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Earth’s Oceans Enter Danger Zone Due to Rising Acidification, New Study Warns
A new 2025 study published in Global Change Biology shows Earth’s oceans may have entered a dangerous acidification zone in 2020. As CO₂ emissions increase, marine ecosystems are degrading, threatening biodiversity, food security, and coastal economies. Scientists call it a ticking time bomb for the environment and society.
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Global Acute Hunger Hits New High, Outlook 'Bleak' For 2025: UN-Backed Report
More than 295 million people faced acute hunger last year, a new high driven by conflict along with other crises -- and the outlook is "bleak" for 2025 as humanitarian aid falters, a UN-backed report said Friday.
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US Aid Cuts Leave Food For Millions Mouldering In Storage
Food rations that could supply 3.5 million people for a month are stuck in warehouses due to US aid Cuts under Donald Trump's administration.
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Global South Impacted By Food, Fuel Crisis Amid Conflicts: PM Modi At G20
The countries of the Global South are most adversely impacted by the food, fuel and fertilizer crisis caused by global conflicts, and G20 must focus on addressing the challenges, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Monday.
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50% Of Global Food Production At Risk Due To Water Crisis: Report
A new report calls for urgent action to conserve resources and protect ecosystems critical to maintaining the global freshwater supply.
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Water Crisis Threatening Half Of Global Food Production: Report
Inaction on the water crisis could put more than half of the world's food production at risk by 2050, experts warned in a major report published Thursday.
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Halving Food Waste Can Reduce Hunger For 153 Million People Globally: Report
Halving food waste could cut climate-warming emissions and end undernourishment for 153 million people globally, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and the UN's food agency said in a joint report Tuesday.
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Zelensky Says Russia Wants "Global Catastrophe", Collapse Of Food Markets
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Wednesday that Russia's attacks on port infrastructure showed Moscow was intent on creating a "global catastrophe," with a crisis in food markets, prices and supplies.
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Pakistan, Afghanistan Among Global Food Shortage "Hotspots": Report
Two United Nations bodies Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) and the World Food Programme (WFP) have foreseen acute food insecurity in Pakistan that is likely to further exacerbate in the coming months, if the economic and political crisis furth
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Onion Shortage Threatens New Chapter In World Food Crisis
Lalaine Basa would buy a kilo of onions to make spring rolls at her catering business north of Manila. She's now changed her recipe to use half the amount because of soaring prices in the Philippines.
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Global Food Waste in 2022: 5 Points To Know
Global food waste is a multifaceted problem that originates in agricultural production and goes all the way to garbage. Along with poverty, a slowing economy, conflict, and natural disasters, food loss is one of the main causes of hunger worldwide.
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Can Ukraine's Grain Export Deal Ease Global Food Crisis?
Russia said on Wednesday it would resume participation in a deal to free up vital grain exports from war-torn Ukraine after suspending its involvement over the weekend.
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Over 140 Million In Gulf Countries Face Food Crisis: IMF
The managing director of the International Monetary Fund, Kristalina Georgieva, said on Monday that 48 countries are exposed to the global food crisis, and half of them are vulnerable.
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Swiggy, Zomato Amongst Top 10 Global Food Delivery Platforms, Research Firm Says
Swiggy and Zomato featured in a research firm's list of the top 10 e-commerce-based food delivery platforms, placing ninth and tenth in the global ranking. Both companies are part of over a hundred unicorns from the country, which means they have a total valuation of $1 billion (roughly Rs. 8,000 crore). The report by Canada-headquartered global re...
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Ukraine Grain Going To EU, Not Developing Nations, Says Vladimir Putin
Russian President Vladimir Putin said today that most of the grain leaving Ukrainian ports after a blockade that fuelled a global food crisis is reaching the EU instead of developing nations.
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Earth’s Oceans Enter Danger Zone Due to Rising Acidification, New Study Warns
A new 2025 study published in Global Change Biology shows Earth’s oceans may have entered a dangerous acidification zone in 2020. As CO₂ emissions increase, marine ecosystems are degrading, threatening biodiversity, food security, and coastal economies. Scientists call it a ticking time bomb for the environment and society.
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Global Acute Hunger Hits New High, Outlook 'Bleak' For 2025: UN-Backed Report
More than 295 million people faced acute hunger last year, a new high driven by conflict along with other crises -- and the outlook is "bleak" for 2025 as humanitarian aid falters, a UN-backed report said Friday.
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US Aid Cuts Leave Food For Millions Mouldering In Storage
Food rations that could supply 3.5 million people for a month are stuck in warehouses due to US aid Cuts under Donald Trump's administration.
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Global South Impacted By Food, Fuel Crisis Amid Conflicts: PM Modi At G20
The countries of the Global South are most adversely impacted by the food, fuel and fertilizer crisis caused by global conflicts, and G20 must focus on addressing the challenges, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Monday.
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50% Of Global Food Production At Risk Due To Water Crisis: Report
A new report calls for urgent action to conserve resources and protect ecosystems critical to maintaining the global freshwater supply.
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Water Crisis Threatening Half Of Global Food Production: Report
Inaction on the water crisis could put more than half of the world's food production at risk by 2050, experts warned in a major report published Thursday.
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Halving Food Waste Can Reduce Hunger For 153 Million People Globally: Report
Halving food waste could cut climate-warming emissions and end undernourishment for 153 million people globally, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and the UN's food agency said in a joint report Tuesday.
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Zelensky Says Russia Wants "Global Catastrophe", Collapse Of Food Markets
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Wednesday that Russia's attacks on port infrastructure showed Moscow was intent on creating a "global catastrophe," with a crisis in food markets, prices and supplies.
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Pakistan, Afghanistan Among Global Food Shortage "Hotspots": Report
Two United Nations bodies Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) and the World Food Programme (WFP) have foreseen acute food insecurity in Pakistan that is likely to further exacerbate in the coming months, if the economic and political crisis furth
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Onion Shortage Threatens New Chapter In World Food Crisis
Lalaine Basa would buy a kilo of onions to make spring rolls at her catering business north of Manila. She's now changed her recipe to use half the amount because of soaring prices in the Philippines.
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Global Food Waste in 2022: 5 Points To Know
Global food waste is a multifaceted problem that originates in agricultural production and goes all the way to garbage. Along with poverty, a slowing economy, conflict, and natural disasters, food loss is one of the main causes of hunger worldwide.
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Can Ukraine's Grain Export Deal Ease Global Food Crisis?
Russia said on Wednesday it would resume participation in a deal to free up vital grain exports from war-torn Ukraine after suspending its involvement over the weekend.
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Over 140 Million In Gulf Countries Face Food Crisis: IMF
The managing director of the International Monetary Fund, Kristalina Georgieva, said on Monday that 48 countries are exposed to the global food crisis, and half of them are vulnerable.
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Swiggy, Zomato Amongst Top 10 Global Food Delivery Platforms, Research Firm Says
Swiggy and Zomato featured in a research firm's list of the top 10 e-commerce-based food delivery platforms, placing ninth and tenth in the global ranking. Both companies are part of over a hundred unicorns from the country, which means they have a total valuation of $1 billion (roughly Rs. 8,000 crore). The report by Canada-headquartered global re...
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Ukraine Grain Going To EU, Not Developing Nations, Says Vladimir Putin
Russian President Vladimir Putin said today that most of the grain leaving Ukrainian ports after a blockade that fuelled a global food crisis is reaching the EU instead of developing nations.
