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>
PRIME Minister Manmohan Singh, who was eloquent in his diagnosis of the food situation at a chief secretaries
Visakhapatnam, Jan. 31: Worried about the availability of essential commodities to the poor, Union minister of state for human resource development D. Purandareswari expressed her concerns regarding the looming food crisis in the country.
BANGALORE: Bharatiya Janata Party president Nitin Gadkari on Sunday accused the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance Government of
India witnessed unprecedented food production in the 1970s and the 1980s, and this phenomenon was dubbed as the Green Revolution. The country was transformed from a food-deficient nation to a food-sufficient nation. The seeds of the Green Revolution were sown when Dr M.S. Swaminathan invited Dr Norman E. Borlaug to India in 1963.
The now-familiar debate over Bt brinjal, the first genetically modified food crop almost poised for commercial production in India, posits greater productivity and resistance to pests against health and environmental concerns.
Refusing to take the sole blame for soaring commodity prices, Union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar said on Sunday that price rise was a collective responsibility of the Cabinet, including that of the Prime Minister.
Announces 10kg More Of Rice & Wheat Through PDS For 2 Months TIMES NEWS NETWORK New Delhi: Faced with rising food prices, the government moved to buffer the poor beyond their PDS allocations by deciding to supply an additional 10 kg of wheat and rice to beneficiary families over the next two months. This is above the 35 kg of wheat and rice supplied to BPL families.
Ananya Dutta KOLKATA: The ad hoc additional allotment of wheat and rice by the Centre to all the States for the Public Distribution System (PDS), to check inflationary trends, will not benefit those who really need it, the All India Fair Price Shop Dealers
Gargi Parsai NEW DELHI: To contain rising prices, the Centre on Thursday decided to allocate, on an ad hoc basis, an additional 10 kg of wheat or rice for every eligible family under the Targeted Public Distribution System during January and February. It will be sold at the minimum support price of Rs 10.80 for wheat and Rs 15.37 for rice a kg.
Jan. 20: Price rise will not become an issue in rural areas. This is because of the NREGA which has increased purchasing power of rural poor across the country. This is the assessment of the Congress at a time when the Opposition plans to launch an agitation over the rise in price of essential commodities.