It is a fact that our food is getting to be unhealthy - not because of deliberate adulteration, but because we are choosing to produce it in unsafe ways.

It appears that tasty chicken dishes are fast disappearing from the menu of Keralites, thanks to the recent report by the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) on the rampant use of antibiotics

Indian Medical Association has demanded a ban on the use of antibiotics for growth promotion and disease prevention in poultry animals.

Admitting that the Centre for Science and Environment’s (CSE) findings about chicken being fed on antibiotics were “alarming’ but also something that public health experts have long suspected, the

Several outbreaks of trichinellosis associated with the consumption of raw pork have occurred in Laos since 2004. This cross-sectional study was conducted in four provinces of northern Laos to investigate the seroepidemiology of trichinellosis in the human population and determine the prevalence and species of Trichinella infec

Water and land resources are under increasing pressure in many parts of the globe. Diet change has been suggested as a measure to contribute to adequate food security for the growing population. This paper assesses the impact of diet change on the blue and green water footprints of food consumption. We first compare the water consumption of the current diets with that of a scenario where dietary guidelines are followed.

The Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) lab study found residues of antibiotics in 40 per cent of the samples of chicken that were tested.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday mooted a more broad-based and inclusive approach for a ‘second green revolution’ aimed at augmenting grain production in a sustainable manner.

This report sets out to integrate three important issues related to food. It asks what changes to diets and food-related behaviours could:

• Improve the ‘healthiness’ of the average diet of the UK population.

• Reduce emissions of greenhouse gases that contribute to climate change.

• Use less land globally.

The Committee on Petitions of Rajya Sabha under the Chairmanship of Shri Bhagat Singh Koshyari, MP, presented its Hundred and Fifty-first Report to the Rajya Sabha on 13th February, 2014 on the petition praying for review of Meat Export Policy.

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