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Food, nutrition security still in alarming state

THE latest Integrated Food Security Phase Classification report, released on October 29, offers a paradoxical picture of food security landscape. The number of people facing acute food insecurity has fallen from 23.5 million in 2024 to 16 million in 2025. The figures reflect a systemic neglect and fragile governance. In a country of 165 million, nearly one in 10 citizens is still...

Govt should break market cartels to contain prices

PEOPLE, especially the poor and the segments of the population with low, fixed and limited income, continue to suffer as prices of goods remain high. Prices of vegetables, onions, potatoes and edible oil remained high in the week ending on November 29. A slight decrease in prices of coarse varieties of rice, broilers and eggs in the week has, however, failed to make any noticeable difference for...