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
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Rs 1,175 crore sanctioned for mid-day meal scheme
In order to comply with the Supreme Court's directive to Sates and Union Territories to implement the mid-day meal scheme in Government primary schools from January 2002, the Centre has sanctioned an
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Not a stray problem
The Capital has around 2.5 lakh stay dogs. And they are multiplying, intimidating and biting people, thus spreading rabies - a disease that can often prove fatal. While dog-bites continue unabated,
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Will the gutka ban be effective?
Maharahstra has banned "gutka" and "paan masala" with or without nicotine content for five years, but enforcement of the ban will be difficult for several reasons, sources say. It has been imposed
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Haryana to promote cultivation of medicinal plants
The Haryana Chief minister, Om Prakash Chautala, announced that his regime had decided to promote cultivation of medicinal plants in a big way. Keeping in view the ancient system of Ayurveda, the
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13% water polluted at an MCD hospital
Over 13 per cent of water containers kept in the Rajan Babu Tuberculosis Hospital of the MCD in north Delhi were found to be a breeding place for Aedes mosquitoes, which caused Dengue fever during a
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Arsenic content alarming: Studies
The Studies of Environmental Research Laboratory has found alarming arsenic content in Lucknow, Unnao and Jaunpur area. According to Director, ESL, M C Saxena, arsenic is a deadly systematic poison
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Sree Chitra develops cost-effective product to check bleeding
In a major breakthrough, the Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute of Medical Science and Technology (SCTIMST) in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, has developed a unique product, the hydrogel particle or hydroy
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Bypass surgery may increase stroke risk
Coronary bypass surgery for heart disease could increase the risk of stroke and memory problems in some patients doctors said. Researchers from Johns Hopkins School of Medicine in Baltimore Maryland,
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U.S. to withhold family planning funds for UN
The Bush administration has decided to withhold $34 million for international family planning programs administered by the United Nations, a move that delights conservatives but intensifies a battle
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New front on AIDS in Russia : sex
As the cafes and clubs began to course with night life one recent evening, Andrei Bykovasky and Yuliya Sokolova cruised around in a white van, patrolling the newest front of Russia's AIDS epidemic.