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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9 MCD schools refuse midday meal from NGO
Nine MCD primary schools have refused to take cooked midday meals from the NGO, Mahila Adhikar Manch, due to its inferior quality. In a letter written by deputy director (education) Shahdara north
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Schools complain about food quality
The cooked mid-day meal scheme of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi has run into problems as some schools have complained about the bad quality of food being served by the NGOs. So far no quality
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Cholera report: 65 in one week
Sixty-five cholera cases were reported since last Monday taking the total number of cases this year to 368. Experts are linking the spurt in cholera cases to excessive rain this month.
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MCD takes on high and mighty in war against mosquitoes
Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU), Naval Headquarters, National Cadet Corps (NCC), Central Electricity Authority, Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited (MTNL), Amity Law Institute at RK
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'MCD school meals unhygienic'
The Leader of the Opposition in the Municipal Corporation of Delhi, Subhash Arya, alleged that the cooked meal being distributed by non-government organisations to students of about 250 municipal
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Red Cross team in State, disease alert sounded
An International Red Cross team arrived in Guwahati in response to an urgent appeal for relief while State authorities are grappling with controlling water-borne diseases spreading fast among the
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Rohini leads in cholera cases
The Capital has witnessed a sudden spurt in waterborne diseases like cholera in the past one week within the total figure till July already spiraling to 520. In the last three days alone 52 cases of
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Fighting polio
Upparhalli, a
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Wiping out the wild virus
Nine cases of polio were reported from north Karnataka in the recent times, the latest one being that of 18-month-old Basavaraj from Upparhalli village in Hospet taluk. Of the nine reported cases,
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Number of smokers on the rise
Despite increased taxes and a countrywide ban on cigarette advertisements, the number of smokers in the country has increased. This was stated in the Rajya Sabha by the Minister of State for Health