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World Food Programme wins 2020 Nobel Peace Prize

The World Food Programme has been awarded the 2020 Nobel Peace Prize by the Norwegian Nobel Committee on Friday. According to an official statement by the Committee, the Nobel Peace Prize for 2020......

India saw remarkable transformation in 10 yrs: UNGA chief

India has experienced 'remarkable transformation' in the last decade, United Nations General Assembly President Philemon Yang has said, underlining that his upcoming visit to the country will give......

Remembering Dr Singh, Finance Minister

'The critical event signalling a new era for India was Dr Singh's 1991 Budget in which he quoted Victor Hugo to say that no power on earth could stop an idea whose time has come,' recalls T N......

Natwar Singh: A man who wore many hats, but always spoke his mind

K Natwar Singh wore many hats as he straddled the worlds of diplomacy, politics and writing but what remained consistent across decades was his sharp-wit and plainspeaking. IMAGE: Former External......

India sends medical aid among 38.5 tonnes of relief materials to Palestine

India on Sunday sent more than 38 tonnes of relief material including medicines and medical equipment for the people of Palestine amid mounting global concerns over the plight of civilians living......

Hunger on the rise, warns UN

With over one billion people going to bed hungry, the United Nations has warned that the hunger index is rising and appealed to governments and civil societies to 'leverage every tool' to combat......

UN raises alarm as food stocks fall

The United Nations food agency has sounded a fresh alarm that fast rising food prices across the globe are eroding its capacity to serve millions of people already dependent on it and the situation......

Food export: World Bank for lifting ban

After the United Nations, the World Bank on Wednesday appealed to the nations to lift trade restrictions on food items even as India called for a global solution to overcome the predicament facing......

Global food crisis: How serious is it?

The United Nations recently said it expects to register a 'dangerous and unprecedented' shortfall in budgetary allocations for its World Food Programme and as a result of which food aid to millions......

India eyes agri-biz chances in Iraq

India is looking at massive agri-business opportunities in war-ravaged Iraq, including those for sale of wheat, rice, tea and sugar, the commodities which have a large demand in any humanitarians......

Sporting world aids relief effort

The International Olympic Committee has joined a long line of sporting organisations to donate cash to the tsunami relief effort, with further events planned around the world to boost......

World sport rallies to help tsunami victims

The sporting world, from football giants Manchester United to glamorous tennis star Maria Sharapova, has united to help raise money for victims of Asia's tsunami disaster.The English Premier League......

Schumacher donates $10 million

Formula One world champion Michael Schumacher topped donations by a long list of sports organisations and personalities on Tuesday with $10 million for the victims of the South Asian tsunami. The......

Sport-Aid

Here's a list of the donations made by sports organisations and personalities for the victims of the South Asian tsunami.SPORTSFormula One world champion Michael Schumacher topped donations by a......

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