Eco India: One step forward towards solving the problems of food waste, hunger and malnutrition

Every week, Eco India brings you stories that inspire to build a cleaner, greener and better tomorrow. Our top story this week contextualises the problem of food waste in India, and looks at Feeding India, an organisation that collect excess food from restaurants, wedding receptions and corporate canteens, which would most likely be thrown away, and distribute it among those who can’t afford a healthy meal.
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Executive Producer: Sannuta Raghu
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[@4647540]

These peoples are truly making a positive change.

[@himanshu-im6ts]

This should be trending #feeding_india and not the salman Khan movies trailer

[@adityajaiswal2696]

Yes

[@mrigangabarman2962]

Salman ma ka lauda

[@hareemamir8995]

Himanshu ...agree with you

[@swizzletov5712]

I agree brother.... These are the real heroes...

[@nitishsingh8679]

How many people have you shared this with

[@AGknowStick]

I bow down to the efforts of these social warriors. 🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@kumarnavneet8968]

Don't bow down... be a part of their initiative and help them. Probably, by setting up a happy fridge in your locality!!

[@JajaborMusic]

God bless these people, give them more power to continue their work.

[@basavarajsajjan4510]

Sensible initiative, especially the last part of coming up with an app which gives away an extra food to be picked up and distributed to needy people!!

[@mirrorflame1988]

This is great. Hunger, thirst and malnutrition should be eliminated immediately. I am truly happy to see such good changes! Keep it up! Keep growing! For a hunger free world!

[@leesteal4458]

That little boy in the orange shirt, at the front of the line, in the thumb nail is the reason I clicked in this video. He is so adorable. We should protect these angels. Is it possible that children might literally be angels?

[@overthemoonflorist9135]

yeah same

[@mechengineer8312]

Yes. It is. But just feeding people daily don't change anything. Dependency is New World challenge. They are doing great socially india is very sick, I had completed my engineering and master but still no job is there, my parents are taken loan for education and past 2 year i am at home. Gov is not helping common man that us true. Even in such condition i am paying 1500 for Gate exam, 500 for railway exam etc etc, when this is Gov organisation in last its own by public, then why they take fees ?

[@overthemoonflorist9135]

@@mechengineer8312 true ...even after paying so much for such competitive exams we dont succeed. one of my friends friend succeeded at SBI PO....but he got rejected at 3rd round interview . He was very poor and had no finance for Studies..so he gave competitive exams and used to borrow books from friends to study. Its shame what is actually happening around us.

[@atulkumar-pk8dk]

You guys are the true champions of human society, thanks eco india for showing such wonderful initiative

[@afiyasalah8113]

'Hunger Heroes' -The Real Indian Heroes..!!Hatsoff to the team👏👏 🤚Support to Feeding India initiative🤝

[@gowthamanjaiganesh3210]

Hats off to everyone working in this organization. Please don't give up this initiative at any point. The central govt and various other state govts should try to support these organizations.

[@rapthaduchandra1113]

These people are more responsible than elacted governments in this country.

[@krishnarajan3795]

Kudos to the pioneers of 'FI'. Nothing is more valuable~ more joyful&more meaningful than this Great act of Feeding the poor the hungry&needy. I hail you all whole heartedly with lots of respect&love for this Great Great Vision& initiative. Love you All Dear Friends..🌷🌷🌷🌹🌹🌹🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@fighterspirit7358]

Great work feeding India,Kudos to whole team

[@debabratadas9913]

Wowwww..... They are creating a huge impact to those who try to show by their richness rather than thinking about wasting foods. People talk about Pakistan and economy. But what would happen if you earn 100 rupees and waste 60 rupees. So, they are doing very Noble work.

[@mr.sunitbiswas5953]

I ensure you that "I always try my best to reduce waste and I know that you also can , just pledge from now,"I will never let anyone waste food and water. Hit like if agree 👍 and comment if you decide to take this pledge do so🙏

[@swapnajeet_mohanta]

From where did you get all these contents I used to watch KZbin all day but my Sunday is different because of you.

