Rome, May 19 (IANS) Security planning has already been implemented for Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Rome. It will be a busy stay with institutional engagements with the highest state authorities and, according to Adnkronos, the police have implemented a “specific security system” that takes into account the “geography and character of the locations” for “each stop”.PM Modi is scheduled to arrive in the capital this evening.Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani will welcome him a…
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United Nations, May 16 (IANS) UN relief agencies have called for an urgent scale-up of life-saving assistance to stave off a rapidly intensifying, critical food insecurity emergency in Somalia. The Food and Agriculture Organization, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), the UN Children’s Fund and the World Food Programme issued the plea, said Farhan Haq, deputy spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, on Friday (local time).Haq said that, according to the…
Shimla, May 9 (IANS) Eminent floriculturist Harminder Singh Baweja on Saturday assumed charge as Vice-Chancellor of Dr Y.S. Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry (UHF) in Nauni in Solan district. With more than 36 years of experience in academics, research, administration and extension, Baweja has held several important leadership positions, including Managing Director of the Himachal Pradesh State Agricultural Marketing Board, Director of Horticulture, Himachal Pradesh, and Director…
United Nations, March 27 (IANS) As the world reels from the impact of the Strait of Hormuz chokehold, Secretary‑General Antonio Guterres on Friday announced a task force to address its humanitarian fallout. The group will develop a mechanism for moving fertilisers and related raw materials necessary to avert an agricultural crisis, Guterres’ Spokesperson Stephane Dujarric said.He explained that the “primary focus” of the group, led by Under‑Secretary‑General Jorge Moreira da Si…
United Nations, Feb 26 (IANS) Some 6.5 million people, or about a third of Somalia’s population, will face crisis levels of hunger through March, an increase of 1.7 million since January, UN officials warned. Speaking to reporters on Wednesday at the UN headquarters via video link, World Food Programme (WFP) Director of Emergency Preparedness and Response Ross Smith said the latest Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) report for Somalia, released on Tuesday, confirmed fears that t…
Kolkata, Feb 18 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday said that the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations has recognised her government’s ‘Matir Srishti’ programme and awarded it an international certificate for its community-driven initiatives.Taking to social media, CM Banerjee said: “Proud to share that the United Nations has recognised our initiative yet again. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN has awarded an internationally valu…
Dhaka, Jan 21 (IANS) Bangladesh interim administration led by Muhammad Yunus has failed to meet the expectations of the people who are forced into a budgetary belt-tightening under the combined effects of high inflation rates, low wages, and an artificial food scarcity, the local media has highlighted. “When the interim government took charge, expectations were high,” according to an opinion piece in Bangladesh’s The Business Standard. “A year and a half later, that hope has thinned. Pri…
New Delhi, Jan 8 (IANS) The livestock sector continues to strengthen India’s agricultural economy, growing at a compound annual growth rate of 12.77 per cent since 2014-15, according to the government.The contribution of livestock in total agriculture and allied sector Gross Value Added (GVA) has increased from 24.38 per cent in 2014-15 to 30.87 per cent in 2023-24 (at current prices).Livestock sector contributed 5.49 per cent of total GVA in 2023-24 (at current prices), said Ministry of Fisheri…