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15 Nov 2024

Countries That Waste Most Food ! Check India's Rank On The List

Food waste is a critical issue impacting both the environment and global food security. Every year, millions of tons of edible food end up in landfills, contributing to greenhouse gas emissions, resource wastage, and financial loss. Despite ongoing efforts to reduce waste, some countries still rank high in food wastage due to various cultural, economic, and logistical factors.

23 Dec 2022

DNA: The 'epidemic' of 'food wastage' is more dangerous than Corona

Every year about 7 thousand crore kg of food is wasted in the families of India. This happens in a country where 19 crore people are forced to sleep hungry. For this, the government has now decided that children will be taught lessons in schools to prevent the wastage of food.

27 Sep 2022

DNA: Why is bad habit of wasting food not ending?

Two days from now, on 29th September, the whole world will celebrate International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste. On this day, people will be made aware to stop the wastage of food and drink and this awareness campaign has been going for the past 3 years. But alas, people have a bad habit of leaving food on their plate and this habit is not ending anytime soon.

09 Jun 2022

Harsh Goenka urges netizens to do ‘something’ about food wastage

Goenka urged in his post for action against the wastage of food. His tweet is now doing rounds on Twitter. He pointed out that food discarded by producers, retailers and consumers is a major issue.

05 Mar 2021

Every year 50 kg of food is wasted in India

Every year millions of tonnes of food are wasted in the country, 50 kg/person kg food is wasted in India. The report released by the United Nations has revealed shocking figures about food wastage. See this report.

15 Feb 2018

Want to avoid food wastage? Eat at home, suggests study

The new study, published in the journal PLOS ONE, is the first of its kind to follow adult eaters through their normal day-to-day eating patterns.

24 Oct 2017

Despite deaths due to hunger, half of India's fruits and vegetables go to waste: Study

The study estimated that the cold chain market in India valued at $167.24 billion in 2016 was projected to reach $234.49 billion by 2020.

15 May 2017

Nearly 40% of food in US goes waste: Study

Huge quantities of nutritious foods end up in landfills instead of meeting Americans' dietary needs," said lead author Marie Spiker, from the Johns Hopkins University in the US.

12 Apr 2017

Tackling food wastage: Govt wants restaurants to specify portion size of meals

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14 Nov 2016

Wasting food is akin to being 'carbon criminal': Anil Madhav Dave

Wasting food is akin to being a "carbon criminal", Environment Minister Anil Madhav Dave said on Monday while calling for making a lifestyle of minimum carbon footprint a movement of the future.

31 Mar 2016

Novel 3D imaging may help curb food wastage

The method called Ptychographic X-ray computed tomography may help gain detailed knowledge of the structure of complex food systems, researchers said.

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