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 provides employment to people. Most importantly, cooking and eating give us pleasure. …
The district administration has decided to introduce smokeless chullahs (burners) in school kitchens to make the premises hygienic and ensure safety of students. At present, majority of schools use firewood to cook midday meal (MDM), polluting the atmosphere. Even fire mishaps were often reported in schools across the state. For …
Taking note of a report published in Newsline on Wednesday, the Delhi High Court has asked the Delhi government and the three civic agencies to look into the issue of why the midday meals supplied to students in schools run by the three civic agencies of the capital are not …
The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) on Thursday said the death of 23 children at Chapra in Bihar after eating school meal contaminated with monocrotophos was an important reminder to speed up the withdrawal of highly hazardous pesticides from markets in the developing countries. Monocrotophos is an organophosphorus …
Around 32 students of a government-aided school in Amdanga, North 24-Parganas, have fallen ill after eating midday meal at their school on Wednesday. Education minister BratyaBasu has ordered an inquiry. The 32 students of Bhogobati Smriti Uchha Bidyalaya at Gadamara started to throw up and complained of stomach ache after …
At least 110 children were taken ill after eating mid-day meal in Bihar's Arwal and Jamui districts Wednesday in the second tragedy related to free school food in the state this month, officials said. On July 16, 23 children died after eating contaminated mid-day meal in Saran district. In Arwal …
Review of the Midday Meal (MDM) scheme on Wednesday turned into a free discussion on some important decisions to strengthen the quality and hygiene aspect of the programme. It was decided that MDM would follow the guidelines of Food Safety and Standard Authority of India (FSSAI). Established under Food Safety …
Taking note of a report published in Newsline on Wednesday, the Delhi High Court has asked the Delhi government and the three civic agencies to look into the issue of why the midday meals supplied to students in schools run by the three civic agencies of the capital are not …
A report issued by North Municipal Corporation’s Education department has found more than 75 per cent of food samples of midday meals in its schools lacking in the prescribed nutritional value. Of the 36 samples tested between January and May, 27 failed the test with for requisite amount of protein. …
New Delhi: A report by North Delhi Municipal Corporation has revealed that 75% of the midday meal samples collected from January till May 2013 have failed to meet the criteria. Of the 36 samples collected, 27 have failed and only nine were declared fit by Shri Ram Institute for Industrial …
Jolted by the death of 23 children in a midday meal tragedy at Chhapra, the Bihar government has made it compulsory for schools to purchase quality food items so that students get proper meals. According to new guidelines, every school has to purchase mustard and vegetable oil bearing agmark and …
New Delhi: Just days after the midday meal tragedy of Bihar killed 23 students, five students of a municipal school in Sonia Vihar were admitted to local hospitals on Wednesday after they complained of stomach ache and vomiting. Municipal officials said that the NGO in-charge for the distribution of midday …
Jolted by mismanagement at the Chhapra school where 23 children died after eating midday meal, the Union HRD Ministry has asked all schools to switch to new design and hygienic kitchen-cum-stores as well as develop contingency plans to handle medical emergencies of the kind witnessed in the Gandamal village school. …
): Another New Delhi-datelined report by the Times of India published on Tuesday revealed how rotten the mid-day meal, health-care and other centrally-funded schemes are in Bihar. Only on Saturday the daily had in a New Delhi-datelined report highlighted as to how Rs 462.78 crore meant for the mid-day meal …
A Special Investigating Team (SIT) formed by the Bihar government Tuesday began its probe into the deaths of 23 children after they ate a mid-day meal in a school. The eight-member team is headed by Saran district's Superintendent of Police Sujit Kumar. "A notice was issued Monday and the SIT …
The pesticide that killed 23 Indian schoolchildren last week is a nerve poison banned by many countries because of what the World Health Organisation describes as its ‘high acute toxicity’. As early as 2009, the United Nations health agency urged India to consider a ban on the pesticide monocrotophos - …
New Delhi/London : The pesticide that killed 23 Indian schoolchildren last week is a nerve poison banned by many countries because of what the World Health Organisation (WHO) describes as its “high acute toxicity”. As early as 2009, the United Nations health agency urged India to consider a ban on …
Less than 24 hours after the Chhattisgarh government issued directive to schools to taste mid-day meals before they are served, 35 children of a primary school in Mou village in Raipur were hospitalized after having lunch on Saturday. While the condition of one student is reported to be serious others …
A study done by International Growth Centre (IGC) said that 71% of the budget for hot cooked meals at around 200 anganwadi centres (AWCs) in Bihar was lost in leakage. It also revealed that 38% of the Take Home Ration (THR) fund too gets lost in leakage. IDinsight, one of …
Bhubaneswar : Jolted by the death of 23 children in Bihar after eating midday meal, the Naveen Patnaik government has decided that before food is served to children, a member of the school managing committee and cook would taste the food and rate its quality. Reviewing the midday meal scheme …
Patna : Facing the ire of people over the midday meal tragedy, the Bihar government plans to provide printed instructions to school principals about food quality and safety besides painting the norms on the schools walls. Related: Centre forms panel to test meal quality. “We are readying detailed instructions about …
