food and environmental safety in the country has been stoked with the centre's decision to ease the quarantine norms for 5.5 million tonnes of imported wheat. The first tender for this was released

the Sri Lankan government gazetted regulations for the import of genetically modified (gm) food on August 3, 2006, making labelling and pre-import approvals mandatory. The rules will be enforced

This is one of the most famous reruns of the poverty and starvation script that is being screened on the stark canvas of Kalahandi, Bolangir and Nuapada. The characters are the same, the original

The world is not watching, but more than 12 million Ethiopians risk starving to death if there is no extensive mobilization of aid to prevent a famine, a senior United States official said. The

Barely 10 weeks after India announced its first-ever donation through the World Food Programme (WFP), the United Nations' largest humanitarian agency has arrived at a partnership with global clothes

Food and civil supplies minister Ramalingareddy has said that 46 lakh green cards will be distributed to beneficiaries within May 1,2003. Besides, foodgrains were being distributed to the public

Musahar, a deprived ethnic community at Gothauli of Ratnanagar Municipality 5 (Nepal) is reeling under harsh situation of starvation for the past two months. Banned from fishing their ancestral

Recently, the Prime Minister, Mr Atal Bihari Vajpayee, wondered why there are starvation deaths in the country at a time when the granaries are full. Fortunately, starvation deaths are so rare that

Food aid worth several millions has been rotting in warehouses in eastern Serunuwara (Sri Lanka)for over nine years. The aid had been sent by the World Food Programme to be distributed among