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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CAG report points at gross irregularities in UP's Mid-day meal scheme
The implementation of the nutrition support to Primary Education Scheme, popularly known as mid-day meal (MDM), is far from satisfactory in Uttar Pradesh.
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Soil nutrient map on the anvil
The state government will soon come up with a comprehensive soil nutrient map that will have details of the various types of soil found in the state. The map is expected to be complete by September this year.
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Rich spend less on healthy food
Mahendra Kumar Singh | TNN New Delhi: India
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Poverty, undernutrition and vulnerability in rural India: public works versus food subsidy
This paper analyses the effects of access to Rural Public Works (RPW) and the Public Distribution System (PDS), a public food subsidy programme, on consumption poverty, vulnerability and undernutrition in India drawing, on the large household datasets constructed with National Sample Survey (NSS) data, 50th round in 1993-1994 and 61st round in 2004-2005.
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Poverty, undernutrition and vulnerability in rural India: public works versus food subsidy
This paper analyses the effects of access to Rural Public Works (RPW) and the Public Distribution System (PDS), a public food subsidy programme, on consumption poverty, vulnerability and undernutrition in India.
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India state hunger index: comparisons of hunger across states
India State Hunger Index 2008 by IFPRI highlights the continued overall severity of the hunger situation in India, while revealing the variation in hunger across states within India.
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South Asian diets and insulin resistance
A role of dietary nutrients in relation to insulin resistance has been suggested but conclusive evidence in human beings is lacking. Asian Indians and South Asians are prone to develop insulin resistance
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Eat your oranges
Multipurpose vitamin C also fights arsenic FROM common cold to cancer, the role of vitamin C in combating diseases has long been hailed. Recent research has shown that it can also alleviate arsenic-induced toxic effects. People living in high-risk arsenic contaminated areas can now use the cheap and easily available vitamin C (also known as ascorbic acid) as a dietary supplement.
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Pink of health
A Garhwali radish, small and round and pink, is just what the doctor ordered Many people are familiar with white radish. But it also comes in black, red, purple, rose and lavender. The round, pink variety is a traditional winter vegetable in the Garhwal region, where it is known as mula, meaning root. Before the popular white radish was the small round mula. There are references that radish
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Take steps to implement NREGS
Taluk Panchayat President Nagesh Kundalpady instructed the nodal officers to take measures for the quick implementation of projects undertaken through the National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (NREGS).