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Friday, April 10, 2026
TopicFood supply

Topic: food supply

Abu Dhabi eyes desert, space farming as Covid prompts drive for food self-sufficiency

As part of the initiative, the Abu Dhabi Investment Office will spend about $41 million with other companies to develop technologies for producing food in arid conditions.

La Nina threatens to disrupt global food supply, push prices higher

La Nina typically affects a broad range of farm commodities, as it brings above-average winter-spring rainfall in Australia and Southeast Asia, with the potential for flooding.

Indians in lockdown find new passion in baking bread, and it’s helping them beat the blues

Be it supply-chain issues or the need to channel anxious energy, quarantined Indians are turning to the culture of baking bread in a big way.

‘Should we poison our kids?’ — Indore daily wagers complain of sparse, erratic food supply

Authorities claim they are delivering dry ration of 15 items, including rice, dal, tea and sugar, but residents say quantities not adequate.

How satellites are helping track food supplies in coronavirus era

Everyone from banks to industries want to know how the pandemic is impacting industries and trade across the globe.

Jean Dreze says use food stocks to feed poor, Pratap B Mehta wants govt to instil confidence

Today’s political, economic & strategic punditry from Jean Dreze, Anurag Behar, Rathin Roy and many others.

From beer to baked beans, this is what Americans stocked up for coronavirus lockdown

Food, healthcare, toilet paper, beer, wine – a list of the things Americans have been snapping up and also not buying during lockdown.

India has enough food to feed its poor if there is a prolonged shutdown

India will have 100 million tons of grains by April-end, compared with annual requirement of 50-60 million tons under welfare schemes for the poor.

Climate extremes are slashing rice & maize yields, threatening global food supply: Study

Australian researchers find that adverse weather causes nearly 50% of global yield losses for maize and spring wheat, 25% for rice and 20% for soybeans.

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.