-The Hindu Millet-based food for anganwadi children Bidar (Karnataka): The district unit of the Karnataka Rajya Raitha Sangha (KRRS) has convinced the district administration to introduce millets in the food provided to anganwadi children. "This initiative is the first of its kind in the country," Vishwanath Patil Koutha, president of the district unit of KRRS, said. This would address, at least partly, the long-standing issue of malnutrition among children in the Hyderabad Karnataka district,...
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Lakhs battle misery as flood toll rises to 17 -Sandeep Mishra
-The Times of India BHUBANESWAR: Water levels in all major rivers in the state fell on Saturday, raising hopes of respite from the trail of misery that began exactly two weeks ago on October 12 when cyclone Phailin hit coastal Odisha. In the latest floods that have hit the state, seven more died on Saturday, taking the toll to 17 over the past three days. Two deaths each were reported from Bhadrak,...
More »No import nod for GM processed food items till March 2014 -Vishwa Mohan
-The Times of India NEW DELHI: The Union environment ministry has issued an order keeping in abeyance the controversial August, 2007 notification, which allows import of genetically modified (GM) processed food items into India without its prior permission, till March 31, 2014. Though the ministry has continuously been keeping the notification in abeyance since February 2008, this time it has opted for a shorter period - usually it used to be a...
More »20 mn tonne wheat wasted in India every year: IME
-PTI NEW DELHI: Around 20 million tonnes of wheat is wasted in India every year due to inadequate storage infrastructure, Institution of Mechanical Engineers said today. "foodgrains are lost in India mainly due to lack of facilities in storage and transportation. 20 million tonnes of wheat is lost every year as a result of that," said Tim Fox, Head of Environment at the UK-based body. He released the report, 'Global food: Waste not,...
More »What's cooking in inflation numbers?-Soumya Kanti Ghosh
-The Business Standard Changing aspirations and strong rural demand could explain why core inflation may not decline fast enough Recently, the Reserve Bank of India governor exuded confidence that the Indian economy will do fairly better in the current fiscal. While it is difficult to envisage a significant turnaround, we believe interpreting the recent inflation uptick may be the key to such optimism. We also think that inflation (both wholesale and retail)...
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