First food: business of taste
Good Food is First Food. It is not junk food. It is the food that connects nature and nutrition with livelihoods. This food is good for our health; it comes from the rich biodiversity of our regions; it
Health
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Two-child norm Bill for MPs, MLAs?
The Centre is all set to revive the controversial two child norm Bill for MPs and MLAs in the coming session of Parliament. The Bill, first introduced in the Rajya Sabha in 1992, is pending a
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Vaccination stopped in Sialkot
The Sialkot district (Pakistan) government ordered immediate suspension of vaccination to children in the district after the death of two infants due to the use of expired vaccine by a health
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Karachi, Kotri getting polluted water
The Kotri Association of Trade and Industry has made no serious efforts to establish a plant to treat effluent of industrial units with the result the people of Kotri and different parts of Karachi
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Plan for biological control of vectors
In the backdrop of the recent epidemic outbreak which claimed nearly 150 lives in Kerala and the threat of another outbreak in the coming months, the Health Directorate has planned biological control
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Solutions on hand
Arsenic in groundwater in West Bengal has generated a bonanza of theories and lucrative project formulations. Many earth scientists are proponents of its
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Dengue cases on the rise in State
In a span of around ten days, Goa has recorded more cases of dengue fever than in the eleven years from 1990 to 2001, including its first ever death. With one more case of dengue detected, the
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Govt survey on wells kicks up a row
A row has erupted over the exact number of drinking water wells, including abandoned ones, in Salcete in Goa. While though it's a known fact that most houses in the taluka do have a provision for
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Campaign to check dengue
To check the further spread of dengue fever, the Municipal Corporation of Delhi has decided to use fire-tenders for anti-larval spray across the city from Thursday. Meanwhile, 16 new cases of dengue
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New therapy at VIMHANS
Chiropractic therapy, a non-invasive, non-surgical therapy for the successful management of the orthoneuro-musculo-skeletal disorders, has been introduced in the country at the Vidya Sagar Institute
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Experts look for better diabetes cure
The 31st annual conference of the Research Society for the Study of Diabetes in India (RSSDI) being held in Jaipur from October 10 to 12 will deliberate on various aspects of diabetes and evaluate