News Recently, farmers from Golaghat district in Assam have cultivated new flood resistant paddy varieties to shift from the traditional...
13 Jul 2020 Food Security
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This article is based on “Why is the locust surge posing a threat to agriculture in India” which was published in the Hindu on...
02 Jun 2020 Food Security
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Banana Covid: A Novel Fungal Strain
Why in News Recently, a novel fungus strain Fusarium wilt TR4 has started infecting the Banana plantations in India. It has been described as the...
29 May 2020 Food Security
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Why in News Over the last few days, swarms of locusts have been sighted unusually even in urban areas of Rajasthan. Swarms have also been...
27 May 2020 Food Security
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Why in News Recently, the Union Finance Minister announced the measures to strengthen Infrastructure Logistics, Capacity Building, Governance and...
16 May 2020 Food Security
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Why in News According to the Global Nutrition Report 2020, food systems should be inclusive, local and diverse to address food security and...
16 May 2020 Food Security
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Why in News Recently, the Union Finance Minister announced the short term and long-term measures for supporting the poor, including migrants,...
15 May 2020 Food Security
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Why in News Due to labour shortage in two granary states of Punjab and Haryana, farmers are now being encouraged to adopt ‘Direct Seeding of...
14 May 2020 Food Security
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Why in News Recently, the Registration Committee (RC) under the Central Insecticides Board and Registration Committee (CIBRC) has recommended to ban...
12 May 2020 Food Security
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Locusts Appeared Early in Rajasthan
Why in News Recently, scientists at the Locust Warning Organisation (LWO) observed groups of desert locusts at Sri Ganganagar and Jaisalmer...
09 May 2020 Food Security
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Why in News According to the United Nations’ World Food Programme (WFP), the number of people facing acute food insecurity could nearly double...
22 Apr 2020 Food Security
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National Conference on Kharif Crops 2020
Why in News Recently, the Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare addressed the National Conference on Kharif Crops 2020 through a...
17 Apr 2020 Food Security
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Madhuban Gajar: Biofortified Variety
Why in News Madhuban Gajar, a biofortified carrot variety, is benefitting more than 150 local farmers in Junagadh, Gujarat. It is being planted...
09 Apr 2020 Food Security
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Second Edition of Eat Right Mela
Why in News Recently, Union Minister of Health & Family Welfare inaugurated the 2nd edition of Eat Right Mela in New Delhi. Key Points Eat...
27 Dec 2019 Food Security
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Why in News The migratory insect - locust has swarmed the northern parts of Gujarat, causing significant damage to agriculture. The locusts,...
26 Dec 2019 Food Security
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Packaged Foods Breach Salt and Fat Limits
Why in News According to a recent analysis by the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE), an array of packaged snacks and fast foods breach safe...
18 Dec 2019 Food Security
