Jhintu Bariha and his family members were victims of chronic hunger. A migrant labourer, illiterate Jhintu never availed of the social security measures -- either job at the door step or government supplied food -- until he lost two of his three children.
CHENNAI: Top scientists and policymakers from leading national and international institutes on Wednesday issued a declaration calling on all nations to prioritise conservation of the earth
Africa missed out on the scientific breakthroughs that revolutionized agriculture in Asia. However, with locally developed and locally relevant technologies, a built-up human and institutional capacity, and supportive national policy and leadership, an African Green Revolution can be a reality.
NEW DELHI: Expressing serious concern over the increasing incidents of suicide by farmers due to starvation, poverty and other reasons, the Supreme Court on Monday asked the Centre to come out with mirco-level steps to prevent such suicides across the country, particularly in Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh.
Washington/Port-au-Prince: Rescue teams, doctors and soldiers from around the world raced against the clock to reach Haiti with food, water and medicines, as it became increasingly clear that the magnitude 7 earthquake which reduced the Caribbean country to rubble on Tuesday could be one of the worst disasters ever.
Nobel laureate Amartya Sen said on Monday that there is need to see that the high food prices doesn't lead to starvation of relatively poor people.
He said that the general priority should be not only to look at the overall performance of the economy but also to pay attention to the underdogs in the society.
The World Food Programme chief has lamented the severity of world hunger and said her biggest dream is to see no child goes hungry. Worldwide, 1.02 billion people or one in six of the world
