Bamboo good for health, economy: ICAR report
The "green gold" of North-east, i.e., bamboo, can not only bolster economic growth but also supplement the much-needed nutritional value in diet, experts believe. According to the ICAR project report
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GM Cows to produce human milk
UK scientists have introduced human genes into 300 cows to produce "human" milk that can help to boost the immune system of babies Scientists have for the first time created genetically modified cattle that produce milk with the same properties as human breast milk, a breakthrough that they claim will boost the nutritional value of cow milk.
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Maasai people and elephants: values and perceptions
<p>Effective wildlife conservation requires understanding and integration of cultural values and practices among communities within wildlife range areas. In Africa, elephants still roam outside protected
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Census 2011: 5 million drop in children
Census 2011 counted five million children fewer than Census 2001. The drop in the 0-6 age group from 163.8 million to 158.8 million marks a negative growth of 3.08 per cent, Registrar General of India and Census Commissioner C Chandramouli said while releasing the report.
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Draft Food Safety and Standards (Food or Health Supplement, Nutraceuticals, Food for Special Dietary uses, Food for Special Medical Purposes, Functional Foods and Novel Foods) Regulation, 2015
The FSSAI has recently issued a draft of Food Safety and Standards (Food or Health Supplements, Nutraceuticals, Foods for Special Dietary uses, Foods for Special Medical Purposes, Functional Foods, and
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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).
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States fail to lift midday meal quota
In a shocking state of affairs in the Central government
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Water, food security and human dignity: a nutrition perspective
This FAO Committee discussion paper highlights the key role of water for food security, globally and for different groups. Climate change projections suggest many regions will become drier and hotter,
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NAC Food Bill proposals short of expectation'
The Right to Food Campaign on Monday announced its decision to launch a country-wide protest against the National Advisory Council's framework for the proposed National Food Security Bill, which, they said, fell short of people's expectation of a comprehensive food security bill that addressed nutrition and livelihood issues.
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The role of urban agriculture in Kirkuk, Iraq
Kirkuk is located in the northeast of Iraq, along the Khasa River, about 250 kilometres northeast of the capital Baghdad. After the toppling of Saddam Hussein
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DoF implements big project for boosting fish production
A four-year long big project is being implemented by the department of fisheries (DoF) at 135 upazilas of 23 districts of the country. Started from July, 2010, the project is aimed at enhancing fish production in the country to meet the growing demand for the nutrition of the people through utilizing the existing water bodies of the country. Besides, the project is expected to help the local fis
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NGOs launch stir against GM bananas
Several women’s NGOs, including Women for Diversity, Guild of Services, Diverse Women for Diversity and Gene Ethics Australia, have launched a combined campaign against genetically-engineered (GMO) bananas. Dr Vandana Shiva has questioned why India should finance the Queensland University of Technology (QUT) in Australia to develop GMO bananas when research in this area has already been done by the a team from the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (Barc).
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Govt-WB sign two new project agreements
The government and World Bank today signed two new project agreements with a combined value of $77.6 million. “Strengthening climate resilience, building adaptive capacity and improving food and nutrition
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Government not to recall Saloni project
Dismissing media reports on school girls in Barabanki falling sick after given deworming tablets, mission director, National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) Rajiv Kapoor said that the government had no intention to recall the Saloni
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Cabinet to clear Attappadi package
A package for Attappadi tribal hamlets is likely to take a final shape in Wednesday’s cabinet meeting, after several deaths due to malnutrition were reported from the area. The package would be finalized
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Is society living with hunger in Madhya Pradesh
Money is increasing but food plate is becoming empty in Indian States!! At least latest trends of food consumption patterns are scathing new pictures of Chronic Hunger in one of the India
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Regional dialogue on renewed policy action for the poorest and hungry in South Asia
Despite rapid income growth, South Asia has lagged behind the rest of Asia in reducing poverty and hunger. South Asia accounts for more than two-fifths of the world
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Disaster recovery: a focus on good practices - UN tsunami response - India
This report captures a number of the good practices that emerged during the UN tsunami response in South India. The document represents part of the efforts to build and develop the UN
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Global Multidimensional Poverty Index 2015
The Global Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) is an index of acute multidimensional poverty that covers over 100 developing countries. It assesses the nature and intensity of poverty, by directly measuring
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How nutrition and tuberculosis are linked
In spite of the dramatic advances made in health care in the past decades, it is hard to believe that tuberculosis (TB) kills three people every two minutes in India. Mycobacterium tuberculosis is one of the oldest infectious agents known to mankind.