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
Health
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CM asks officials to supply clean drinking water
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu instructed the officials to supply clean and hygienic drinking water to the people of the twin cities of Andhra Pradesh. Naidu, who held a review
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Goa's fertility rate is 1.8 children per woman: Survey
Goa has already achieved the fertility target of 1.8 average children per woman set for the year 2010, while 36% of women and 53% of children between 6-35 months are anaemic. These are the findings
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Goa's fertility rate is 1.8 children per woman: Survey
Goa has already achieved the fertility target of 1.8 average children per woman set for the year 2010, while 36% of women and 53% of children between 6-35 months are anaemic. These are the findings
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Tandon to launch Jan Arogya scheme
Urban Development and Housing Minister of Uttar Pradesh Lalji Tandon will inaugurate on Monday the Dhanavantri Jan Arogya Insurance Scheme being launched to provide medical cover to slum
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Curse the carpet
Our exposure to toxic pollutants is 10-50 times higher in indoor environments, according to studies by American researchers. Dust collected from household carpets and sent to an environmental lab
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Hospitals breed secondary infections
One out of the every 10 patients admitted in Safdarjung Hospital are likely to catch secondary infections from the hospital itself. This can even result in serious conditions such as septicemina,
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Wrinkles gone? Botox studied for new uses
It is probably premature to declare Botox the pencillin of the 21st century, but the deadly poison-turned
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Abortion foes win court appeal of racketeering conviction
The Supreme Court has overturned a federal racketeering judgement against a coalition of anti-abortion groups that conducted a campaign of disrupting and blockading abortion clinics during the 1980s.
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170 nations support pact to ban smoking
In a global bid to quit a habit that kills almost five million people a year, nearly 170 countries backed on Saturday a tough pact against smoking, including advertising bans and pledges to boost
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Drug cultivation retards development: UN report
Drawing on the needs to control illicit drug trafficking in various countries, the UN's International Narcotics Control Board (INCB) brought forth the ill effects of illicit drug trafficking and the