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Bhubaneswar, Nov 10 (PTI) Union Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Monday asked agriculture scientists to develop high-quality millet seeds to make it a profitable crop so that farmers can divert towards it. Chouhan said this while addressing the international symposium on Shree Anna (Millet) and Woman Farmer here on the occasion of 'Mandia Divas' (Millets Day). "The farmers are looking for crops which will give them better financial benefits. So, it is a challe ...Read More >
India on Tuesday dispatched 40 tonnes of Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR) material to Jamaica and Cuba in the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa, reaffirming New Delhi's commitment to stand by its Global South partners in times of crisis. An Indian Air Force (IAF) aircraft carrying 20 tonnes each of relief supplies for the two Caribbean nations took off from New Delhi this morning. The consignment includes Aarogya Maitri BHISHM Cube field hospitals, food and daily utility items, ...Read More >
New Delhi, Aug 25 (PTI) India holds significant potential in supporting other countries to boost their food security with technologies and best practices, a senior World Food Programme (WFP) official said on Monday. WFP has also stressed its commitment to deepening collaboration and partnership with India in the collective fight against food insecurity, according to an official release. Carl Skau, Deputy Executive Director and Chief Operating Officer of WFP, on Monday met Devesh Chaturvedi, Se ...Read More >
India launches four development projects under the 'India-UN Global Capacity Building Initiative' supporting the Global South's Sustainable Development Goals. Under the programme, specialized training through ITEC will aid countries like Nepal and Zambia under UN partnership, enhancing development partnerships and training efforts. India has embarked on a significant international collaboration by launching the first set of four projects under the 'India-UN Global Capacity Building Initiative.' ...Read More >
Amritsar (Punjab) [India], August 2 (ANI): Counter-Intelligence (CI), Amritsar, has busted a cross-border illegal arms smuggling module with alleged links to Pakistan and arrested five operatives, recovering six sophisticated pistols from their possession, Punjab Director General of Police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav said on Friday. According to a statement issued by the Department of Information and Public Relations, Punjab, those arrested have been identified as Jagroop Singh of Dhun (Tarn Taran), Nav ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], August 1 (ANI): India on Friday launched the first set of four development projects under the 'India-UN Global Capacity Building Initiative,' aimed at supporting countries of the Global South in meeting Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), as per MEA. The projects were officially launched by the Secretary (West) in the Ministry of External Affairs, Tanmaya Lal, at a ceremony attended by Heads of Missions of participating countries, UN Resident Coordinator in India Shombi Sha ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], August 1 (ANI): India on Friday launched the first set of four development projects under the 'India-UN Global Capacity Building Initiative,' aimed at supporting countries of the Global South in meeting Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), as per MEA. The projects were officially launched by the Secretary (West) in the Ministry of External Affairs, Tanmaya Lal, at a ceremony attended by Heads of Missions of participating countries, UN Resident Coordinator in India Shombi Sha ...Read More >
Seville & Bhubaneswar -- While droughts creep in stealthily, their impacts are often more devastating and far-reaching than any other disaster. Inter-community conflict, extremist violence, and violence and injustice against vulnerable girls and women happen at the intersection of climate-induced droughts and drought-impoverished communities. Five consecutive years of failed rain in Ethiopia, Somalia, and Kenya brought the worst drought in seventy years to the Horn of Africa by 2023. In Somalia ...Read More >
People stand besides motorbikes on a road next to flood waters submerging a neighbourhood following days of heavy rain in Thailand's southern province of Pattani on November 30, 2024. AFP Thousands of people have been displaced by torrential floodwaters that slammed into southern Thailand, where the death toll has risen to 25, officials said on Tuesday. Flooding since November 22 has affected more than 660,000 homes in the kingdom's south, the country's disaster agency said on its Facebook pag ...Read More >
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