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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SARS to be declared notifiable disease
The Delhi Government may declare SARS as a notifiable disease in a few days, official sources said. The proposal has the approval of the Municipal Commisioner and only the gazette notification is
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7 more samples received for testing SARS
Air India has decided not to send samples from its two pilots for testing for the severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) virus as they do not fit into the suspected case category even as seven more
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Philippines reports first SARS deaths
The Philippines reported its first deaths from SARS. Taiwan authorities quarantined over 1100 doctors, nurses and patients in a hospital and Asian health chiefs met on ways to tackle the
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Norms for MNC drug cos willing to set up shop
The government has introduced guidelines for registration of manufacturing premises of foreign drugs manufactures prior to import of their products into the country from this month for all imports of
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Contaminated water continues to plague Perambur residents
It's a deadly cocktail on offer for Perambur residents from Metrowater Board. Drinking water contaminated by sewage is what they have been receiving for over a week now. "We can't even use the water
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Hong Kong pledges $1.5 billion as cost of SARS mounts
Officials announced the largest economic measure yet to address the consequences of SARS in Hong Kong, a $1.5 billion package of tax breaks, loan guarantees and short-term janitorial jobs. The plan
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Facts about potable water in Auda areas hard to swallow
If residents of Ahmedabad's (Gujarat) Auda areas thought that the water they are drinking from their state-of-the-art filters is pure, it's time for a rethink. Almost all the people living in Auda
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Community health financing planned
The World Bank has released Rs7.5 million for the community health financing scheme based on public-private partnership, especially for the vulnerable groups like women and children , participants of
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Water is a key parameter
The lack of fresh water is likely to be one of the major factors limited economic development in the decades to come. Clean water and proper sanitation would save millions of lives by reducing the
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Canines can help control rabies in humans: Expert
The Lokayukta and animal welfare activists have been up in arms over the stray menace in Bangalore. "Kill the dogs," said the official, "harmless creatures" said the protestors. And amidst this