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National Dialogue on UN Food Systems Summit 2021
The United Nations General Secretary recently called for the first United Nations Food Systems Summit to be held in September 2021. The summit is to strategize actions for positive change in Agri-food systems. About the Summit The Summit will focus on pathways to shape food systems globally to accelerate progress in Sustainable Development Goals. The ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2021
Category: Events Current Affairs • Important Days & Events Current Affairs
Topics: Climate change • Food Production • Sustainable Development Goal • UN Food Systems Summit • United Nations
GoI releases guidelines for evaluation of nano-based Agricultural input
On July 7, 2020, the Government of India released guidelines to evaluate nano-based agriculture input and food products in the country. The guidelines were released by Ministry of Science and Technology Dr Harsh Vardhan and Union Minister of Agriculture Narendra Singh Tomar. Highlights The guidelines were prepared by Ministry of Science and Technology, FSSAI (Food ..
Month: Current Affairs - July, 2020
Category: India Nation & States Current Affairs
Topics: Agriculture • farmer welfare • Food Production • FSSAI • Nanomaterials • Nanotechnology
World Water Development Report 2020 released
The United Nations predicted the effect of climate change on water availability and food production in the World Water Development Report 2020. About the Report The World Water development report is an annual thematic report released by UN Water and coordinated by the World Water Assessment Program. The 2020 report was released under the title ..
Category: Environment Current Affairs • International / World Current Affairs • Reports & Indexes Current Affairs • Science & Technology Current Affairs
Topics: Food Production • Reports • United Nations • Water scarcity
Effects of an Indo-Pakistan Nuclear War
A recently published study outlined the immense effects that even a limited nuclear war between India and Pakistan would have on the world. Temperature Drop The study hypothesised that a nuclear war between the two South Asian neighbour states would send 5 million tonnes of soot into the stratosphere. This would spread across the world. ..
Topics: Famine • Food Production • India-Pakistan Relations • Nuclear States • Nuclear warfare
Upgraded ‘Doomsday Vault’
The Svalbard Global Seed Vault was upgraded recently after flooding of its entrance tunnel in 2017. The newly water-proofed vault currently houses over a million seeds. Svalbard Global Seed Vault Svaldbard Global Seed Vault was opened in 2008 to act as a failsafe storage for the seeds of the world’s plants. It houses samples of ..
Topics: Biodiversity • Climate change • Food Production • Svalbard Global Seed Vault • Wild Emmer Wheat