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Monday, February 23, 2026
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Topic: FAO

UN agencies urge humanitarian action in Sudan amid spreading famine

The agencies warned that more than half of Sudan’s population – some 24.6 million people – are experiencing high levels of acute food insecurity.

Measure, monitor, manage: FAO calls for a unified approach to soil resource management

On World Soil Day, it’s important to remember that soil health drives India’s sustainable agriculture and food security goals.

A right isn’t enough. Food needs to be diverse, nutritious, and affordable for all

Over 2.8 billion people in the world are unable to afford a healthy diet, which is a leading cause of all forms of malnutrition.

Unsafe food causes half the deaths in Asia-Pacific. Be your own risk manager

World Food Safety Day is an opportunity for everyone to take a moment to pay closer attention to something many of us take for granted – the safety of the food we eat.

FAO declares millet a ‘global superfood’ at closing ceremony of International Year of Millet

The closing ceremony of IYM 2023 was held in Rome, Italy, on March 29 in hybrid mode.

India elected vice-chair of UN fisheries body amid countries calling out China’s illegal fishing

Established in 1965, FAO Committee on Fisheries addresses issues on international fishing and aquaculture, providing policy guidance among others.

Your food packet can be ultra-processed if it has more than 5 ingredients. Read the label

Prevalence of obesity in India has increased by nearly 25 per cent during the last five years, both in adult men and women. Ultra-processed foods might be the cause.

On Camera

Nick Jonas wearing a mangalsutra is validation for many Indians. He’s our favourite jiju

Nick Jonas is not trying to modernise the mangalsutra, but his gesture shows that choices can be equal. If commitment must be flaunted, it need not be gendered.

In the West, there’s anxiety. In India, optimism—Rishi Sunak says India poised to be leader in AI

On Wednesday, the former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was speaking in New Delhi at a Carnegie & Observer Research Foundation event on AI.

Suspected brake failure leads to Tejas accident after landing, airframe likely to be written off

The IAF, so far, remains mum on this accident which has led to grounding of the fleet for safety checks.

No country is ever fully sovereign. Cold War era taught India its real meaning

India’s fraught neighbourhood places multiple constraints on its strategic choices. It leaves no time to take a deep breath, lean back and reset.