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>
New Delhi: The Left parties may talk against privatization of the social sector but in their bastion, West Bengal, 97.5% of the anganwadis are served by contractors, 97% of the fair prices shops are privately owned, and the nutrition and food schemes are in disarray.
NEW DELHI: Rotting grain violate the sanctity of food and the people's right to it, Navdanya, an NGO, said here on Tuesday. Criticising Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's statement that distribution of free grain would be anti-farmer, the NGO said that, on the contrary, farmers who were ready to harvest their kharif crop would be hurt if the government did not procure enough because it lacked adeq
Agartala, Sept 7: To prevent rampant use of chemicals in food items for preservation, the Tripura Health Department has initiated a move to impart training to food inspectors to implement the Food Safety Standards Act 2006. Director, Health Service (Preventive Medicine) Dr R K Dhar said here today that Calcium Carbide was being used for preservation and early ripening of fruits while Melamine and
<p>Krishnadas Rajagopal The Union Food Ministry today told the Supreme Court that its suggestion on limiting food procurement to available storage facilities, if put to action, would hit the poor farmer and “drastically impact food security of the nation”.
PM TELLS SC TO LAY OFF POLICY ISSUES New Delhi: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Monday virtually ticked off the Supreme Court, saying that it
Krishnadas Rajagopal New Delhi: Hours after Prime Minister Manmohan Singh asked the Supreme Court not to get into
The office of Food Corporation of India
Siddharth Varadarajan
Chief Economic Advisor Kaushik Basu has said the government should consider allowing export of essential foodgrains like wheat rather than let these rot due to lack of storage capacities and distribution channels. He also said overhauling the public distribution system should be a top priority for the government.