Food Security
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SC tells states to provide ration cards to 8 crore migrant workers within two months
The court passed the order with respect to workers who are registered on the eShram portal but not covered under the National Food Security Act.
Scroll Staff
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74.1% of Indians were unable to afford a healthy diet in 2021, says UN food agency
In other parts of South Asia, the figure stood at 82.8% for Pakistan, 66.1% in Bangladesh and 76.4% in Nepal, the Food and Agriculture Organisation said.
Scroll Staff
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Opinion: Egg shortage in parts of India is a harbinger of the coming protein scarcity
Per capita egg consumption in India has doubled in the last 20 years and increased more than a hundred times in the last 60 years.
Femi E Benny & Priyadarsanan Dharma Rajan
Trending
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‘Knowing we’re mortal gives us purpose’: Nobel laureate Venki Ramakrishnan on his new book
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In Amit Shah’s Gandhinagar, three Lok Sabha candidates allege they faced pressure to withdraw
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‘We are living in perpetual fear’: Prajwal Revanna video leaks spark panic among women in Hassan
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Gen Zers and millennials are still big fans of books – even if they don’t call themselves ‘readers’
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Banana republic in the making?: A South Asian perspective on India from Kathmandu
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As India tries to popularise millets, it should learn from the cautionary tale of quinoa
Quinoa’s sudden rise as a superfood benefited farmers but also resulted in a boom-and-bust cycle.
Mahima Jain
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Are we headed towards a global food crisis?
Phosphorus is essential to farming, and its increasingly disrupted supply chain may lead to a disaster that can take the world by surprise.
Julia Martin-Ortega, The Conversation, Brent Jacobs, The Conversation & Dana Cordell, The Conversation
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Both Ethiopia and Somalia suffered droughts but only of them faced a famine. Why?
The factors that set the two apart were political inclusion and good use of foreign aid.
Joshua Busby, The Conversation
Video
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Eco India, Episode 259: How future-proof innovations can revolutionize the way we protect nature
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Video: What will it take to bring back peace to Manipur?
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‘Physical building of WhatsApp University’: Satire on viral video of Galgotias University students
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Watch: Meet Sparkles, the new avatar of Boston Dynamics’ robot dog with a special costume
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Watch: Diljit Dosanjh invites young fan on stage, dances with him during his sold-out Vancouver show
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Wheat output to fall 3% from last year, says Centre
Heatwaves across many wheat-producing states have resulted in a dip in the production of the staple grain this year.
Scroll Staff
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Foodgrains should not be hoarded by rich nations like Covid-19 vaccines, says India at UN
Union minister V Muraleedharan made the comment at a ministerial meeting on global food security.
Scroll Staff
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NITI Aayog recommends curtailing coverage under food security law to save on subsidies: Report
The think tank has reportedly suggested cutting down coverage in rural areas from 75% of population to 60% and from 50% to 40% in urban areas.
Scroll Staff
The Reel
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‘Presumed Innocent’ trailer: Jake Gyllenhaal plays a lawyer accused of murdering his lover
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‘Lampan’ trailer: Marathi series is based on Prakash Narayan Sant’s stories
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Watch: ‘Murder in Mahim’ series is based on Jerry Pinto’s crime novel
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‘Women Of My Billion’ review: What happens when women get talking
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‘The Broken News’ S2 review: A competent second round of TV channel rivalry
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Despite high malnutrition levels, Budget 2020 reduced allocation for nutrition schemes by 19%
This adversely impacts remuneration paid to frontline workers.
Happy Pant, IndiaSpend.com & Shruti Ambast, IndiaSpend.com
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For India’s ‘One Nation-One Ration Card’ plan to succeed, it must overcome three key obstacles
Inter-state migrants cannot be beneficiaries of the public distribution system. The scheme seeks to correct this.
Aditya Srinivasan, IndiaSpend.com
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Centre planning to roll out ‘One Nation, One Ration Card’ scheme within a year
Union food minister Ram Vilas Paswan said the scheme would allow migrant workers to access the public distribution system from anywhere in India.
Scroll Staff
The Field
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IPL 2024: Bengaluru keep play-off hopes alive on back of dominating win over Gujarat
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Shooting, Baku World Cup: Shreyasi Singh placed eight at end of first day of women’s trap event
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Boxing, Asian U22 & Youth C’ships: Akash, Vishvanath, Nikhil and Preet reach men’s finals
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ISL 2024 final, Mohun Bagan Super Giant vs Mumbai City, as it happened: MCFC win second Cup title
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Hockey: Rohit to lead 20-member Indian junior team in five-match tour of Europe