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>
Wary of the National Food Security Bill meeting the fate of the Lokpal Bill, the Centre appears to have set a target of August 15 to unveil the law, with the hope that a political way out would be found
BHUBANESWAR: Finance Minister Prafulla Chandra Ghadei on Monday started the pre-budget consultation process before finalising the State budget for 2012-13. Though experts are of the opinion that the State’s
NEW DELHI: The government, it seems, has finally woken up to the threat of adulteration and contamination in food products and is planning a slew of measure to shore up food safety. It plans to set up
It is evident that there have been some significant changes in the food consumption basket. The latest National Sample Survey data for 2009-10 (66th Round) show a further shift away from food to non-food
To banish hunger and malnutrition from the country, Parliament is likely to pass the National Food Security Bill (NFSB). In our earlier article on this issue, Can we Afford Rs 6-Lakh-Cr Food Subsidy Bill
The Tamil Nadu Chamber of Commerce and Industry has expressed concern over Food Safety and Standards (FSS) Act 2006, which was notified and had been implemented from August 5, 2011, stating that it would only end up reviving the ‘licence raj.' At a time when States such as Tamil Nadu had removed restrictions on stock limits, licensing requirements and transportation to ensure smooth flow of essential food commodities, the Chamber said that new Act made it mandatory for all food business operators from street vendors to dealers to register and obtain licences.
Government to take states on board over food bill Still nursing the sting of ally Trinamool Congress opposing the Lokpal Bill in the Rajya Sabha citing issues of federal autonomy, the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government wants to take the states into confidence on Sonia Gandhi's dream project - the National Food Security Bill, 2011.
NEW DELHI: Beware, your daily glass of good health could actually be doing you harm. As much as 70% of milk samples picked up from the capital by a government agency failed to conform to standards. Of
New Delhi What role does a region from where India imported just 0.9% of goods between 2008 and 2010, and exported only 1% in the same period, have to play in the overall economy of the country? A lot...
It is official now. Indians are consuming adulterated milk containing detergent which not only has a very less nutritious value but is also health hazardous, a recent Government survey has revealed. In