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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DRDO develops light implant material
The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) had developed lightweight implant material which could replace steel implants and was acceptable to the human body according to top DRDO
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NICD says no to more dengue teams
Even as the outbreak of the dreaded dengue fever is being reported from different parts of the Andhra Pradesh state, the government is getting little cooperation from the National Institute of
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Diarrhoea victims on increase in Raghogarh
The number of people suffering from diarrhoea has increased in Raghogarh area, Madhya Pradesh. The number of the people suffering from the disease has gone up to 94 in the last four days. Condition
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Foeticide slur on posh Delhi
After Punjab and Haryana, Delhi too provides statistical proof that the wealthier the areas, the greater the discrimination against the girl child. The latest data to emerge from the 2001 census
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Swadeshi vaccine to counter anthrax
A swadeshi vaccine to counter anthrax is expected to hit the markets early next year. And unlike the one used in USA, the Indian pharmaceutical company that has bought rights for the recombinant
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Foetal tissue used in cancer treatment
Dr Niranjan Bhattacharya and his team at the Bijoygarh State Hospital have used foetal tissue and organs to replace diseased cancerous cells successfully in patients with advanced cancer. Working on
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Ban of gutkha under consideration : Bhatt
Gujarat health minister Ashok Bhatt said that the government was committed to ban the sale of gutkha in Gujarat on the lines of Maharashtra. Speaking to mediapersons Bhattt said that the state
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Residents forced to drink contaminated water
The residents of Shajapur town, Madhya Pradesh and nearby areas are falling prey to deadly water borne diseases due to the consumption of contaminated water supplied by the municipal council in the
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HIV positive cases: State stands third
The Task Force on Health and Family Welfare has warned in its report that Karnataka is now the third amongst states with the highest prevalence of HIV positive cases. Six districts: Bangalore Urban,
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Six die of diarrhoea near Tezpur
Six persons died of diarrhoea at Udmari village under Dekargaon panchayat near Tezpur, Assam, allegedly due to non-availability of pure drinking water, according to panchayat sources. Another 40