The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) recently revised the dietary guidelines for Indians to provide healthier diet and lifestyle recommendations, ensuring dietary and nutritional requirements for people of all ages. According to the report, released on May 8, 2024, a proper diet diversity will also help prevent non-communicable diseases. …
while all Indian states are complying with the Centre's notification on mandatory iodised salt from May 17, Maharashtra is still open to non-iodised salt following the Bombay High Court's interim stay on the notification. On May 16, the court had stayed the November 17, 2005, notification of the Union ministry …
Fry a little leaf or a chopped bulb of a onion, four-five chillies and half a bay leaf. Add about 100 gm of rice, a few leaves or corms of Colacasia, a slice of fresh bamboo shoot, slivers of Benincasa hipida and Langenaria cineria fruits and handful of pea seeds; …
SINGHARE KE KATLE This is one of the most common dishes prepared during fasts. It retains a lot of moisture and cools the stomach. Take 100 grammes of singhara-ka-atta in a pan. Roast it well in a pan; keep aside. Take 400 ml of water in a pan and add …
The almost two decade civil conflict in Sri Lanka has radically altered the economic and social conditions of the people in the north, with profound impacts on the environment, biological diversity and natural resources. Habitat destruction and the accompanying loss of wildlife are among the most common and far-reaching impacts …
a countrywide vitamin a supplementation programme for children has been embroiled in controversy, with accusations that unicef has been pushing it to benefit Roche, the only company that manufactures the vitamin supplement. A public interest petition demanding a better programme, designed to combat night blindness, is pending in the Rajasthan …
What should be the immediate and mid-term strategies for achieving food and nutritional security in India? Some issues need immediate attention: increase in institutional credit and irrigated areas, improvement of marketing infrastructure and revitalisation of the agricultural extension system. There is also need to ensure that agricultural inputs such as …
www.solutionexchange-un.net.in keep Your fingers crossed The recent UN Human development report ranked India 127th in terms of its human development indicators. One doesn't know if this poor performance prompted the UN's India Country Team to come with this interactive website. But education, nutritional security, gender, health and employment are some …
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The central committee for food standards (CCFS), a statutory advisory body under the Union ministry of health and family welfare (MoHFW), recently recommend to the ministry that labelling of nutritional value on all food products be made necessary under the Prevention of Food Adulteration Act (PFA). Industry representatives opposed the …
Nestled among the mountains of the Western Ghats is Wayanad district, Kerala. Well known for cash crops such as coffee, tea, pepper and cardamom, this district is also redolent with a variety of flora. In fact, its rich plant wealth has given Wayanad the sobriquet,
Juice Boil more than one kilogramme (kg) of Rhododendron petals, and then strain out the concentrated juice. Subsequently, add one kg of sugar, 350 millilitres of water, five grammes of cytric acid, three grammes of essence and a bit of colour in the juice (its quantity should be around one …
A lthough India has committed to curb non-communicable diseases, as per the recommendations of the World Health Organization (who), its policies in other sectors will prevent this from happening. This was apparent at the National Consultation on Implementation of who's Global Strategy on Diet, Physical Activity and Health held recently …
us researchers have designed a food pyramid to ensure not only a nutritious intake but also one that, they claim, has a healing effect. "The foods we choose to eat are essential to how we care for ourselves. In choosing the healing foods on this pyramid, each one of us …
This article is based on the findings of a recent survey of the midday meal programme in Madhya Pradesh. Comparison of the new ‘suruchi bhojan’ with the old ‘daliya’ programme in the government primary schools in the survey area and observations on programme implementation in Karnataka, suggest a pressing need …
the obsession to increase farm productivity is taking a toll on the quality of fruits and vegetables. A us study shows nutrient value of 43 common crops has declined significantly over the past 50 years. The crops included 39 vegetables, three types of melons and strawberries. Between 1950 and 1999 …
if you visit village Amol Kalan Paschim, you are sure to be served highly nutritious water spinach (Ipomoea aquatica), kaseru (Scirpus kysoor), winged beans (Psophocarpus tetragonolobus), guar phali (Cyamopsis tetragonolobus) and sehjan (Moringa oleifera). About 20 kilometers away from Lucknow, it has been adopted by the National Botanical Research Institute …
How should malnutrition in Asia be tackled? This was the question that animated the Regional Ministerial Consultation on Maternal and Child Nutrition, held under the aegis of the World Food Programme (wfp, a un body) from September 15 -17, 2004 in Delhi. And the answer 21 country representatives found the …
The Common Minimum Programme of the United Progressive Alliance lets go of the opportunity to present a bold new vision to conserve the environment through sustainable development. GIVEN the excitement generated by the way in which the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) came to power in May, one could be …
