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>
After launching the ambitious rice scheme for Rs three per kg, the Chhattisgarh Government is all set to fulfill its election promise and has decided to give subsidised wheat along with rice to 37 lakh BPL families in the State, official sources said on Tuesday. The scheme shall be launched on July 8 when a rice festival will be organised all over the State.
New Delhi: Amid the debate on a proposed legislation on food security, the Planning Commission has suggested the adoption of a variable trade policy wherein import and export tariffs could be imposed to ensure an adequate food stock to meet any exigency.
June 30: Cautioning the Centre against hasty implementation of the ambitious "Food Security Act", Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar on Tuesday suggested that any move to impose "ceiling on the number of BPL families" would be self-defeating.
Brinda Karat The proposed Food Security Act is flawed. The PDS should be made universal, as it was prior to the targeted system introduced in the 1990s as part of the neo-liberal agenda.
Union minister for food processing Subodh Kant Sahay today advised the state to come up with favourable policies for food processing industries. Addressing a media gathering at Tata Workers
Japan has contributed Tk 61 crore of food assistance to United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) in Bangladesh. Japanese Ambassador in Dhaka Masayuki Inoue yesterday handed over of 7,260 metric tons of rice to John Aylieff, WFP Representative in Bangladesh, says a press release.
Consultations With Food Depts Over; Bill May Come Up In Winter Session; Beneficiary Base To Widen
New Delhi: Just as the Centre is wary that its
Amitav Ranjan New Delhi: Taking the lead in setting the agenda for UPA II, Congress president Sonia Gandhi has written to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh asking him to fulfill the party
The Union finance minister, Mr Pranab Mukherjee, today said there was a need to upgrade the food processing industries in the state to preserve excess supply of vegetables and fruit. He was speaking at the foundation stone-laying ceremony of a new manufacturing edible oil refinery unit at Haldia this morning.