-Down to Earth Total consumer expenditure on processed foods, beverages, and refreshments level has increased Indians are eating badly; and the trend is getting worse each year. Data from the 68th round of the National Sample Survey (NSS) shows that the share of food in total expenditure has reduced both in rural and urban areas. This is despite the fact that food is getting progressively more expensive. Spending more on unhealthy foods Amongst the...
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Poor in villages live on Rs 17 a day, in towns on Rs 23 a day: Survey -Mahendra Singh
-The Times of India NEW DELHI: The poor in rural areas spend only Rs 17 per day while those living in cities and towns spend Rs 23 a day, a government survey has revealed. The bottom 5% of the population had an average monthly per capita expenditure of Rs 521.44 in rural areas and Rs 700.50 in urban areas, according to National Sample Survey (NSS) data for 2011-12 (July-June). The top 5% of...
More »Karnataka Milk Federation moots brick packs for school Milk project-Sharath S Srivatsa
-The Hindu Bangalore: Nearly 60 lakh students across the State could be receiving their quota of Milk in a brick pack, as the Karnataka Milk Federation (KMF) - tasked to supply Milk to the youngsters - fears supplying loose Milk could result in adulteration. Happily for the children, flavoured Milk could be a part of the scheme which will take off on July 1. KMF will initially supply loose Milk as setting...
More »Impure borewell water turns baby blue
-The Times of India NEW DELHI: The doctors at a private hospital recently diagnosed a 23-day-old child with life-threatening 'blue baby syndrome' caused by consumption of contaminated water. They found that the baby, from Dhamori Khurd village in Gautam Budh Nagar district of Uttar Pradesh, was being fed packaged formula Milk mixed in water from the borewell, which had high nitrate content, as clean drinking water was not available. "When the baby came...
More »Why the food security Bill will not boost foodgrain consumption for the poor -Arvind Panagariya
-The Times of India So much has already been written on the food security Bill that there would seem to be no justification for another column on it. Yet, a recent look at some consumption data has convinced me otherwise. How the food security Bill impacts people's lives ultimately depends on the effect it will have on the consumption basket of the beneficiaries. If you believe in serious analysis over flag waving,...
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