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Wednesday, April 8, 2026
TopicWFP

Topic: WFP

UK pledges $1 million in typhoon relief to The Philippines

The assistance will be distributed via WFP and UNICEF.

India dispatches 2,500 MT wheat aid to Afghanistan through Pakistan, on board 50 Afghan trucks

Convoy flagged off at Attari-Wagah border. Part of India’s total 50,000 MT wheat aid, it will be handed over to the UN’s World Food Programme in Jalalabad.

On Camera

India has enough coal stocks to meet power demand, says govt as war pushes up mining costs

LPG supply eased for more industries, govt says coal gasification is next growth avenue. Centre welcomes US-Iran ceasefire but asks Indians to leave Iran.

Western theatre against Pakistan to be headed by IAF, Northern theatre under Army to focus on China

India's military to get Vice Chief of Defence Staff along with one Theatre Commander from each of three services, it is learnt.

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.