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 State government has sanctioned nearly Rs. 470 crore towards the extension of the special public distribution system, under which pulses, edible oil and other condiments are given at subsidised prices.
New Delhi The agriculture sector performed exceedingly well in 2011, with record grain production of over 240 million tonnes giving enough leeway for the government to lift a ban on exports of wheat and
Instead of subsidising food grains directly, policy should increase people’s purchasing power While some may view the food security Bill as the instrument of combating poverty, this distinction belongs
Ranchi, Dec. 25: First power supply, then public distribution system (PDS). Close on the heels of launching a call centre to redress grievances against power supply, the state government is now working
Call to make PDS universal in scope The Federation of the Cuddalore District Consumer Forums has urged the Centre to drop the move to press ahead with the Food Security Bill because it seeks to edge
Decentralisation of food procurement could facilitate universalisation of the public distribution system under the proposed National Food Security Act. Non-green revolution crops such as millets, coarse
‘Landmark social legislation’ to guarantee grain at cheap rates to over half of the population The government on Thursday introduced the muchanticipated National Food Security Bill — a legislation aimed
The draft Food Bill is in a mess; a simple solution is available to make it an effective legislation. (Editorial)
The National Food Security Bill — promised by the Congress in its 2009 General Elections manifesto to provide legal foodgrain entitlement to over 63 per cent of population — was introduced by Food Minister
New Delhi: The Food Security Bill has put in a clause to restrict the diversion of agricultural land, a move that can become a headache for industry. The Bill also says the Centre will bear the expenses