Senior BJP leader L K Advani has praised the UPA government’s flagship programme, the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS), for empowering villagers and reviving econ

HYDERABAD, 3 OCT: The ongoing UN convention on bio-safety is expected to take decisions to ensure the safe transfer, handling and use of living modified organisms (LMOs).

During the Meeting of Parties (MOP-6) of United Nations Convention of Biodiversity that kick starts on Monday, the Indian government will push for a “no punitive action” against countries failing t

The severity of the worst US drought in 56 years may be peaking, while its effects on corn and soya beans, the nation’s two biggest crops, may not be known until the harvests, Agriculture Secretary

The United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organisation has cut its global forecast for rice paddy production this year by 7.8 million tonnes to 724.5 million tonnes — the downward revision mainly be

Will now have to wait for the market to recover.

A German firm selected to remove toxic waste from the Bhopal gas leak site has said it would require over 4,000 special containers approved by the United Nations as well as trained experts for the

Inflation concerns emerged on Thursday as global food prices rose for a second straight month in February, the United Nation’s food index showed.

India is the second largest source of global migrants after Mexico and is the ninth top destination for all migrants, a new report said today.