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>
The problem is all pervasive as the prices of almost all food items have been rising In a scenario that is all familiar in India and for that matter in many other countries too, rising food prices have become an extremely sensitive issue with major political and social ramifications that go well beyond the economic ones.
BURDWAN, 13 JAN: While the state agricultural marketing department is all set to sue the Panagarh cold storage that had thrown out 360 tons of potato meant for midday meal for the ICDS centres and Sisu Siksha Kendras, yet another cold storage in Burdwan town has thrown out 7500 tons of potato. The state run apex cooperatives, Benfed & Confed, owners of the potato packets, however, are yet to pr
Within a fortnight of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh rejecting the Sonia Gandhi-led NAC
THE Rangarajan Committee report is another move away from the vision of a comprehensive food security act. Undernutrition levels in India are among the highest in the world, and the problem cannot be addressed by just spending another Rs 10,000 crores or so on the Public Distribution System.
Food Security Bill: Panel Cites Distortion Of Open Market Food Prices & Subsidy Implications For Paring Targets AN EXPERT committee constituted by the government has recommended sharply diluted implementation of the food security bill proposed by the National Advisory Council (NAC), headed by UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi, paving way for the second serious disagreement in a month between arms of
Says National Advisory Council numbers are flawed and not feasible C RangarajanThe Rangarajan committee, formed by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to study the recommendations of the Sonia Gandhi-headed National Advisory Council (NAC) on the proposed Food Security Bill, has suggested to halve food allocation for the above poverty line (APL) category to 10 kilograms (kg) a month or exclude the categ
The National Advisory Council's recommendations on the National Food Security Bill are in danger of being brushed aside. It is the fate of most advisory committees that the government accepts whatever advice suits its purposes and ignores the rest. The first version of the National Advisory Council (NAC-1) managed to avoid that fate to some extent, due to favourable circumstances.
The Centre has written to the Meghalaya government, along with other states, asking it to ensure smooth supply of food items in the state to contain the steep rise in prices. The exercise is part of a nationwide initiative to bring down food prices all over the country. Official sources said today that the Union finance minister Pranab Mukherjee had asked all the state governments, including
Gargi Parsai NEW DELHI: The Experts Group chaired by the Prime Minister's Economic Advisory Council Chairman, C. Rangarajan, favours mandatory entitlement of subsidised foodgrains to the
Agriculture has not been reformed, whereas industry has T N Ninan / New Delhi January 8, 2011, 0:58 IST Twenty years ago, a Maruti 800, with an air-conditioner fitted, cost a little less than Rs 2 lakh. Today it costs about Rs 2.5 lakh. Twenty years ago, a branded 1.5 tonne window air-conditioner cost about Rs 30,000; today, you can get a split AC unit for that price.