In 2022 there were 1.05 billion tonnes of food waste generated (including inedible parts), amounting to 132 kg per capita and nearly one-fifth of all food available to consumers.
Ceasefires are a uniquely complicated tool in armed conflict. This is because they exist at the intersection of war, law and politics. Political scientist Cindy Wittke has suggested that attempts to define what a ceasefire is and what it entails will ultimately reveal a “lack of fit” with international law.
The outer calm of many remote villages and hamlets can be deceptive. So much may be happening, good and bad, hopeful and tragic, beneath the surface calm, if only one cares to observe a bit more beyond the ‘all is well’ routine talk.
India recent economic indicators paint a mixed picture, marked by a noteworthy reduction in the current account deficit (CAD) alongside persistent challenges in the trade balance.
Air Chief Marshal V R Chaudhari on Wednesday said that "Balakot-like operations" in which Indian planes raided terrorist camps in Pakistan in February 2019 have shown that given political will, aerospace power can be effectively carried out beyond 'enemy' lines.
Swami Smaranananda Maharaj, president of Ramakrishna Math and Ramakrishna Mission, died in Kolkata at the age of 95 due to age-related ailments on Tuesday night, the mission said in a statement.
RLP General Secretary Manish Choudhary announced Beniwal's name for this seat which will go on voting on April 26 in Rajasthan.
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Sunday announced the list of 14 candidates who will be contesting for the 32 seats in the Sikkim Legislative Assembly.
Trinamul Congress candidate from Cooch Behar, Jagadish Chandra Barma Basunia filed his nomination papers today.
The delegation included party MP Mala Roy, state ministers Chandrima Bhattacharya, Dr Shashi Panja, Bratya Basu, Nadimul Haque, party’s MP Kunal Ghosh, Vasundhara Goswami among others.
The BJP, today, issued a show-cause notice to the party candidate from Burdwan Durgapur constituency, Dilip Ghosh for his derogatory comments on chief minister Mamata Banerjee.
The Serampore Lok Sabha BJP candidate Kabir Shankar Bose is confident of giving a tough fight to three-time Serampore MP Kalyan Banerjee.
Dolyatra, or Holi, is one of the biggest Hindu festivals in Bengal. The festival is not only a mere religious festival but also an event that influenced Bengal’s social, cultural and political chronology. Here are some little-known anecdotes about Bengal during this time.
Across cultures and time, flowers have been imbued with symbolic meanings and emotions. From timeless poems like William Blake's Ah! Sunflower to contemporary songs like Miley Cyrus' Flowers and Rabindranath Tagore's Phule Phule Dhole Dhole, flowers have captured our imaginations and hearts.
Holi is not merely a festival of colours but also a celebration of freedom. You are no longer hemmed in by the cold, and you don’t feel the urge to tuck yourself inside a furry pullover.
When it comes to reminiscing about the memories of Holi, apart from shedding tears to melt and manipulate our parents into getting the biggest possible pichkari (water gun), hunting for old clothes the day before was part and parcel of celebrating the festival of colours.
The Israel government is bracing for a final operation in the Rafah region in Gaza bordering Egypt where it believes that most of the Israeli hostages and their handlers are.
Sri Lanka pace bowler Kasun Rajitha has been ruled out of the second Test against Bangladesh, scheduled to commence on March 30.
Star Indian shuttler PV Sindhu advanced to the second round of the Madrid Spain Masters with an emphatic straight-game victory over Canada's Wen Yu Zhang.
Kamal Kishore, the head of India's National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), has been appointed UN Assistant Secretary-General with the disaster risk reduction portfolio.
The 24 startups, which were part of the two previous Atoms cohorts, have raised over $200 million in funding since the launch of the programme, the VC firm said in a statement.
The Adani family, the promoter of the Ambuja Cements, has infused Rs 6,661 crore into the cement company raising their stake in the company by 3.6% to 66.7%.
Only 4 per cent of organisations in India have the "mature" level of readiness needed to be resilient against modern cybersecurity risks, a new report showed on Thursday.
It will create 2,000 direct and 5,000 indirect employment opportunities.
Best known for his Punjabi films 'Anhe Ghore Da Daan' and 'Chauthi Koot' which premiered at Venice and Cannes Film Festivals respectively, filmmaker Gurvinder Singh is all set to make a web series on revolutionary Bhagat Singh.
Actor Naveen Chandra discusses his intense experience portraying Inspector Rishi in the upcoming horror thriller series. Get insights into the spine-chilling world of 'Inspector Rishi'.
Renowned composer AR Rahman discusses plans to establish a Broadway-style theater in Chennai and teases a musical project for a London director.
KJo said that the film is a “blockbuster in loading”, and will break all records once it releases on the big screen.
Shubhankar Sharma calls the DLF Golf and Country Club his second home and like many other Indian golfers, he calls the Indian Open as the ‘fifth’ Major for his fellow Indians.
It’s not 50-over cricket, in fact it’s a score notched up from 120 legal balls as Sunrisers Hyderabad batters unleashed carnage against Mumbai Indians to post a mammoth 277 for 3, the highest total in Indian Premier League (IPL) history, and the third-highest total in all men’s T20s across the globe.
Sizzling half-centuries from Heinrich Klassen, Abhishek Sharma and Travis Head helped Sunrisers Hyderabad beat Mumbai Indians by 31 runs in a six-hitting run-fest in the Indian Premier League (IPL) at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium on Wednesday.
They aggregated 37-under and were three better than the team lead by Romain Langasque.
Despite the serious objections from the state higher education department the authorities of the Kazi Nazrul University in Asansol are going forward with its upcoming convocation ceremony in which Governor C.V.Ananda Bose will participate.
The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kharagpur has unveiled a comprehensive array of initiatives under its pioneering AI4ICPS (artificial intelligence…
In a significant stride towards fostering innovation and technological advancement, the Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur (IIT Kharagpur) and the Indian Navy have inked a (MoU) at the naval headquarters, New Delhi.
This torch march started from Ganga Dhaba of JNU to the Chandrabhaga hostel.
Billionaire Elon Musk on Thursday said that X users who have 2,500 verified subscriber followers will get Premium features for free.
British researchers have developed a novel artificial intelligence (AI) tool that can predict a person's risk of a lethal heart rhythm with 80 per cent accuracy.
The 24 startups, which were part of the two previous Atoms cohorts, have raised over $200 million in funding since the launch of the programme, the VC firm said in a statement.
The Adani family, the promoter of the Ambuja Cements, has infused Rs 6,661 crore into the cement company raising their stake in the company by 3.6% to 66.7%.
Only 4 per cent of organisations in India have the "mature" level of readiness needed to be resilient against modern cybersecurity risks, a new report showed on Thursday.
The lawyers expressed 'deepest concern' about the actions of a ''vested interest group'' which they alleged was ''trying to pressure the judiciary, influence judicial process and defame…courts on the basis of frivolous logic and stale political agendas''.
It will create 2,000 direct and 5,000 indirect employment opportunities.
The BSE Sensex on Thursday was trading at 73,755 points, up by 758 points or 1.04 per cent, led by gains in the financial stocks.
Best known for his Punjabi films 'Anhe Ghore Da Daan' and 'Chauthi Koot' which premiered at Venice and Cannes Film Festivals respectively, filmmaker Gurvinder Singh is all set to make a web series on revolutionary Bhagat Singh.
Actor Naveen Chandra discusses his intense experience portraying Inspector Rishi in the upcoming horror thriller series. Get insights into the spine-chilling world of 'Inspector Rishi'.