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Friday, April 10, 2026
TopicFood crisis

Topic: Food crisis

Why the hunger crisis in West and Central Africa is rising

The World Food Programme, covering a broader 'west and central Africa' framing, has warned that June-August 2026 could see 55 million people endure 'crisis hunger or worse'.

MSP under Shastri began as a crisis response. Now India must ask what role it should play today

A quiet transformation took place in India’s rural economy within five years of MSP’s introduction. All doubts about India's ability to feed itself were laid to rest.

‘Avoid parties, grand weddings’– Lal Bahadur Shastri on India’s 1964 food shortage

In his broadcast to the nation on 19 October 1964, Lal Bahadur Shastri addressed India’s dependence on food imports, calling austerity the need of the hour.

In Pakistan, free flour is the new killer—long queues, stampedes, deaths

Over the last year, the cost of wheat flour in Pakistan increased by a whopping 120%, coinciding with inflation which touched an all-time high of 46.7%.

EU eases some sanctions on Russian assets to tackle global food crisis, open Ukraine port blockade

The European Union loosening sanctions means that banks can now process payments to Russian state-owned entities engaged in the trade of food and fertilisers.

Seed, fertiliser scarcity pushes Sri Lanka into food crisis as farmers abandon fields

Rice production in the last harvest season had already plunged 40% to 50%. Now, crop yields could shrink as much as 50% this year.

Nations sanctioning Russia must know concern over global hunger not unfounded, defuse panic

The problem, of course, is that this war is between two countries which are among the world’s largest food exporters.

Zelenskyy blames Russia for food crisis, says Ukraine looking for ‘safe corridor’ to export grains

While virtually addressing the IISS Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore, the Ukraine President accused Moscow of blocking Ukrainian ports and depriving the world of food grains.

G-7 sees Modi’s ban on wheat exports as an obstacle to combating rising food prices

India could play a key role in averting a downward spiral of food protectionism at this week’s WTO conference in Geneva.

Sri Lanka faces tough choice between food security and debt repayments

Hoarding is now prevalent on a global scale, with top producers stopping exports and perpetuating a cycle of inflation and hunger.

On Camera

J&K statehood just a matter of time—‘Naya Kashmir’ first has to resolve complex issues

Both the central and state governments of J&K have done remarkably well to stabilise the situation and put the state back on the rails.

Data centre gold rush risks blackouts, central electricity body warns states against tripping grids

India’s fast-growing data centre sector may strain state electricity networks; Central Electricity Authority has urged Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Tamil Nadu to boost capacity.

Theaterisation proposal to be shared with defence ministry in a week or so—CDS Gen Anil Chauhan

Theaterisation, which aims to divide the forces into three theatres with specific areas of responsibility, will become the single most far-reaching reform that the Indian military has witnessed since independence.

China insulated itself against energy shocks. India is ‘all talk, no walk’

China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.