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Global hunger falls in 2025 but world remains off track for zero hunger goal; Africa overtakes Asia as world's largest hunger hotspot: UN SOFI report

India, July 22 -- An estimated 645 million people faced hunger in 2025, down from 2024 but still 61 million higher than before the Covid-19 pandemic. The UN report says the world remains off track to... Read More


Hunger declines, but still 100 million go hungry in India, shows UN data

India, July 22 -- The share of undernourished Indians has more than halved over the past two decades, from 21.1 per cent in 2004-06 to 9.8 per cent in 2023-25 - a decline of roughly 101 million people... Read More


Fields of fuel

India, July 17 -- On June 13 this year, Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari announced the legal recognition of 100 per cent ethanol as a transport fuel, allowing vehicles to ru... Read More


Farm incomes in rich countries could be 20 times higher than South Asia, sub-Saharan Africa by 2035, report says

India, July 7 -- Farm workers in high-income countries are projected to earn about 20 times more than those in South Asia and sub-Saharan Africa by 2035, according to the OECD-FAO Agricultural Outlook... Read More


Food crops to remain backbone of global biofuel production through 2035, OECD-FAO report finds

India, July 6 -- Food-based biofuels will remain the backbone of global biofuel production through 2035. First-generation ethanol and biodiesel from maize, sugarcane and vegetable oils will continue ... Read More


FIFA World Cup's 'dangerously hot' match conditions show how climate change is reshaping sport

India, July 3 -- A severe heat dome has settled over the East Coast of North America as the FIFA World Cup enters its knockout stages. Climate Central says the heatwave, at its peak, was made at leas... Read More


New South-North Commission on Development launches in Hamburg; sets itself task to rewrite rules of global cooperation

India, June 30 -- In one of the most consequential outcomes of this year's Hamburg Sustainability Conference (HSC), the South North Commission on Development was formally launched on the gathering's s... Read More


Development is hard power, clean energy is security: Hamburg Sustainability Conference 2026 sounds the alarm on a fractured world

India, June 29 -- Fossil fuel subsidies, which had been on a downward trend globally, are on track to reach US$1.1 trillion in 2026 - US$410 billion more than in 2025 - since the West Asia conflict an... Read More


India's poorest ration-card holders may see cereal quota tied to family size under new draft law

India, June 25 -- The Union government has proposed replacing the fixed 35kg monthly foodgrain quota for Antyodaya Anna Yojana households with a 7kg per-person entitlement. The draft National Food Se... Read More


India world's number two fish producer, tops inland catches, FAO 2026 report shows

India, June 19 -- India produced 9 per cent of the world's aquatic animals in 2024, making it the second-largest producer globally after China. The country led the world in inland water catches, with... Read More