Biofortification has the potential to become a critical element in India’s quest for Malnutrition Free India by 2022: Arun Baral, chief financial officer of HarvestPlus
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Colombia and Bolivia Release More Nutritious Crops
Collaboration between the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) and HarvestPlus has enabled women and children in two Latin American countries to now consuming more nutritious versions of the staple foods they depend on.
BBC Radio Host targets royal baby with racial tweet
The BBC has dismissed Radio 5 Live presenter Danny Baker over his racial Tweet about the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s new baby.
UN Secretary General urges restraint in latest developments across the Gaza-Israeli border
The United Nations Secretary-General, António Guterres, has urged all parties to exercise maximum restraint in latest developments across the Gaza-Israeli border.
Black Hole Image Makes History; NASA Telescopes Coordinated Observations
A black hole and its shadow have been captured in an image for the first time, a historic feat by an international network of radio telescopes called the Event Horizon Telescope (EHT).
Tensions escalate in Venezuela, civilians killed and injured: top UN officials lament excessive use of force by authorities
As tensions escalated on Saturday at various points along Venezuela’s borders with Colombia and Brazil, as well as within the country itself, resulting in the death and injury of various civilians, the United Nations chief, António Guterres, and the head of the UN human rights office (OHCHR), Michelle Bachelet, expressed their shock and appealed for calm.
‘We cannot lose momentum’ on the road to peace in Yemen, UN envoy warns
“The difficult part” of reaching a lasting political settlement in Yemen “is still ahead of us” said the UN Special Envoy on Wednesday, urging the Security Council to support the “speedy implementation” of the fragile ceasefire agreed in and around… Read More ›
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