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>
THANJAVUR: Biotechnology holds the key for ensuring food security of the world in future, said T.Padmanabhan, Vice-Chancellor, Tamil Nadu Teachers Education University, here on Thursday.
The moratorium imposed on the commercial release of Bt brinjal stays, but
An escalation in the Bt brinjal controversy forced Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to rein in some of his erring col- leagues and warned them to speak in one voice on the crucial issue of biotechnol- ogy, which was required to increase agricultural pro- ductivity and ensure food security.
ASHOK GANGULY Two critical and contemporary issues, principally in the domain of science, are grabbing headlines in the popular media
Parliament could see a sharp division on those seeking to protect interests of the farmers and those of the consumers during the debate on price rise in coming days. While Union agriculture minister Sharad Pawar has taken a position in favour of food grain producers, the Opposition is gearing up to censure the Centre for ignoring aam aadmi.
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BHUBANESWAR: The Pradesh Congress today demanded a white paper from the Government on its activities on the agriculture sector and the measures taken during the last 10 years to protect the interest of the farmers.
Seeking to broadbase the concept of food security, the UPA government is actively considering whether to include coarse grains along with wheat and rice in the food grains basket to be distributed to the Below Poverty Line (BPL) population in the proposed Food Security Act (FSA).
Worried over rising food prices hitting the common man, the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government may roll out its flagship food security programme for an extended below poverty line (BPL) list.
The morning after announcing the moratorium on Bt brinjal, a visibly relaxed environment minister spoke to Outlook Outlook Interviews Jairam Ramesh The morning after announcing the moratorium on Bt