The Rome-based organisation has been feeding people in some of the world's most dangerous and precarious places, with the coronavirus pandemic seen pushing millions more into hunger
2 min read9 Oct 2020WFP runs a logistics service that has dispatched medical cargoes to over 120 countries throughout the pandemicAt one point at the height of the pandemic, as airlines were cutting back flights, the WFP was running the largest operational airline in the world
2 min read9 Oct 2020The Norwegian Nobel Committee announced the winner for this year's peace prize on Friday at 11:00 am (0900 GMT) at the Nobel Institute in Oslo
2 min read9 Oct 2020NSCN(IM) is the largest rebel group holding back from signing a peace deal with govt
3 min read12 Mar 2020The framework agreement is hollow, no more than an intent to work towards an agreement
3 min read9 Jan 2020The NSCN (I-M), a key player in the peace accord, was the primary signatory when the pact was inked in 2015It has, however, been playing hardball with the Centre, with several of is members recently defecting to the Naga National Political Groups, which became a signatory to the pact in 2017
1 min read31 Oct 2019NSCN (I-M) faction has adopted a procrastinating attitude to delay the settlement raising the contentious symbolic issues of separate Naga national flag, Centre saidEndless negotiation under the shadow of guns is not acceptable, said Centre
1 min read18 Oct 2019Abiy, 43, took office after widespread protests pressured the longtime ruling coalition and hurt one of the world's fastest growing economiesAbiy Ahmed released tens of thousands of prisoners, welcomed home once-banned opposition groups and acknowledged past abuses
1 min read11 Oct 2019Yes, we know—no Nobel prize is to be awarded posthumously. But still. He ought to have been awarded while he was alive. But he wasn’t. It’s time an exception is made for greatness
1 min read10 Oct 2019Apart from disarmament, the bedrock of a solution is political assimilation
3 min read19 Sep 2019The Union Budget contains details about the estimated receipts and the expenditure of the government for a particular fiscal year. The Budget is allotted for the upcoming fiscal year, which runs from 1st April to 31st March of the next year. Here is a quick guide on how the Union Budget is prepared