Bhubaneswar, Aug. 28 -- The Odisha government has directed all government and non-government aided colleges to reduce the use of cooking oil and avoid 'puris', 'vadas' and 'bondas' for breakfast in canteens.

The world has been facing repeated supply chain disruptions and crises since the Covid pandemic, Higher Education Department Deputy Secretary Ramesh Chandra Behera said in a letter issued on Friday.

The conflict in Ukraine also resulted in supply-side issues of food, fertiliser and fuel. The recent conflict in Iran has further exacerbated this food, fuel and fertiliser crisis, as per the letter.

"No country in the world is immune to the economic impact of the crisis," he said in the letter,

Many countries have taken various measur...