-Press release by Pesticide Action Network (PAN) International and 430 civil society and indigenous peoples organizations from 69 countries dated June 9, 2022 Reminding the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of its obligations to uphold human rights, 430 civil society and Indigenous peoples organizations from 69 countries across the globe today called on the FAO Council to rescind the agency’s partnership with CropLife International, the industry association representing the world’s largest...
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Neo-Liberalism and Anti-Inflationary Policy -Prabhat Patnaik
-NetworkIdeas.org Central banks all over the capitalist world are raising, or are about to raise, interest rates as a means of countering the currently rampant inflation, which is certain to push a world economy that is barely recovering from the effect of the pandemic, back towards stagnation and greater unemployment. Of course the Federal Reserve Board of the US which sets the standard in this respect for all other central banks, claims...
More »Amid acute water crisis, Nashik women hike 3 km to get muddy water from nearly-dry well - Gautham Balaji
-IndiaToday.in Residents of a village in Maharashtra’s Nashik had to resort to filtering dirty, muddy water fetched from a well Due to a lack of clean drinking water. Women also have to walk 3-km on a daily basis to fetch water for the people in their family. New Delhi: Due to an acute water shortage in a village in Maharashtra’s Nashik, a man had to fetch muddy water from a well where...
More »High in pesticides, many countries send back Indian tea
-PTI/ Hindustan Times All teas sold in the country must conform to the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) norms. However, most of the buyers are purchasing tea that have unusually high chemical content, Kanoria told PTI. Both international and domestic buyers have rejected a series of tea consignments Due to the presence of pesticides and chemicals beyond permissible limits, Indian Tea Exporters Association (ITEA) chairman Anshuman Kanoria said on...
More »71% Indians can't afford a healthy meal, millions die every year Due to poor diet: Report
-Livemint.com The diet of an average Indian typically lacks essential nutritional food articles like fruits, vegetables, legumes The majority of Indians cannot afford a healthy meal and millions die every year Due to diseases that are directly linked to poor diet, a recent survey showed. Noting that the diet of an average Indian typically lacks essential nutritional food articles like fruits, vegetables, legumes, etc., the report said, “a healthy meal becomes unaffordable...
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