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 government has chosen to look at the problem from the wrong end of the looking glass, the survival end.
Govt Agrees To Provide 35Kg Of Foodgrain Every Month To 8.5Cr BPL Families
Various estimates of the extra cost to the government for an improved food security Bill are doing the rounds, but many agree the Union government
Food security without a BPL estimate
Assam is counting on boro rice to achieve the target of 46.7 lakh-metric tonnes that it has set for the crop this year. And given the increasing unpredictability of floods, the state is in a hurry to reap the harvest before the Brahmaputra goes wild this season.
Chief Minister, Tarun Gogoi today proposed a host of new schemes in his Budget speech, which included setting up of new universities, medical and engineering colleges as well as a special employment generation programme. He also proposed 50 per cent reservation for women in Panchayati Raj Institutions and urban local bodies.
Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) today launched eight new programmes. The launch of the programmes was announced by professor M.S. Swaminathan, chair for sustainable development, IGNOU, while launching his book,
Gargi Parsai NEW DELHI: The Right to Food Campaign on Tuesday expressed its disappointment with the
INFANTS and children below two years and in particular infants below six months should be included as a vulnerable group in the Food Security Act, according to a group of civil society organisations.
The Empowered Group of Ministers (EGoM) on Food Security, headed by Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee, is likely to meet on Friday to assess the prospects of the ongoing wheat procurement and deliberate the outlook for the forthcoming rice crop.