anti-naxal drive NHRC justifies Salwa Judum Salwa Judum in Chhattisgarh is a spontaneous revolt of the tribals against years of atrocities and harassment suffered by them at the hands of the Naxalites, said the National Human Rights Commission (nhrc) in its final report submitted to the Supreme Court. Contrary to its initial report, submitted in mid-September, the final report

Rising food prices will push the number of hungry people in the world over one billion next year, a UN expert said on Monday.

Governments worldwide, including that of India, have the dual challenge to implement a biofuel policy and manage food security. A policy on biofuels should help farmers extract moolah from biofuels and ensure availability of food to the poor.

Samples of powdered milk of eight brands that had tested positive for melamine contamination were handed over to the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) yesterday for further testing.

The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of United Nations has recently issued a report which reveals that currently there are 75 million (7.5 crore) people in the world who have fallen victim to famine and if the current crisis of price rise persists this count may reach the total of 920.25 million (92.25 crore).

Biofuel will provide jobs to farmers

BY RASHME SEHGAL
NEW DELHI

FAO

ROME (Reuters)

Indian physicist and environmental activist Vandana Shiva said the financial crisis showed it was high time for countries to rebuild local, diverse farms to become independent from global turmoil.

The severe food insecurity gripping Orissa for decades has scaled new heights this year, thanks to an abnormal rise in prices of food items coupled with a devastating flood affecting 60 percent of the districts.

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