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Friday, February 27, 2026
TopicFood Scarcity

Topic: Food Scarcity

The Tamil Nadu trio that took India from begging bowl to bread basket

In 'M.S. Swaminathan', author Priyambada Jayakumar offers a tribute to the scientist who freed India from hunger.

Ukraine-Russia war set to bring global hunger to its worst state in over 2 decades

Russia and Ukraine account for almost 30% of total global exports of wheat. Humanitarian suffering is occurring in many countries far from the spotlight.

47 million people in the world are facing a ‘hunger catastrophe’. Here’s what we can do

Number of people facing acute food insecurity has more than doubled from 135 million before the pandemic to 276 million. Sustainability is key.

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Operation Sindoor shows India’s private sector is ready for the global defence market

During Modi’s visit to Israel, India and Israel agreed to enhance bilateral defence cooperation, including joint development and production of defence systems.

New GDP series may lift FY growth to 7.6%, above govt’s 7.4% estimate

New Delhi remains optimistic on growth this year and next. A recent US trade deal may lift estimates, but uncertainty looms after the US Supreme Court struck down Trump’s tariffs.

India orders more Polish drones, Indian firm keen to set up plant to fill ‘empty’ arsenal—Warsaw’s envoy

New Delhi: India is right to pursue and strike terrorists where they are, as during Op Sindoor, Poland’s Ambassador to India Dr Piotr Antoni...

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.