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Another locust attack likely in a few weeks: Officials

Centre's Locust Warning Organization will press into service 25 drones and buy 60 more vehicle-mounted insecticide spraying machines to counter the attack of locust swarms in the near future, an......

This eatery serves insect-only dishes. Dare to try?

Forget tofu or soy milk. Entrepreneurs out of South Africa have opened a pop-up restaurant dedicated to serving gourmet meals, all made from alternative, insect-based ingredients. Welcome to......

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......

Chicken not responsible for bird flu: Study

Ducks, rice and human beings -- and not chickens are the "most significant factors" behind persistent outbreaks of bird flu, a new study has claimed. The study released by United Nations Food and......

Giant In The Earth: M S Swaminathan

Dr Shreekant Sambrani pays tribute to Dr M S Swaminathan, the renowned agricultural scientist and a lifelong crusader against hunger who passed away in Chennai last week. IMAGE: Prime Minister......

India's Rigid Food Inflation Bites Harder

Nearly a third of an average Indian citizen's consumption budget is spent on food. Photograph: Shailesh Andrade/Reuters A spectre is haunting many parts of the world and India isn't spared: Food......

How water-efficient are your home appliances?

The highest water-use efficiency of more than $ 50 per cubic metre is in Oceania, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Israel, Denmark, Finland, and Great Britain while the lowest is in Central and......

Global food prices jump in October

To exporters' relief, global food prices rebounded in October, due to an adverse impact of the El Niño weather effect on estimated winter harvest output. Data compiled by the Food and......

Food prices still high in developing nations: UN

The United Nations on Friday expressed concern that food prices continue to remain high in developing countries, hurting millions of poor in both rural and urban areas. "The high food price......

Rush for bio-fuel to fuel edible oil prices

Global warming threat has forced all developing nations to go for bio-fuel in a big way. The case of India is also not different. However, the increased demand for bio-fuel has fueled the prices of......

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Another locust attack likely in a few weeks: Officials

This eatery serves insect-only dishes. Dare to try?

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

Chicken not responsible for bird flu: Study

Giant In The Earth: M S Swaminathan

India's Rigid Food Inflation Bites Harder

How water-efficient are your home appliances?

Global food prices jump in October

Food prices still high in developing nations: UN

Rush for bio-fuel to fuel edible oil prices

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