AIDS leaves 15m orphans worldwide
The AIDS epidemic has robbed 15 million children of one or both parents and reversed a trend toward fewer orphans driven by better health and nutrition, a United Nations report said. With HIV
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Closing yield gaps: How sustainable can we be?
Global food production needs to be increased by 60–110% between 2005 and 2050 to meet growing food and feed demand. Intensification and/or expansion of agriculture are the two main options available to
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Inflation forces states to cut food scheme for kids
New Delhi: Rising food prices has hit the government
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Pulse Pharma plans therapeutic nutrition unit
Pulse Pharmaceuticals Pvt Ltd, the city-based Rs 12-crore company, is expanding its manufacturing capacities by setting up a new facility in therapeutic nutrition in Himachal Pradesh. Announcing this
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India, US sign pact for agri-biotech research
In order to improve productivity and nutritional quality of agricultural produce, India and the US have signed a five-year agreement in the area of agri-biotech research. A letter of intent was
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Dont smell a rat
Eat it! HOW about rat burgers, rat tail pasta or baby rat keema for dinner? It may become a reality in Bihar if the state government pursues its latest obsession with rats. The state plans to promote rat meat as a source of protein that
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Leaves of memory
Rise and fall of common jute Jute leaves dwell in memory. Jute was what people lived off, it was what they ate, in a land where there were many rivers and canals, in places with different names
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Vague rules mean animals suffer in EU zoosNGOs
Tens of thousands of animals throughout Europe are kept in cruel conditions because zoos fail to apply EU rules on standards of care and the laws themselves are unclear, an animal welfare coalition said on Wednesday.
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A platter of blather
The debate over food security is becoming an exercise in callow dissimulation, where we devote our energies to ensure that food security remains a mirage. The core objective should be simple. It is a scandal that after two decades of high growth, India still does not make adequate nutrition available to large sections of the population.
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Plan to bring more lands under diversified crop farming
The government is going desperate to bring more lands under diversified crop farming, even by cutting out from paddies, to ensure balanced nutrition for the rising population. The indication emerge
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NHRC notices to civic bodies on midday meal
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has issued notices to the Chief Secretary, Delhi Government and Commissioners of three Municipal Corporations of the city on the allegations made in a media
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Health sector gets US$ 200mn World Bank boost
The World Bank on Wednesday (27) approved a concessionary loan of US$ 200 million, at an interest rate of 1.25 percent, to Sri Lanka for the Health Sector Development Project to help the government upgrade
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WB gives $ 200 m for health sector services
The World Bank approved yesterday a concessionary loan of US $ 200 million to Sri Lanka for the Second Health Sector Development Project (SHSDP) to help the Sri Lankan government to upgrade the standards
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Indian girls not below boys in health standards
Girls in India do not suffer from lower nutritional and health standards compared to boys even though they are discriminated against, says a study. The study, being published in the forthcoming issue
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China to increase efforts to alleviate poverty
China will allocate more funds to lift its rural population out of poverty this year, with efforts focused on making education more accessible for the poor, said a top poverty relief official. "Although
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Factory farming in Asia: assessing investment risks
The use of antibiotics in factory farms in Asia is set to more than double in just over a decade, with potentially damaging effects on antibiotic resistance around the world. Factory farming of poultry
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Connecting global priorities: biodiversity and human health- a state of knowledge review
Healthy communities rely on well-functioning ecosystems. They provide clean air, fresh water, medicines and food security. They also limit disease and stabilize the climate. But biodiversity loss is happening
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Social audit of midday meal scheme in AP
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Against the grain
Market-dependent urban food practices are swallowing up indigenous food habits Tribal elder Nabbu Supari Tekam in tiny Kolam village of Yavatmal district in Maharashtra loves to tell this story
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Pulses production in India: Present status, bottleneck and way forward
<p>India is the still by and large vegetarian in dietary habit and heavily depends upon vegetative source to meet out its daily protein requirement. India is bound to be global leader in terms of production