[@livelifewithmomo6585]

swapnajeet mohanta Exactly

[@NirodhaSriLankan]

Great salute for heroes..!💝 May India become a country with zero malnourished people Wishes from 🇱🇰 Theruwan Saranai🙏 🌸Sabbe saththa bawanthu sukithaththa

[@dineshgudla3735]

A great initiative..Salute you team Feeding India

[@himanshu-im6ts]

I had experienced hunger once and i think everyone should do it for 24 to 30 hours and then you will surely appreciate these people. A human with empty stomach becomes a monster and if you feed them then we are going to have so many productive people around

[@sagek7949]

himanshu gupta you are right. It is very easy to judge others . Had we faced their circumstances we could have done worse. Even if you do nothing to help them , we must be aware and sensitive about their pain.

[@himanshu-im6ts]

@@sagek7949 true but also their should be some laws to restrict population growth . Otherwise such charities would incentivize the population boom

[@Drawwithautomotive]

@@himanshu-im6ts Best ways to reduce population growth can be to 1. Make people, students and others aware of how a large growth in population can be detrimental to the nation. 2. All religious communities should allow contraceptives. 3. People and the society should normalise contraceptives. 3. Ban baby bonus. 4. Increase adoption of children. 5. Having one child is great and having 2 children is enough. 6. Educate women.

[@nidhisingh9612]

Tremendous job... These organizations must be awarded for addressing such a big challenge of hunger and starvation in the country like ours...

[@KundanKumar-wd5gp]

Good gob by feeding india and good gob by eco india also who is trying to show us good initiatives taken in our country like satyamev jayate

[@jeesmarydcruz7998]

God bless them❤️...they should expand more and feed a lot of hunger people in need ..I wish if they had a chain nearby my residency so I can too volunteer to this cause ❤️

[@ZephyrBreeze01]

It's so good to see that some people are still working on real problems..!!

[@adityaaryan205]

These people should target food wastage in marriages and other such parties particularly.

[@eros4570]

Thank you. Marriage ceremonies waste sooo much food.

[@aniruddhakaryekar2390]

मैरेज पार्ट्या बंद करा ।

[@itsdunj]

"Think twice before wasting food"

[@Ankushdas2001]

I won't even think once about wasting food

[@rachita6693]

It's sad to see the amount of food that goes to waste in school amd college canteens too.. You would think people getting educated about all this would be more aware.

[@riteshbhatt9476]

What a better way to start your day than watching Scroll.in

[@sudhachinni]

Exactly..

[@sreeragvs3660]

Feeling happy to realize that Indian youth is concerned about how others live and find ways to help them.

[@hiranath1699]

Wow 😲 he is a true hero. Most of people can’t think beyond earning money, but this guy is giving a meaning to his life.

[@naomihegui6403]

God bless your good work sir and your team.

[@ayeshasultana8680]

Soooo happy to see all this happening in our country

[@junebhattacharjee9669]

Lots of love regards to the organisation that is providing food for the hungry Great Errand

[@ruralnepalfun3422]

Such a wonderful idea n work salute to the feeding India 🇮🇳

[@Majjaa-ni-life]

Really amazing work done by u guys god bless you ❣️❣️

[@goldenkumar5407]

You guys are really working good for nation, God bless you

[@seemanair3833]

Superb work brothers. Hat's off to you all. God bless you 🙏❤️

[@gopalkrishnakumar541]

This is what the society needs.. ❤️❤️🙌🙌

[@nithyamadhu]

❤️❤️ this idea. Thank you feeding India! I am reminded of how helpless I felt when I saw food at my own engagement go waste, cause most guests ended up fasting.

[@chrisroberts5562]

You are heroes. So inspiring watching your work.

[@danksbrother]

This restored my faith in humanity 😭♥️

[@nidhipatidar227]

I loved this video guys, You all are doing amazing amazing work. In years to come if I can contribute even a bit of what you're doing for society, my life will be a success. All the best and Please Keep going on, India needs alot more people like you!!!

[@dollyteotia3848]

Wow... Salute for your thinking, initiatives, staff, and humanity.. A great slap & a Lesson for those people and politicians who always speak about nationalism but doing nothing for basic issue in our country... Great job guys, God always blessed you. 🙏🙏🙏

[@cubu100able]

The change lies within our self,way to go Feed India.

