PARADIP: They survive on wild mushrooms and saag. With the vegetables out of reach, the poor people in remote areas of Jagatsinghpur district have found a means to quench their hunger in the inedible forest produce.
NEW DELHI: U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Sunday said agriculture would be the strongest and most important pillar of cooperation between the United States and India.
For the past more than 15 days, the two hours of wait for the half an hour electricity supply for 75-year old Ramesh Lal, a resident of Pangdor village of Samba district, seems to be a never ending affair as everyday he has to walk several kilometres from the village to reach his farmland located at a distance of a stone
AMIT AGNIHOTRI
The Indo-US cooperation in the agriculture sector is all set for a big push with the US likely to unveil a huge financial package to help India fight hunger and achieve its food security target.
"We will be announcing five pillars of our cooperation with India on Monday.
The political movement that came up from among the people of Lalgarh in November 2008 cried out for help and support from the civil and democratic society
New Delhi: The number of hungry people in the world may cross one billion in 2009 due to the shocks of the global economic crisis combined with high food prices in a few countries, the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) said.
The global economic crisis will help push 100 million people into poverty this year through lost jobs and lower earnings, leaving one sixth of the world
