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Edible oil brand Gulab Oils eyes Rs 5,000 crore turnover in four years
Plans to enter ten states from four currently, expand capacity 10-fold to 1,000 tonnes a day and make additions to product portfolio
 "Edible oil brand Gulab Oils eyes Rs 5,000 crore turnover in four years")
UN chief Guterres warns of 'catastrophe' from global food shortage
There is a real risk that multiple famines will be declared in 2022, he said in a video message to officials from dozens of rich and developing countries gathered in Berlin. 2023 could be even worse.
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WTO makes final negotiations for trade deals, with eyes on defiant India
The 164-member body is seeking to agree on a response to the Covid-19 pandemic, a reduction of fishing subsidies, pledges on food security and the launch of an internal reform.
 "WTO makes final negotiations for trade deals, with eyes on defiant India")
WTO MC12: Export restrictions can blow up global food crisis, says DG
Director General Okonjo Iweala Ngozi warns of a 'bumpy road' to consensus on even one-two deliverables
 "WTO MC12: Export restrictions can blow up global food crisis, says DG")
''We don't have food'': African leaders meet as humanitarian crises grows
Leaders called for increased mobilisation to resolve a humanitarian crisis that has left millions displaced and more than 280 million suffering from malnourishment.
 "''We don't have food'': African leaders meet as humanitarian crises grows")
Humanitarian aid reached 6.4 mn people in Ukraine since war began: UN
More than 1.5 million people have received health care support, and around 352,000 people have been provided with clean water and hygiene products
 "Humanitarian aid reached 6.4 mn people in Ukraine since war began: UN")
Aid deliveries into Ethiopia's conflict-hit Tigray far from enough: UN
About 1.5 million people have received food assistance over the past seven months in Northern Ethiopia. However, this is only about a quarter of the number of people who needed assistance, OCHA said
 "Aid deliveries into Ethiopia's conflict-hit Tigray far from enough: UN")
19.7 million people in acute need of food in Afghanistan, says UNWFP
UN's World Food Program (WFP) has once again warned of an increase in record hunger levels in Afghanistan, saying that 19.7 million people are in acute need of food
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US Fed's closely watched inflation measure continues to surge 6.6% in March
Excluding the volatile food and energy, the core PCE price index increased 5.2 per cent in March from a year ago, compared with 5.3 per cent in February, Xinhua news agency reported
 "US Fed's closely watched inflation measure continues to surge 6.6% in March")
Chhattisgarh HC upholds decision to centralise ready-to-eat food production
In its order, the high court said, "The writ petitions filed are without any substance, hence, all the petitions in this bunch are dismissed accordingly."
Two in three children in Afghanistan not eating enough, says report
With the country facing one of its worst food crises, about 2 in 3 children in Afghanistan - or 12 million - whose families depend on farming to survive, are struggling to get enough food to eat daily
World Food Programme extends North Korea aid programme until 2023
The World Food Programme (WFP) revealed that it has extended the aid programme for North Korea by a year until the end of 2023, with strict border restrictions against the Covid-19 pandemic in place.
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World faces food emergency as Ukraine war compounds hunger crisis
Russia's invasion of Ukraine means the food inflation that's been plaguing global consumers is now tipping into a full-blown crisis, potentially outstripping even the pandemic's blow
 "World faces food emergency as Ukraine war compounds hunger crisis")
Google machine learning can help discover new antibodies, enzymes, foods
Alphabet (Google's parent company) subsidiary DeepMind has shown that Machine Learning can predict shape of protein machinery with unusual accuracy, can help discover new antibodies, enzymes and foods
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To ensure safety, Delhi govt orders audit of high-risk food biz
The Delhi government has ordered an audit of all types of high-risk food business premises in the national capital by engaging a third-party audit agency, officials said.
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Food subsidy to be little less than Rs 4 trn in FY22: Food secretary
The government's food subsidy is expected to be a little less than Rs 4 lakh crore in the financial year 2021-22 as against Rs 5.29 lakh crore in previous fiscal, Food Secretary Sudhansu Pandey said
 "Food subsidy to be little less than Rs 4 trn in FY22: Food secretary")
India binged on biryani in 2021; a fried snack was favourite: Swiggy report
Samosas ordered were equal to New Zealand's population; gulab jamun was the most preferred dessert.
 "India binged on biryani in 2021; a fried snack was favourite: Swiggy report")
Kebabs to cafes: The changing food traditions of Jama Masjid
In bylanes of Jama Masjid, where aroma of slow cooked nihari and spit roasted tandoori chicken blend into culinary harmony, it's time to smell the coffee and straight-from-oven garlic bread and pizza.
 "Kebabs to cafes: The changing food traditions of Jama Masjid")
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Will run out of food stocks in Afghanistan by month-end: senior UN official
The United Nations' food stockpiles in Afghanistan could run out this month and there is a critical need for $200 million to provide food to the most vulnerable, a senior UN official has warned
 "Will run out of food stocks in Afghanistan by month-end: senior UN official")
