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>
Food Supply
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NREG, PDS & nutritional deprivation
ITH spiralling food price inflation and sluggish employment growth in both rural and urban areas, the spectre of hunger and nutritional deprivation looms large for millions of households.
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Wheat prices dip on extra PDS allocation
WHEAT prices started showing a downward movement on Thursday after an Empowered Group of Ministers (EGoM), headed by finance minister Pranab Mukherjee, okayed the release of an additional 30 lakh tonnes of wheat and rice for the poor, over and above the current PDS allocation, for the next six months.
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MP endorses CMs appeal for food security
Dibang Valley reeling under nature
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Food forum punches holes in child scheme
- Joint body of social activists & NGOs decides to keep tab on anganwadi centres Ranchi, May 5: There are large-scale irregularities in implementation of Integrated Child Development Scheme (ICDS) in Jharkhand, Right to Food Campaign
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Centre allows export of wheat products for a year
Gargi Parsai NEW DELHI: The Centre will allocate additional quantities of wheat and rice for ration card holders at rates lower than the minimum support price (MSP), but higher that the issue price, under the public distribution system. The allocations would be made from June.
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Rajasthan move a violation of Supreme Court order
JAIPUR: Human rights groups have challenged the Rajasthan Government's latest initiative to provide wheat at the rate of Rs.2 per kg to the 27 lakh-strong BPL families in the State pointing out that there is a catch in the move
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Ensure long run for food coupons
SHANTO GHOSH Principal Economist, Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu India
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Subsidised grain unlikely for better-off in revamped PDS
Govt To Save Rs 8,000 Cr In Subsidy Bill Under Proposed
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Food subsidy bill likely to rise by Rs 6,000 cr in FY11
THE government will need to shell out Rs 6,000 crore more in food subsidy to support poor families under the proposed Food Security Act due to the revised estimate of the number of poor families in the country.
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Bitter truth: Sugar goes missing from PDS shops
At Rs 34 a kg, sugar is bitter for some 29 lakh BPL families who haven