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All you need to know about World Food Programme -- Nobel Peace Prize winner

The 2020 Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to the United Nations World Food Programme for its efforts to combat hunger. The Norwegian Nobel Committee said the WFP had acted "as a driving force in......

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......

160,000 tents, 150,000 toilets: Prayagraj gears up for grand Maha Kumbh

As 2024 draws to a close, the entire state machinery in Uttar Pradesh has converged upon Sangam, the sacred confluence of Ganga, Yamuna, and the mythical Saraswati river in Prayagraj, racing......

India-born scientist wins 2014 World Food Prize

India-born plant scientist Sanjaya Rajaram has been named the winner of the $250,000 World Food Prize for his breakthrough achievement in increasing global wheat production by more than 200 million......

The Coming Dementia Epidemic

Around 7.4 per cent of Indians aged 60 and above are affected by dementia.This number is expected to rise from the current 8.8 million to 17 million by 2036, marking a 97 per cent increase. Kindly......

India-born scientist Rajaram awarded World Food Prize

India-born Mexican scientist Sanjaya Rajaram has been presented with the prestigious World Food Prize 2014 for his agricultural research that led to a remarkable increase in world wheat production......

Have Indian regulators made the system more transparent?

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday commended Indian financial sector regulators for doing a "world-class job" and bringing greater transparency into the system. Photograph: ANI......

'PLI Has Been A Big Boost To Manufacturing'

'We can hope to see a lot of creation of jobs in the days to come,' IMAGE: Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal during the inauguration of Invest India's new office in Singapore,......

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......

Will Sexual Abuse Ever End In Film Industry?

Nothing is going to change in a hurry unless attitudes change and punishments are speedy and fair, notes Ramesh Menon. All Illustrations: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com Worms are daily crawling......

Food, the bond that feeds Crasto-Ponappa's success

IMAGE: Tanisha Crasto and Ashwini Ponnappa, won the Abu Dhabi Masters Doubles title in October 2023. 21-year-old Crasto is set to make her Olympic debut, while it will be 34-year-old Ponnappa's......

How SKY got back in shape for T20 World Cup!

'If you look at him, he is looking much leaner and stronger and little muscular.' IMAGE: Suryakumar Yadav shed nearly 15kg after he underwent surgery for sports hernia to get in shape for the T20......

Test cricket at very low point in West Indies: Sarwan

IMAGE: Ramnaresh Sarwan foresees a mass exodus of the Caribbean players to mainland America where the game has got a major push with hosting of the T20 World Cup. Photograph: Siphiwe......

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......

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