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1.7 lakh Pakistani children die from malnutrition before they turn
Updated : 1 month ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], December 16 (ANI): More than 1,77,000 children in Pakistan die before their fifth birthday due to malnutrition, according to the country's minister for food security.
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Kerala HC stays State government order slashing bottled water pric
Updated : 1 month ago IST
Kochi (Kerala) [India], December 15 (ANI): Kerala High Court on Wednesday stayed the Kerala Government's order reducing the price of bottled water in the state from Rs 20 to Rs 13, saying that the State has no power to regulate the price of drinking water under the Food Security Act.
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China aims to focus on food security as pressure continues on its
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Beijing [China], December 15 (ANI): China's National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) has announced to focus on food security as the country faces pressure on its agricultural industry from various domestic concerns, said media reports.
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Growing food insecurity in West Africa, Sahel must not be ignored:
Updated : 1 month, 1 week ago IST
New York [US], December 8 (ANI): Growing food insecurity that is already affecting tens of millions of people across West Africa and the Sahel, must not be ignored by the international community, UN humanitarians said on Tuesday.
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SC issues notice to Centre on plea to provide ration to refugees r
Updated : 1 month, 2 weeks ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 29 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Monday issued notice to the Central government on a plea seeking to ensure food security for all refugees and asylum-seekers registered with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).
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40 per cent of Pak's population malnourished, says Federal Ministe
Updated : 1 month, 3 weeks ago IST
Faisalabad [Pakistan], November 23 (ANI): Federal Minister for Food Security and Research Syed Fakhar Imam on Monday said 40 per cent of Pakistan's population is malnourished.
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States cannot mitigate architecture of National Food Security Act:
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New Delhi [India], November 22 (ANI): The Centre on Monday told the Delhi High Court that state governments cannot mitigate the architecture of the National Food Security Act while implementing it.
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Centre planning to end MSP, govt procurement, food security for po
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Chandigarh [India], November 21 (ANI): Reiterating that issues related to Minimum Support Price (MSP) are bigger than the farm laws, Punjab Congress chief Navjot Singh Sidhu on Sunday alleged that Centre is planning to end MSP, Public Distribution System (PDS), government procurement and foo
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Pentagon taking steps to strengthen force's economic security: US
Updated : 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 18 (ANI/Sputnik): The US Department of Defence is taking steps to strengthen the economic security of its force by providing housing relief and bolstering food security, US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin said on Wednesday.
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India to pursue permanent solution on public stockholding for food
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New Delhi [India], November 17 (ANI): India's stand in the forthcoming meeting of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) at Geneva, starting from November 30, will be to find a permanent solution to the issue of public stockholding for food security purposes.
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Piyush Goyal inaugurates food security museum in Tamil Nadu's Than
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New Delhi [India], November 15 (ANI): Union Minister of Commerce and Industry, Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution and Textiles, Piyush Goyal on Monday virtually inaugurated the office building, Divisional Office Hubballi in Karnataka and food security museum at Thanjavur in Tamil
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India fully supports Italy's priority areas for G20 presidency: FS
Updated : 2 months, 3 weeks ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 28 (ANI): India fully supports the priority areas chosen by Italy for its G20 presidency which include recovery from the pandemic, strengthening global health governance, economic recovery and resilience, climate change and food security, said Foreign Secretary
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