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 head of European Commission for Humanitarian Aid (ECHO) Bangladesh mission on Friday visited the United Nations World Food Programme's (WFP) distribution programme of relief food assistance among the rodent-affected poor people in the Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT), says a press release. Head of ECHO mission David Hill visited the WFP's food distribution sites in the hilly areas.
Government's measures to tame food inflation are working 13 essential food items register significant decline Prices of pulses drop 2.5 per cent in the last 8 weeks NEW DELHI: Even as the inflation at more than 11.5 per cent has touched 13-year high, eight commodities, accounting for 40 per cent of the food basket in the wholesale price index, have recorded an average decline of 1.2 per cent in their prices over the last two months, according to an Assocham Eco Pulse (AEP) study.
The Assam Chamber of Commerce (ACC) has asked the government not to hold the traders responsible for the price rise to save their own skin. The trade body observed a dharna at Jail Road in Fancy Bazar to protest against price rise and to oppose the entry of big corporate houses in the retail trade. The traders are going to submit a memorandum to the Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi regarding their demands. A memorandum has already been submitted to the State Commerce Minister a few weeks back.
Mohali district police, in conjunction with the district health department, raided a manufacturing unit in Industrial Area, Phase VII on Tuesday. They were allegedly making spurious food products. The police have arrested Kishan Chand Bansal, his son Sonu Bansal and their employee Suresh Kumar on charges of cheating, criminal conspiracy and offences punishable under the Sections 420 and 120-B of the IPC and Section 16/1/A of the Prevention of Food Product Adulteration and Trade Act. The accused have been remanded in police custody for two days.
Asit Ranjan Mishra / New Delhi July 10, 2008, 0:39 IST Meet to review central schemes on agriculture, health. The government intends to convene a special meeting of the National Development Council (NDC) sometime in August. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has asked the Planning Commission to prepare for the meeting, which is primarily aimed at reviewing the progress of centrally-sponsored schemes in the agriculture and health sectors.
SAPPORO (Japan): Leaders of China, Brazil, India, Mexico and South Africa
Patrick Wintour and Patrick Barkham As the food crisis began to bite, the rumblings of discontent grew louder. Finally, after a day of discussing food shortages and soaring prices, the famished stomachs of the G8 leaders could bear it no longer.
London July 7: British Prime Minister Gordon Brown, who arrived in Japan on Monday to attend the G8 Summit, has urged Britons to stop wasting food.
In his latest pre-poll bonanza for the poor, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has decided to provide 25 kg of rice a month to all the families living Below the Poverty Line (BPL) at Rs 2 per kg.
There is no proper implementation of schemes for people's welfare as announced by the government. As a result several problems are raising their head. This year there has been a record purchase of wheat at the mandis on support price. However, the farmers who could not sell their wheat in the mandis had to sell the same to the cooperative societies. But, they could not get payment as yet. Dozens of farmers of Charkheda, Timarni are experiencing trouble. These farmers had sold 2 thousand quintal wheat at support price to a registered cooperative firm.