Health

Your multivitamins have no health benefits, says study!

We all take multivitamins to provide our body with additional nutrients other than the meager quantity we get from our adulterated foods.

Publication Date: 
30/05/2018
Times Of India (New Delhi)
Tags:
Nutrition, Food Adulteration, Minerals, Heart Diseases, Health Effects, Health
Food Policy

Tanzania makes great strides to tackle hunger and undernutrition

Africa continues to face significant challenges in its fight against hunger and undernutrition, but several governments have increased their commitments in the fight against hunger and undernutriti

Publication Date: 
29/05/2018
Relief Web
Tags:
Food Policy, Food Security, Nutrition, Tanzania, Sudan, Africa, Malnutrition
People

Children in India 2018: a statistical appraisal

The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of India, has come out with a publication, "Children in India 2018 - A Statistical Appraisal", to provide suitable statistics for informed deision making. The publication presents and analyses statistics pertaining to the condition of children on broad indicators such as child survival, child development, and child protection covering demographic particulars such as status of child nutrition, health and education, children at work, and in situations of crime.

Publication Date: 
Friday, May 25, 2018
Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation
Tags:
Children, India, Statistics, Child Health, Education, Nutrition, Population
Agriculture

Government finalises draft on seed regulations - Minister

Government is working to get parliamentary approval for the finalised draft of the Ghana Seed Regulations, Seth Osei Akoto, the Director of Crop Services Directorate of Ministry of Food Agriculture

Publication Date: 
25/05/2018
Ghana Web (Ghana)
Tags:
Agriculture, Seeds, Ghana, Poverty, Nutrition, Africa
Health

Walnut can reduce risk of colon cancer

Walnut, long called the king of nuts, is costly, at up to Rs 170 for 100 grams.

Publication Date: 
21/05/2018
Deccan Chronicle (Telangana)
Tags:
Telangana, Cancer, Health Effects, Nutrition, Health
Health

Food safety body launches workplace initiative for safe, nutritious food

This initiative is an effort to prevent an increase in obesity and non-communicable diseases across the country.

Publication Date: 
21/05/2018
Deccan Herald (Bangalore)
Tags:
Karnataka, Food Safety, Non Communicable Diseases, Food Safety And Standards Authority Of India (FSSAI), Nutrition, Health
Health

Food safety body looking at global norms to finalise labelling regulations

Companies voice concern over colour-coded labels

Publication Date: 
16/05/2018
Business Line (New Delhi)
Tags:
Food Safety, Regulations, Food Safety And Standards Authority Of India (FSSAI), Nutrition, Health
Health

Three food basket regions face malnutrition

Speaking during a workshop this week in Morogoro, Mkuranga District Council Nutrition Officer, Ms Sophia Boniface, said the 2015/16 Tanzania Demographic and Health Survey (TDHS) showed that prevale

Publication Date: 
14/05/2018
Daily News (Tanzania)
Tags:
Food Policy, Food Security, Malnutrition, Tanzania, Child Health, GDP, Nutrition, Africa
Health

Order of the Supreme Court of India regarding functioning of mid-day meal scheme, 08/05/2018

Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of Antarrashtriya Manav Adhikaar Nigraani Parishad Vs Union of India & Others dated 08/05/2018 regarding functioning of Mid Day Meal Scheme. Supreme Court directs the petitioner to give an up-to-date status on affidavit with regard to the functioning of the Mid Day Meal Scheme from the web-site of the Government of India and the State Governments. The cut-off date would be 30.06.2018.

Judgement Date: 
08/05/2018
Tags:
Mid-Day Meal Programme, Nutrition, Child Health, India, Supreme Court, Government Of India (GOI), Public Interest Litigation (PIL)
Food Policy

Food regulator wants packaged food labels to display if they contain GM ingredients

NEW DELHI: Seeking to introduce GMO labelling for the first time in India, the country’s food regulator has proposed all packaged food products containing genetically modified (GM) ingredients must

Publication Date: 
08/05/2018
Times Of India (New Delhi)
Tags:
GMOs, Food Safety And Standards Authority Of India (FSSAI), Food Safety, Nutrition, Centre for Science and Environment (CSE), Food Policy

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