Food waste index report 2024
<p>The world wasted an estimated 19 per cent of the food produced globally in 2022, or about 1.05 billion metric tons, according to this new report by the UNEP.</p>
<p>The world wasted an estimated 19 per cent of the food produced globally in 2022, or about 1.05 billion metric tons, according to this new report by the UNEP.</p>
<p>Global food prices nearly doubled during 2004-08 and have remained relatively high since then. In South Asia, food price inflation varied significantly among countries. </p>
New Delhi, 30 March: The Supreme Court today stayed the Kerala High Court order allowing the state government to provide rice at Rs 2 per kg to all ration card holders. A Bench comprising Justices Mr Altamas Kabir and Cyriac Joseph issued a notice to Kerala government on the petition filed by the Election Commission challenging the 21 March order of the High Court rejecting its plea to restrain
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday stayed the V S Achuthanandan-headed LDF government
The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed its two Commissioners N.C.
New Delhi: A pilot survey finding that 25-30% of the rural population can be automatically excluded from food security entitlements for below poverty line population might help forge a consensus between the government and the Sonia Gandhi-led National Advisory Council. The
<p>Just three years after the 2007-08 food crisis, the food security of poor people and vulnerable groups, especially women and children, is under threat as the prices of basic food items skyrocket. Expanding biofuel production, rising oil prices, U.S.
Kerala and Tamil Nadu with the lowest calorie consumption seem to show better health outcome indicators REPORT ON THE STATE OF FOOD INSECURITY IN URBAN INDIA: MS Swaminathan Research Foundation, Third Cross Street, Taramani Institutional Area, Chennai- Swarna S.
KOCHI: A Division Bench of the Kerala High Court on Monday set aside the orders of the Election Commission and the Chief Electoral Officer restraining the State government from implementing its decision to extend the rice-at-Rs.2-a-kg scheme to the families of above poverty line (APL) category subject to certain conditions. The Bench, comprising Chief Justice J. Chelameswar and Justice P.R.
<p>The National Advisory Council has given its final proposals on the proposed National Food Security Act. A government-appointed committee (the Rangarajan Committee) has also given its response to these proposals. Both these proposals agree on the desirability of a universal nfsa but finally propose targeting at the poor as defined by the Tendulkar Committee.
With an aim to introduce the much-awaited Food Security Bill in the monsoon session (July-August) of Parliament, the food ministry has started parleys to bridge the gap between an expert panel appointed by the Prime Minister and the National Advisory Council (NAC). While it wants to ensure smooth supply of foodgrains to the target groups, the ministry, in an interaction with NAC on Wednesday, m