[@swatisonawane1192]

Thanks. Thank you so much for this . I really feel so touch and really wanted to participate in that kind of initiative thank you please continue your series it's work as a eye-opener

[@pulz1191]

Wow! Great work!! Cold chains is definitely a huge problem. These problems are generally addressed when someone can make money out of it and create win-win situations. Hello Entrepreneurs!! Excited about your mobile app. My relatives don't like to hand out money and overburden me with sweets. Will definitely give them to you when app comes out. (Just one concern is that if you could make sure the food I send to you isn't taken up by someone else who doesn't actually need it) Finally, Very few are able to have social work in their mind to succeed. But the paradox is that when an organisation works with volunteers....the efficiency levels are way higher than corporate guys. GREAT LEADERSHIP. WHERE WE HAVE ALWAYS THOUGHT THAT WE ARE NOT ENOUGH, SOMEONE WITH RESOURCES CAN ONLY DO IT, THERE WILL BE TOO MANY HURDLES FOR US TO PULL IT OFF..... YOU HAVE SET AN EXAMPLE!!! THAT'S LEADERSHIP. EVERYONE KNEW OF THIS, AND HAS BEEN SHOWN IN MOVIES AS WELL.....BUT EVERYONE HAS THOGHT THAT SOMEONE WILL TAKE CARE OF IT. YOU TOOK THE LEADERSHIP!!! PROUD OF YOU!! AND IM SURE YOU HAVE INSPIRED MANY MORE TO JOIN YOU, SET THEMSELVES ON A PATH OF SERVICE.

[@kishanky1352]

9:27 Good to see a Bollywood celebrity like Vicky Kaushal taking time to be a part of such a great initiative. Very inspirational

[@Varun-uv4li]

😂😂

[@hareemamir8995]

Love you guys...for doing good to humanity

[@saurav0777]

This should become the people movement in each city and town .. Good job guys.

[@deepub6930]

Bow down to your work🙏

[@MaheshKumar-wm7qx]

you (scroll.in) acts like a mirror for the society. Thanks for realizing the actual problems which are existed in our country, and I also wants to thank FEED INDIA for their noble initiative. Every time I watch all your, I become emotional. That is a great plus point for scroll.in. Thanks again.

[@navyareddy625]

The difference of their thoughts are so great and are in another level... Loved it😍

[@tasnimsarker4653]

This concept should be started all around the world.

[@lunakooka]

So proud of Feeding India. You are an inspiration .

[@vanshikamadhrani2533]

This people are true heros 👌👌🙏🙏🙏 I will share to this many people 👍thanks scroll.in

[@aj43469]

Great job.. this should be the number one goal every Indian should have, that no one in India should be hungry.. this message should reach everyone... Scroll n Eco India, you are doing a tremendous job bringing such inspirational stories..

[@srinidhidaripally198]

Feels very happy to know that there is such a practical and life-changing organization. Especially the people who are putting in such great efforts. I should say thank you for providing a solution to food wastage.

[@puneetchopra1993]

Salute to you people You are doing splendid job.

[@nikitajain2274]

Just wow! This is a noble cause that you guys are doing. I would love to volunteer for your organisation.

[@sanjeedakhan2835]

Desh ke asli hero .

[@mradulyadav6535]

Guys this series of yours is a little escape route for me from the negative things happening in our country. Thank you for this inspiring series ❤️

[@biswaranjansahu4640]

I will share this as much I can!!!! It's a promise!!!.i have a powerful thing is my phone which can change the world!!!

[@Fatima-qx6uw]

Salute. Without food people can't live. Plz don't waste food. Give it who need it.

[@thedoctorchants]

Ankit. You are an inspiration. Will work in your footpath very soon ..

[@adityamuragundi8409]

great work guys ! pls do good things and keep growing and feed billions of people

[@ishathakre2492]

Such people especially the founder are already inner engineered ones . So balanced personas.😀👍👍

[@vikramjayanth2289]

Hope more Indians actively participate in this effort to give food or vegetables to needy.

[@VijaySingh-lj6tw]

👍God bless these peoples.👍💐

[@shashidharas107]

Great initiative by these folks who quit their jobs for the betterment of the society ..take a bow ..you people are creating an awareness on the importance of food security in the country ...wishing you all the success for your future endeavors. Keep rocking 👍

[@pdevika3629]

God bless for ur efforts and Nobel cause.

