In 1958, Mao Zedong's Great Sparrow Campaign aimed to eliminate pests but led to ecological imbalance and a catastrophic famine. Sparrows were killed to protect grain, igniting a locust ...

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USAID, which mysteriously disappeared from the web on Saturday, has been a prime target of the Trump administration in its ongoing crackdown on the federal bureaucracy and several of its programs.

in the Central Province of India, right in the heart of the district which is being now devastated by famine. In his letter Mr. Mitchell says: View Full Article in Timesmachine » Advertisement ...

Famine was not uncommon in Jodhpur ... Shivraj Singh also worked abroad for some time before returning to India to take charge of his heritage. The royal family also owns Mehrangarh Fort.

Nagpur: Drought-stricken farmers of Rajasthan, grappling with severe economic hardship, are increasingly turning to illegal narcotics trade, with the state allegedly becoming a hub for peddlers ...

500,000 tons of US food aid in limbo in transit or storage, says ex-USAID official US offers little guidance on what aid is still allowed as USAID is shuttered US is by far world’s largest provider of ...

On January 15, 2025, the India Meteorological Department (IMD ... city and left more than 60,000 people dead, and the Orissa famine that followed just two years later because the monsoons had ...