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Such was the extent of devastation caused by two back-to-back cyclones in Mozambique earlier this year, nearly one million people, including 160,000 children under five, are still facing food shortages and a nutrition crisis, the UN children’s agency, UNICEF, said on Monday….
A video from Nagpur showing a panipuri stall owner filling water from a pothole to apparently use in his shop is going viral on social media. The 53-second video, which was apparently first posted on Facebook, has now spread to several other…
It is cheaper to driver than be healthy in Pakistan: Milk now costs more than petrol or diesel there! There are allegations of middlemen and milk-sellers profiteering in the run-up to the Islamic celebration of Muharram. Advertisements This seems to be especially…
India in general and Bengaluru in particular is seeing a rising trend in the implementation of plastic-free eco-friendly food packaging from restaurants as well as food delivery platforms. On one hand, apps such as Uber Eats, Zomato, and Swiggy have already switched…
With initial assessments indicating that some 76,000 people in the parts of the Bahamas worst-affected by Hurricane Dorian need urgent support, the World Food Programme (WFP) is arranging for eight tons of ready-to-eat meals to be provided – part of a $5.4…
Deteriorating water quality worldwide is slashing the economic potential of heavily polluted areas, according to a new World Bank report, released on Tuesday. It also warns that the “invisible crisis of water quality” is threatening human and environmental well-being. Smoke on the…
Life-saving food aid distribution is set to resume to 850,000 people in the Yemeni capital, Sana’a, following guarantees by Houthi opposition forces that the supplies will reach those who need them most, the World Food Programme (WFP) said on Friday. Under a…
Global fast-food chain Pizza Hut will close hundreds of its brick-and-mortar stores soon, a top executive said earlier this week. The closure will apparently take place because the brand will now gravitate to a more deliver-oriented structure. Advertisements What’s more, this move…
More than 500 million people today live in areas affected by erosion linked to climate change, the UN warned on Thursday, before urging all countries to commit to sustainable land use to help limit greenhouse gas emissions before it is too late….
With Zimbabwe now experiencing its “worst-ever hunger crisis”, the UN food relief agency has revised its humanitarian appeal to step up food assistance to people most affected by drought, flooding, and economic stagnation. “Yesterday the humanitarian community launched an urgent appeal for…
African farmers need help to cope with the threats of climate change, with national policies that protect them and make them resilient, the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has declared, following a major conference on food security in the continent. In a…
Restaurant aggregator and food-delivery app Zomato may be in a soup for claiming food has no religion. Within hours of being hailed for its reply on Wednesday, July 31, to a man who cancelled an order being delivered by a non-Hindu executive,…