Jalandhar: With the approval of the new fertiliser policy, which replaces product-based subsidy with nutrition- based subsidy, by the Union Government there will be an immediate burden of Rs 170 crore on Punjab
This report aims at providing a better understanding of how food security indicators can be used for policy-making and planning. It also looks at ways in which statistics can be used to improve the reliability
Industry Comes Up With Policy Putting Onus On Student; Experts Not Sure If It’s Feasible A Delhi high court panel to look into dietary habits of school-going children is split on the question of banning sale of junk food in and around educational institutions.
In the 1950s and 1960s, the Republic of Korea was one of the poorest and least developed countries in the world. Deforestation had stripped the country of half its forest cover, contributing to severe
Following norms about nutrition for the poor does not require policy to go overboard. This point has been echoed by the Tendulkar Committee
From 48 In 2009 To 44 In 2010, Fall Is Of 4 Points Gandhinagar: In a positive development for a state which is under fire for poor nutrition levels and high child morbidity, Gujarat’s Infant Mortality
The targeted public distribution system, intended to provide subsidised food to poor households, is the largest welfare programme in India, with a budget corresponding to about 1% of the net national product.
The Asia-Pacific region has made great strides in reducing poverty and is moving fast towards other development goals, but levels of hunger, and child and maternal mortality are still high, according to
Alliance with UNICEF in question even though the Ministry of Women and Child Development is yet to take a decision on the conflict of interest between public-private partnerships and government policies, the ministry has launched a five-year programme on child welfare in collaboration with unicef in seven states. unicef, which often implements child nutrition programmes in India,
Limited research has been done on the relationships between childhood factors and adult physical health related quality of life, with the underlying pathways not fully elucidated. Data from 2292 participants
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
The quality of implementation of the National Rural Health Mission in a number of states has transformed the public healthcare system considerably. Learning from these improvements which have focused on
Lactobacillus rhamnosus CRL1505 (Lr) administered during the repletion of immunocompromised-malnourished mice improves the resistance against intestinal and respiratory infections. This effect is associated
<p><span id="itro1">This new report published by World Bank examines how rapid increases in food prices impact poverty, hunger, and general progress toward the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).</span></p>
The call for conservation of agro-biodiversity and bringing under-utilised crops to the mainstream to ensure food and nutrition security received a resounding response from the participants at a
<p>Vitamin D deficiency prevails in epidemic proportions all over the Indian subcontinent, with a prevalence of 70%–100% in the general population. In India, widely consumed food items such as dairy
They aim to benefit pregnant women and the young. The programme for young and adolescent girls integrates two existing schemes
Experts here treating Tuberculosis (TB) have contested the high-cure rate claimed by the civic administration and says the city lacks modern machinery to properly diagnose and treat patients. Surgeries,
More intense heat waves due to global warming could diminish wheat crop yields around the world through premature ageing, according to a study published recently in Nature Climate Change. Current projections based on computer models underestimate the extent to which hotter weather in the future will accelerate this process, the researchers warned.
Sri Lankan Ministry of Healthcare and Nutrition, held a Health Summit in the North Western Province yesterday as a pilot project to develop the local health sector. The summit on Sri Lanka's health
