Food Security
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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
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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
Trending
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A celebrity fitness instructor offers five rules of fitness for everyone
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Why a celebrated Russian artist chose to become an Indian citizen
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Months after controversy, IIT-Bombay sets aside space for those eating vegetarian food
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‘Kumari Srimathi’ review: An entertaining comedy laced with welcome tartness
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India at Asian Games, Sept 29 schedule: Medals on offer for tennis, shooting and athletics
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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
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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
Video
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Watch: Hyderabad police personnel dance with crowd during Ganesh immersion procession
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Watch: In Bengaluru, man gets pizza delivered to his car while it was stuck in traffic jam
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‘You want to keep an alien as a pet?’: Comedian imagines the struggles parents might face in 2050
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Watch: Man helps dugong calf stranded on Tamil Nadu beach back into the sea
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Watch: Pakistan cricket team gets warm welcome in Hyderabad as they arrive in India for World Cup
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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
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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
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Food insecurity in India is hurting children’s ability to learn
A new study finds a link between access to food and learning outcomes, which could also impact the economy going forward.
Jasmine Fledderjohann, The Conversation, Elisabetta Aurino, The Conversation & Sukumar Vellakkal, The Conversation
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First person: Why I am campaigning for GM crops in Africa to combat hunger
Campaigns against genetically modified crops across the globe make me wonder if improved crop varieties would ever reach small farmers like my mother.
Walter Suza, The Conversation
The Field
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ICC Men’s ODI World Cup: Ashwin in for Axar, Labuschagne in for Agar – A look at the final squads
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Watch, Asian Games: Roshibina Devi betters 2018 result with silver in Wushu
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ICC Men’s ODI World Cup: India bring in R Ashwin in place of injured Axar Patel
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India at Asian Games, Sept 29 schedule: Medals on offer for tennis, shooting and athletics
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Asian Games, Shooting: How Esha Singh regrouped in time to win the women’s 25m pistol silver medal