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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Notice on danger of mad-cow disease
The Supreme Court issued notices to the Union industry and environment ministries and the Central Pollution Control Board after a petition warned that there was an impending danger of the spread of
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Centre pulled up on essential drugs list
Taking strong exception to the non-inclusion of several life-saving drugs in the essential medicines list, the Supreme Court lambasted the Central government and refused permission to put in
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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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Raipur cholera outbreak: Seven killed
At least seven people have died due to a confirmed outbreak of gastroenteritis in Raipur, Chhattisgarh. Two cholera cases have also been reported and over 40 people suffering from gastroenteritis
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Diseases kill 175 in Assam as flood waters recede
While the floods of the Brahmaputra and its numerous tributaries have receded in the past one week, diarrhoea, Japanese encephalitis, malaria and other water-borne diseases are threatening to take on
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One dead, 25 fall ill gastroenteritis suspected
One person died and 25 were down with gastroenteritis in Panol village of Barswan panchayat at Balh valley, Himachal Pradesh, while the medical authorities were claiming that the epidemic was under
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Govt to set up herbal biovalley: Minister
The Kerala State government is to set up a herbal biovalley by extending the Silent Valley Biosphere Reserve to Wayanad, Kerala. This was announced by Agriculture Minister K R Gowri, while
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Authorities grapple with Dhar disease
In a third public health scare within a year, the authorities are in a race against time to determine what caused the death of six children in Dhar, Madhya
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1,000 more likely to contract dengue fever
Senior doctors in Kochi district have confirmed that 179 persons have been affected with dengue fever so far and there is a possibility of more than 1,000 people getting the
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SC notice to ministry, PCB
Acting on a petition the Supreme Court issued notices to the Union industry and environment ministries and the Pollution Control Board. The petition talks of an impending a danger of mad cow and