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>
Nearly one sixth of the global population is malnourished. The problem is particularly acute in tropical Africa, where constant or recurrent food shortages affect over 30% of the population
<p>The United Progressive Alliance government has drafted a showpiece bill to guarantee food for each and every poor person in India. But the government is yet to define who is poor. After objections from within and outside the government, the Empowered Group of Ministers (egom) that drafted the National Food Security bill said it will consider changes.
Saubhadro Chatterji & Devika Banerji / New Delhi April 30, 2010, 1:02 IST
New Delhi: Demanding that children below two years be recognised as a special vulnerable group in the Food Security Act, activists have underlined the urgency of tackling child malnutrition at a war footing.
Bhartiya Janata Party state vice president and MP Maya Singh alleged the UPA government that it is avoiding to fulfil promise it made during the general election even as its completion of one year in the office is close on heels. Its procrastination poses serious question on its credibility.
Kohima, April 27: Nagaland Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio has announced that the State will attain food sufficiency by 2020 and called upon for better coordination between agri and allied sectors.
Gargi Parsai NEW DELHI: The Centre has so far not addressed the problem of climate change impact on agriculture and food sector, a panel of experts participating in a national conference on
<p>The Unique Identification number (Aadhaar) was conceived by the Indian government as a means for residents to clearly and uniquely verify their identity anywhere in the country. The mandate for
The barriers created by stunted agricultural growth for industrial development have constituted a recurrent theme in debates on Indian economic policy. This essay brings out these debates in terms of the disproportionality caused by the disparate rates of industrial and agricultural growth.
The real purpose of the draft Food Security Bill is to replace a universal system of public food distribution with a targeted system.