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Guterres asks G20 for pact to hold down warming amid food crisis warnings

he cautioned that "the climate time-bomb is ticking", he also sounded a note of hope: "Today's IPCC report is a how-to guide to defuse the climate time-bomb. It is a survival guide for humanity"

Updated On: 21 Mar 2023 | 11:52 AM IST

Wipro Consumer enters food category; acquires Nirapara for undisclosed sum

The acquisition will give Wipro Consumer Care and Lighting an entry into the Rs 70,000-crore spices market, which recently witnessed the entry of companies such as Dabur India

Updated On: 19 Dec 2022 | 8:58 PM IST

Maharashtra's Kavalapur cultivates carrots on 450 acres every year

Kavalapur village in Miraj taluka of Sangli district is known as "Carrot village" because the villagers cultivate carrots on hundreds of acres here

Updated On: 17 Dec 2022 | 11:48 PM IST

Nestle has bigger appetite for India; increasing presence in rurban markets

The Swiss processed foods maker has significantly upped investments in its Indian subsidiary to expand its penetration in 'rurban' markets

Updated On: 14 Dec 2022 | 9:46 PM IST

More price increase unlikely this financial year: Britannia MD Varun Berry

Berry told Business Standard in an interview that the company was aiming to increase its revenues from cheese products by five times within the next five years

Updated On: 01 Dec 2022 | 10:34 PM IST

Momo brand Prasuma to expand cloud kitchen venture by 200 units by 2025

Company will expand business in Mumbai, Delhi, Bangalore, Chennai, and other major cities

Updated On: 23 Nov 2022 | 4:54 PM IST

Marico expands plant-based protein portfolio with Saffola Soya Bhurji

Product launched in Bengal, Delhi and Mumbai across general trade; will be available pan-India in phases, and across modern trade and major e-commerce platforms as well

Updated On: 02 Nov 2022 | 6:19 PM IST

India's inflation numbers may be lower than official data suggests: Report

India's inflation numbers might be better than official data suggests once the massive impact of a government food program is factored in, according to a report released Monday

Updated On: 31 Oct 2022 | 11:26 PM IST

World food price index fell for sixth consecutive month in September: FAO

FAO's cereal price index rose 1.5 per cent month-on-month in September, with wheat prices climbing 2.2 per cent

Updated On: 07 Oct 2022 | 9:52 PM IST

Record production of food grains in UP proved farmers' potential: CM Yogi

Despite their dependence on nature, the farmers of Uttar Pradesh have proved their potential by producing record quantities of foodgrains, said Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath

Updated On: 26 Sep 2022 | 6:28 AM IST

Rice production under threat due to higher fertilizer costs, booming demand

China's worried about the crop impact of pests, while India's output depends on a good monsoon

Updated On: 10 Jul 2022 | 9:19 AM IST

WFP blanket exemptions concern for domestic food security, says India

India is not in favour of extending blanket exemptions from export restrictions under the aegis of the WTO on food grains purchased for the UN's World Food Programme (WFP)

Updated On: 11 Jun 2022 | 9:22 PM IST

Top UN food programme official to visit Sri Lanka amid looming food crisis

The top official of the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is planning to visit Sri Lanka on the invitation of PM Ranil Wickremesinghe at a time when Lanka is fighting food shortage.

Updated On: 11 Jun 2022 | 5:42 PM IST

PepsiCo to invest Rs 186 cr on expanding its largest food plant in India

The unit in UP makes Lays potato chips, the plan is to add a new line to churn out nacho chip brand Doritos

Updated On: 04 Jun 2022 | 2:01 AM IST

BS Number Wise: How consumption is set to outstrip food grain production

Consumption will exceed food grain production but the world is not on the brink of a hunger crisis

Updated On: 26 May 2022 | 4:31 PM IST

5 technologies that will help make the food system carbon neutral

Agriculture is also vulnerable to the effects of climate change and, as the conflict in Ukraine demonstrates, food systems can be exposed to geopolitics

Updated On: 19 May 2022 | 1:24 PM IST

This stock has zoomed 174% in 21 days after reversal of trade suspension

Shares of Kohinoor Foods were locked in upper circuit for the 21 straight trading days, up 5 per cent at Rs 21.30 on the BSE.

Updated On: 10 May 2022 | 1:42 PM IST

World Food Program to visit Punjab to study wheat storage facility

WFP on Wednesday started a visit to Punjab to understand the process of procurement, testing and transportation of wheat to Afghanistan

Updated On: 04 May 2022 | 2:46 PM IST

Food processing potential

Higher scale will have multiple benefits

Updated On: 24 Mar 2022 | 10:39 PM IST

WFP partners with Rajasthan to improve Targeted Public Distribution System

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) in India and the Rajasthan government have joined hands to improve the Targeted Public Distribution System (TDPS) in the state.

Updated On: 13 Jul 2021 | 6:05 PM IST