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Water crisis: Half of global food production at risk

The water crisis could jeopardise more than half of the world's food production and cause an average global GDP loss of 8 per cent by 2050, with lower-income countries facing up to a 15 per cent......

Prosperity in India causing food crisis: Bush

Prosperity in countries like India is good but it triggers increased demand for better Nutrition, which in turn leads to higher food prices, United States President George W Bush has said. The......

PM tightlipped about Bush's 'food crisis' comment

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Monday steered clear of the controversy about United States George W Bush attributing the global food crisis to the prosperity in India. Dr Singh was responding to......

The Secret US Hand In 1962 War

India emerged from the war militarily bruised and strategically altered.The United States, under the guise of friendship, had succeeded in achieving what open alignment never could: The......

Was US India's Ally Or Foe In The 1962 War?

What appeared to be a generous act of friendship was, in truth, a manoeuvre within a much larger strategic game. The United States used the 1962 war not just to aid India but to test how far it......

US responsible for global food crisis: FAO data

US President George W Bush and his Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice may have their numbers wrong when they accuse China and India of contributing to the global food crisis as a result of growing......

Food crisis: UN to hold special session

With soaring food prices across the world pushing millions into hunger, the United Nations has decided to hold a special session on July 18 to discuss food and energy crisis. The two crises are......

Global food crisis: How serious is it?

The United Nations recently said it expects to register a 'dangerous and unprecedented' shortfall in budgetary allocations for its World Food Programme and as a result of which food aid to millions......

19 reasons that can spark off a global food crisis

The number of people living in poverty has risen to more than 44 million worldwide since just June 2010. Overall, close to 3 billion people live on less than $2.5 (about Rs 110) a day. Even as......

'India,China did not cause food crisis'

Rubbishing claims by western leaders that the current food crisis was caused by the growing consumption in India and China, BRIC (Brazil, Russia, India and China) foreign ministers today sought a......

Badminton braces for crisis due to China's duck decline

'The supply of feathers has dropped and costs have escalated sharply.' IMAGE: While reports suggested Pullela Gopichand's academy in Hyderabad was left with less than two weeks of shuttle......

BWF warns: Shuttlecock shortage could hit players hard

IMAGE: BWF reiterated its long-term commitment to synthetics but said the onus was on manufacturers to sort out the supply chain issue. Photograph: Reuters Badminton World Federation (BWF)......