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>
Food Supply
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Govt scraps VAT on foodgrains
Ranchi, July 5: The cabinet today decided to waive value added tax (VAT) on foodgrains and locally manufactured edible items, including branded products, and approved funds for setting up state food corporation godowns in various districts and nine sub-divisions. The taxes will also not be applicable on linen, towels, handkerchiefs and similar items.
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NGOs hold workshop on UID Number of Food Coupon Scheme
A workshop of Non-Government Organisations (NGOs) on UID Number of Food Coupon Scheme was held at the auditorium of Academy of Administration on Monday.
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Govt prepares two poorest districts lists
With the Supreme Court directing the government to allocate additional five million tonnes of foodgrain to 150 poorest districts across the country, the Planning Commission has given two different lists of such districts to a committee appointed by the apex court. Deputy Chairman of Planning Commission Montek Singh Ahluwalia was learnt to have sent two separate lists to Justice D P Wadhwa Commi
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Govt to adopt NAC food security target
<p>Accepts To Cover 75% Rural, 50% Urban Population New Delhi: The government is set to accept the Sonia Gandhi-led National Advisory Council’s recommendation tocover 75% rural and50%urban population under a food security law,butwantstokeep the percentages outside the language of the Act itself.
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North Korea Is Offered Aid to Ease Food Crisis
Responding to the growing threat of a humanitarian crisis in North Korea, the European Union will announce on Monday the release of about $14.5 million in emergency aid to feed as many as 650,000 North Koreans. The bloc
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Women Power to Drive Food Act
Under the Act, eldest woman (18 years & above) of household to be deemed its head India moved a step closer to banishing hunger from the daily lives of millions of its people as the government finalised the draft of the National Food Security Act, which entitles vast sections of Indians to heavily subsidised foodgrain.
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Horticulture - The way ahead
In India, the horticulture sector with a production of over 230 million tonnes of fruits and vegetables over an area of 20 million hectares is currently a significant contributor to agricultural GDP of
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Kenya To Allow GM Maize To Alleviate Shortage
Kenya's state-run National Safety Authority is set to approve importation of genetically modified maize into the country for the first time to mitigate a looming shortage, its head said on Wednesday. The Kenyan government last week forecast a shortfall in the supply of maize, a staple in east Africa's biggest economy, of 14.8 million 90-kg bags in the 2011/12 season due to drought. "With the
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Worst drought in 60 years hits 10m in Horn of Africa
Ten million people in the Horn of Africa have been hit by the worst drought in 60 years, with some areas on the verge of famine and thousands on the march in seach of food and water, the UN said Tuesday. A poor rainy season coupled with rising food prices have led to severe food shortages in countries including Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia and Uganda. Cattle and sheep are dying at high
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NAC clears food security Bill draft
49 amendments to be made to communal violence Bill Sonia Gandhi-led National Advisory Council (NAC) has cleared the draft National Food Security Bill, 2011, which guarantees subsidised foodgrain to at least 90 per cent of rural households and 50 per cent urban households.