Rise in maize and soybean prices internationally is making chicken, fish, and eggs expensive in India, which uses products derived from these grains as feed.
Countries from Kenya to Mexico are reporting higher food costs. The surge has stirred memories of 2008 and 2011, when price spikes led to food riots in more than 30 nations.
One reason for the diverging trend is that rice is grown mainly for human consumption, whereas the surge in crop prices has been driven by booming demand for livestock feed.
Global food prices are at the highest in more than 6 years, driven by a jump in the cost of everything because of demand from China, vulnerable supply chains and adverse weather.
In May 1974, RSS chief Madhukar Dattatraya Deoras spoke at a lecture series in Pune about caste-based discrimination and social equality within the Hindu fold.
SEBI probe concluded that purported loans and fund transfers were paid back in full and did not amount to deceptive market practices or unreported related party transactions.
While the IAF remains committed to the Tejas programme and has placed orders for 180 Tejas Mk1A, the force is eagerly waiting for the Tejas Mk 2 version.
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