Rally for mid-day meals in schools
A rally was organised by the Mid-day Meal Campaign on Thursday in demand immediate provision of cooked mid-day meals in all government and government-aided schools in Uttar Pradesh. The organisers
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Technology to detect food poisoning pathogens
food poisoning might just be arrested before it strikes using a new method developed by researchers at Purdue University, usa. They have come up with a technology that even retail outlets can use
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Three new IITs and IIScs to be set up: Minister
UPA's thrust on education is massive, says M.A.A. Fatmi The United Progressive Alliance (UPA) Government has laid thrust on education, M.A.A. Fatmi, Union Minister of State for Human Resource Development has said. Inaugurating the library block of H.M.S. Institute of Technology (HMSIT), near here on Saturday, Mr. Fatmi said the UPA Government would increase allocation to Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan by Rs.10,000 crore and to the mid-day meal programme by Rs. 5,000 crore. He said while the percentage of school dropouts was brought down considerably at the primary level, it remained as high as 63 per cent at the secondary level. Mr. Fatmi regretted that only 9 per cent of those who finished secondary education, entered colleges. Less than 2 per cent got admission into professional courses. "We still need to set up lakhs of polytechnics and thousands of technological institutes,' he said. "We have permitted existing polytechnics to run courses day and night to cater to more aspirants.' Three new Indian Institutes of Technology in Andhra Pradesh, Rajasthan and Bihar, and three new Indian Institutes of Science in Maharastra (Pune), Punjab, and West Bengal (Kolkata) were being set up, he said. Sixteen new universities were being formed. There would be at least one Central University in each State, he added. He promised to process the sanction of a new IIT for Karnataka and said: "I will see that it is located in Tumkur.' Mr. Fatmi asked students to give equal priority to sports and academics and said: "If you play well, you will be much inclined to read books.' "Acquisition of sportive spirit when you are young will enable you to become a good leader,' he said, inviting engineering graduates to enter the Lok Sabha and the State Legislative Assemblies.
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Minister recommends packaged food as mid-day meal in schools
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Panchayats put in charge of mid-day meals
The Rajasthan Government today announced in the assembly that the job of running the mid-day meal scheme for primary school children in 16 districts of the state would be handed over to the
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Mid-say day meal in city from 15th
The mid-day meal scheme will be implemented in 880 schools in the twin cities from February 15, according to Hyderabad District Collector Rajeshwar
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Stern action for meal mess
Calcutta High Court directed the West Bengal state government and the district administration to take exemplary panel action against those involved in the recent mid day meal scam in Mohanpur gram
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Mid-day meal scheme up to class 7, says CM
Following the noticeable dip in drop-out rates after the introduction of mid-day meal scheme in schools, the Karnataka state government is contemplating extending the scheme up to the seventh
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GM potato is no answer to malnutrition, say health experts
The Indian Government's proposal to feed millions of malnourished children with genetically modified potatoes through the free mid-day meal programme in schools has generated a storm of protests.
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300 students fall in after mid-day meal
Sub-standard material, poor cooking and the simmering caste conflicts are set to upset the ambitious rs 200 crore mid-day meals project of the SM Krishna government launched this week with great
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600 Karnataka students ill after mid-day meal
The state-wide mid-day meal programme for primary school children introduced by the S.M. Krishna government in Karnataka, has run into rough weather with over 600 students reportedly falling ill
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Cabinet okays 17,000 kitchens under mid-day meal scheme
With a view to providing quality food to children under the mid-day meal scheme, the Karnataka State Cabinet decided to take steps to construct 17,000 kitchens by the end of March 2004. According to
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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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No mid-day meals in 10 states, UTs
The simple mid-day meal still eludes millions of schoolchildren in at least 10 states and Union Territories, the Lok Sabha has been told. This, despite exhortations by the Centre, which fully funds
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Mid-day meal best course for schools yet states don't bite
There is some good news on the Mid Day Meal (MDM) scheme. Findings of a survey released show that because of this scheme, school enrolment between July 2001 and July 2002 went up by 14%, with a
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Mid-day meals in schools a must, says Amartya
If the votaries of the mid-day meal scheme were looking for a shot in the arm, they got it from Nobel laureate Amartya Sen and actress-activist Shabana Azmi. Sen was there, despite a busy schedule,
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More food for thought
Here's a thought. They should make the mid-day meal scheme an index of effective governance. Not just because its benefits are immense in relation to its costs, but because it targets the most
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No lean teens
Nutritious mid-day meals for undernourished children to retain them in schools was Nobel laureate Amartya Sen's theme song on his recent visit to Delhi. But at the other end of social spectrum, the
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Study praises mid-day meal
Karnataka has won accolades for the controversial mid-day meal scheme. A recent report has appreciated its efforts for running the programme
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Mid-day meal, then straight to hospital
Twenty-five children in the agegroup of 5 to 13 were admitted to hospital today after eating mid-day meals provided at their North Delhi MCD school. The MCD Primary School in Wazirabad that has 901