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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Project mercury digitises medical records
Telecom czar Sam Pitroda feels it may just be what the doctor ordered for the crumbling primary health system in rural India. The Pune-based Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC) has
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78 dengue patients in Solapur
As many as 78 patients have been admitted to various hospitals in the district in the past one week for suspected dengue even as the dristrict administration has initiated several steps to contain
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Students debate health issues in parliament'
A two-day all-India students' parliament on health was held at the Siri Fort auditorium in the capital. The event, involving non-government organisations from 10 Indian cities, was organised by
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R C Dhiman
Dr R C Dhiman is Assistant Director to National Institute of Malaria Research, Sector-8, Dwarka, New Delhi.
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Environment and Public Health Organization (ENPHO)
ENPHO is a service-oriented national Non Governmental Organization, established in 1990 that envisages contributing in sustainable community development by combining research and actions through the integrated
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WaterAid
WaterAid began its water, sanitation and hygiene work in Nepal in 1987 and now works with seven partner organisations in the country. Our activities with them are vital as approximately a third of all
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Nobel Prize
<h2 align="center"> <img alt="Nobel Prize" src="http://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/files/html/Nobel_Prize.png" style="width: 85px; height: 91px; float: left; margin: 4px;" /><span style="color:#a52a2a;"><span
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Food Safety in Bhutan
<p><span style="font-size:14px;"><strong>Food Safety in Bhutan</strong></span></p> <p><img alt="Food Safety" src="http://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/files/country/bhutan/foodsafety_hl.jpg" style="width: 530px; height: 300px; border-width: 2px; border-style: solid;" /></p> <p>Bhutan regulates public health and safety in regards to food under the Food Act of 2005.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-FA05_13-0"></sup> The Food Act establishes the National Food Quality and Safety Commission and the Bhutan Agriculture and Food Regulatory Authority ("BAFRA"), both of which are overseen by the Ministry of Agriculture. While the Ministry of Agriculture is singularly authorized to author regulations under the Food Act, the Minister of Agriculture may delegate authority to ministries responsible for health, trade, and customs.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-FA05_13-1"></sup></p>
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Food Safety
<p><span style="font-size:14px;"><strong>Food Safety in Nepal</strong></span></p> <p><img alt="food safety" src="http://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/files/country/nepal/foodsafety_hl.jpg" style="border-width: 2px; border-style: solid; width: 530px; height: 300px;" /></p> <p><span style="font-size:12px;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Since 2006 Food Safety has become a concern that is increasingly referred to in the media. Government has undertaken to promote and strengthen food safety aspects through putting regulatory norms and guidelines into effective enforcement. </span></span></p>
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Food Safety in Pakistan
<p><span style="font-size:14px;"><strong>Food safety in Pakistan</strong></span></p> <p><img alt="" src="http://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/files/country/pakistan/foodsafety_hl.jpg" style="width: 530px; height: 300px; border-width: 2px; border-style: solid;" /></p> <p>Over the last few decades, the question of ensuring adequate food safety standards has evolved into a much more complicated problem with a series of interconnected factors to be considered. The evolution of science and technology such as the development of high precision analytical equipments and improved agricultural and preservation techniques have made it possible to obviate the manifold safety hazards.</p>