For Sri Lanka’s ruling establishment and its backers, March 20 was a good news day. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) finally responded to the government’s distress call following the collapse of the debt-ridden economy last year, by approving a $3 billion loan aimed at restoring economic stability and growth. “Sri Lanka will no longer be … Read more
India and Japan will provide food relief supplies worth millions of dollars to Sri Lanka which is grappling with its worst economic crisis, leading to nationwide protests over the government’s mismanagement. The Indian High Commission said here on Friday that an Indian ship laden with urgent relief supplies like rice, medicines and milk powder for … Read more
New Delhi: To address nutritional challenges leading to stunting, underweight and anemia amongst children and women US food major Cargill, in partnership with the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) and Delhi based Centre for Responsible Business (CRB), have launched a program to improve nutrition status in Jaipur, Rajasthan. The Department of Women and Child … Read more
In the middle of the pandemic, the WFP signed a deal with the State Rural Livelihood Mission in Uttar Pradesh. This year’s Nobel Peace Prize winner has a unique India link that goes back to the 1960s. For pop culture, it was swinging 60s, but for India, it was an era of foodgrain shortage and … Read more