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
Nutrition
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Pranab approves key changes in food Bill
NEW DELHI, 17 NOV: Finance minister Mr Pranab Mukherjee, the head of the Empowered Group of Ministers (EGoM) on Food, has approved key changes in the proposed National Food Security Bill and the revised
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Pesticides ‘not responsible’ for cancer
Karnal: “There is absolutely no evidence that pesticides are responsible for cancer in India, especially in the Malwa region of Punjab, Director-General, ICMR, and Secretary, Department of Health Research,
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£311m support for health sector
The United Kingdom will provide 311 million pound to Bangladesh for development in the health sector for the next five years. The assurance came when the visiting Parliamentary Under Secretary of the
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Cheese better than butter for heart health?
Doctors and nutritionists have long recommended avoiding all animal fats to trim cholesterol, but Danish researchers say cheese may not be so bad, and probably shouldn’t be placed in the same category
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Food security Bill may go to Cabinet by year end
Thiruvananthapuram The National Food Security Bill (NFSB), which would entail an expenditure of R1 lakh crore in subsidies to the exchequer, is almost ready. However, given the recent string of festivals,
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Now, BMC jumps on hygiene bandwagon
It is back to school for the staff of educational institutions in the city. The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) will teach basics of nutrition and hygiene to teachers, caterers, canteen staff
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Brazil is world champion in fighting hunger: WFP
Brazil is a world leader in the fight against hunger and its experience can be shared with other countries, visiting World Food Program chief Josette Sheeran said Monday. "As a world champion in the
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Hospitals in U.P. to have dedicated ward for Encephalitis
Criticised for not doing enough to tackle the spread of Japanese Encephalitis (JE) and Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (AES) in parts of eastern Uttar Pradesh, where hundreds of children die or are disabled
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Infant mortality up 18.5% on declining healthcare
New Delhi: The state government’s claims of better child healthcare lie exposed. Between 2009 and 2010, the infant mortality rate (children dying within the first year of birth) has increased 18.5% — from
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Resilient livelihoods: disaster risk reduction for food and nutrition security
The FAO Disaster Risk Reduction for Food and Nutrition Security Framework Programme aims to provide strategic direction to the implementation of disaster risk reduction measures in member countries across