[@kamalkishore9]

Salute to these "Hunger Hero's"

[@subhashkhetrapal5624]

Glad to be a part of it🤩

[@akc1510]

The problem always was and always will be '' reach". Its almost impossible to reach every corner of the country and cause of that ppl gonna die from hunger . It pains my heart to think ppl die from hunger in my great country . We came a long way and yet the journey just began , lets help everyone to best of our abilities.

[@sagek7949]

Jay Soulreaper yes you are right. Just do our best!

[@jadam7799]

Don't try & feed the world -Just start with feeding your community first. Lead by example. In my town in NZ, supermarkets give their foods to various charities. We also have 'Waste Not, Want Not initiative whereby surplus fruits & vegetables are dropped off to be distributed.

[@nishantbhaskaran7674]

Awesome! ,proud of Feeding India.Thank you Scroll for making a video on this ,

[@rohit4fitness]

Hunger is the biggest weakness of human,thanks to these people who are doing most important thing of the world. May god bless these angels.

[@pawarj]

God bless you Feeding India. Thank you for doing this. Best wishes and Ĺove from Toronto.

[@salsabila786]

Beautiful programme and initiative. So often big businesses are reluctant or take measures not to give excess food to those needy. However the people who are receibing the food won't hurt the enterprises but support them in advertising and these consumers are too poor to be customers, so win win situation. In the UK they have banned dumping of excess or sell by date food from supermarkets, these now go to charities or feed livestock. Together top to bottom approach, we can reduce and eliminate world hunger.

[@abhishekranabhat]

Hats off ! I too have a dream to start something like this in my country too :)

[@parks4447]

@Feeding India ,start your initiative at Nashik, people ready to volunteer here!

[@gora876]

May Krishna bless you volunteers. The amount of food wasted in the USA can feed the whole world.

[@omgadh3515]

i swear this is a really good initiative. im very happy there are such people in our country.

[@ranjitabehera9333]

I think it's a great work done by you guys.... Just keep up the spirit....

[@yashmeshram1898]

I would be Really Happy to join them as a team member..❤️❤️❤️

[@nagarajgouda3788]

Great work sir...

[@pranjalpatil3360]

This had to be one of the most amazing initiatives I have come across.

[@sumanseeman1358]

Keep working brother 🤗 Do as much as how you can do 🙏 Big Hug and Clapps for them🙂👍

[@greenpotamus]

Scroll.in, you guys are doing an incredible job by bringing out such stories. I don't know whether this would change the world, but this would surely change the mindset of people and give them hope. Hope surely changes lives, beyond our imagination.

[@roopa4950]

Thanks for doing this services and feeding needy people. we just think doing such things but you are the people who are actually it.

[@vennelavegesna9941]

Excited for the app!!!

[@caribbeanadventuregirl550]

More places need to start getting support to do these kinds of projects. Amazing stories. We only hope to grow into something that can do this!

[@simpleliving3505]

No words to say such a great work.👍👍👍👍

[@rahulanshan1371]

Your are doing an excellent job Feeding India. Hats off to you.

[@vikasyadav495]

Good work scroll for bringing out such stories. Keep doing the same. Now, is the time for behavioral change in India.

[@sakshamjain1784]

good jain mates helping people for a causing of humanity.

[@SumitKumar-bz6wv]

Millions of appreciation from my side to all you guys may god bless you all.

[@sujitthomas5262]

Dear mam you spoken the truth... We all have a myth Africa or other countries are the one which is suffering from poverty... But my life experiences I have witnessed many in India... Even in my place Mumbai.. Salute to you mam for speaking up on this matter.. Poverty and suffering is something which I hate to see in this world.. If you can't feed kids please for godsake don't make them.. Don't get me wrong iam not against making child or not supporting also.. Please don't make innocents in suffering ... That's a sin which I believe ... Whatever take care

[@shellykearney7821]

Many blessings to these wonderful Earth Angels, I pray you succeed in your goals and mission to end hungar.♡

[@wanzwanz6891]

Wow this is sooo inspiring😊

[@dpriyahembram7274]

Great work!! 😇😇😇

[@rajnisingh1861]

Wow, you are great man 🙏. India 🇮🇳 me bhi great people aap jaise. Good work...

[@arcotmanoj1449]

Wwwwoooowwwwww That's mind blowing... From million to billion ❤️❤️❤️

[@anuradhasingh7782]

They are Angels......🧚