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The Union Minister for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Mr. Narendra Singh Tomar said that India has made great achievements in the field of food grains. Our country is among the top countries in agriculture and allied products and our farmers and scientists

UN humanitarian agencies are warning that they are unable to bring urgently needed emergency supplies into Afghanistan, and are calling for a “humanitarian airbridge” to be set up immediately, to allow the unimpeded delivery of medicines and other aid supplies to the country. In

A crisis of incredible proportions is unfolding in Afghanistan as conflict, combined with drought and COVID-19, is pushing Afghans into a humanitarian catastrophe, the UN food relief agency said on Wednesday. The World Food Programme (WFP) reported that one-in-three Afghans, or 14

Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions Mr. Jitendra Singh said the new portal under Bhuvan ‘Yuktdhara’ will facilitate planning of new MGNREGA assets using remote sensing and GIS based information. The Minister said that this platform

Union Education and Skill Development Minister, Mr. Dharmendra Pradhan and Union Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment Mr. Virendra Kumar jointly launched the booklet on One-year New Education Policy (NEP) – 2020 Achievement along with some major initiatives of the New Education

UN rights chief Ms. Michelle Bachelet led calls on Tuesday for Afghanistan’as new Taliban leaders to respect the rights of all Afghans and warned that the treatment of women and girls is a “fundamental red line” that should not be crossed. Speaking

Last year was the deadliest on record for Rohingya refugees journeying through the Bay of Bengal and the Andaman Sea, the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) said in a new report on Thursday, highlighting that some two-thirds of those attempting the perilous voyages

Union Education & Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Minister Mr. Dharmendra Pradhan said that National Education Policy- 2020 provides a roadmap to establish India as a knowledge economy as well as help in the creation of global citizens. He was speaking at the

Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Science & Technology; Minister of State (Independent Charge) Earth Sciences, Dr Jitendra Singh said Jammu is fast emerging as North India’s education hub with IIM, Jammu making a mark in a short span of time and

As the global aid community marked World Humanitarian Day on Thursday, UN chief António Guterres paid tribute to all those who help people in need and urged support for the day’s #TheHumanRace campaign, which aims to protect the most vulnerable people from the climate emergency. “Humanitarian workers are here to help the world’s most vulnerable people when disaster strikes”,