Modi collaborates with Grammy winner singer for a song

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has collaborated with Grammy Award-winning Indian-American singer Falu for a special song to promote the benefits of millets and their potential to alleviate world......

'When innocent children die...': Modi to Putin on Ukraine war

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday told Russian President Vladimir Putin that a solution to the Ukraine conflict is not possible on the battlefield and peace efforts do not succeed in the......

UN allocates US$ 8.8 mn to cyclone-hit Bangladesh

The United Nations has allocated US$ 8.8 million from its Central Emergency Response Fund to support relief efforts in Bangladesh. Cycolne Sidr, which struck the country last week, has claimed over......

Key highlights of G20 New Delhi Leaders' declaration

After days of speculation and skepticism, a consensus was reached at the G20 Summit and the New Delhi Declaration was adopted on Saturday. Here are key points of G20 New Delhi Leaders' Declaration.......

Food crisis: UN promises quick action

Expressing concern over increasing food insecurity across the world, UN chief Ban Ki-moon has said the international task force that he has set up on global crisis will be "moving a full speed"......

Food prices remain high in developing countries

Even as the prices of food items in the international market dropped sharply from their peak in 2008 in response to higher global stocks and improved export supplies, food prices in most of the......

Land degradation affects 20% cultivated areas: UN

Land degradation is on the rise in many parts of the world and is affecting more than 20 per cent of all cultivated areas, a new United Nations report says. The study involving data taken over a......

Global food prices down, but situation still uncertain: FAO

Although food prices declined in March, volatility in prices is expected to continue in the coming months amid fluctuating oil prices and low stocks of foodgrains across the world, UN body FAO said......