-Newsclick.in According to the data, an overwhelming 83.4% of men and 70.6% of women in the 15-49 years age group have non-Vegetarian Food daily, weekly, or occasionally. More people, especially men, are eating non-Vegetarian Food in India amid the ongoing debate over the consumption of non-Vegetarian Food. An analysis of National Family Health Survey (NFHS) data by The Indian Express shows that the proportion of Indian men who consume non-Vegetarian Food has...

-Statement issued by Concerned Citizens, Doctors, Nutritionists, Parents, Advocates and Researchers dated 5th May, 2022 Amidst growing attacks on meat sellers and restaurant owners who sell non-Vegetarian Food, a statement has been issued by concerned citizens, and civil society groups. The statement depicts how such attacks or bans against non-Vegetarian Food would impact the right to food as well as the nutritional status of the disadvantaged sections of the society and the undernourished...

-OutlookIndia.com The new welfarism as part of the neoliberal reforms undertaken in early 1990s is yet to ensure that all citizens receive enough nutritious food In December last year, Anjali—a student of MNM Government Girls School at Gangavati in Karnataka’s Koppal district—vented out her anger against deprivation of basic nutritious food, a chronic problem that plagues more than a quarter of India’s total population. In a viral rant, she called the bluff...

-The Telegraph Members suggest the flare-up in an area not known for communal unrest should be seen in conjunction with a series of earlier events New Delhi: A fact-finding delegation of three Left parties has concluded that Saturday’s clashes at Jahangirpuri in northwest Delhi were the fallout of an agenda by some alleged Sangh parivar affiliates to use religious festivals to foment communal strife. The delegation from the CPM, CPIML and the Forward...

-The Hindu Spells of impoverishment during the pandemic were not infrequent, and lower castes and minorities bore the brunt of it Few observations survive the test of time. Fewer gain significance over time. Engel’s Law is a case in point. A version is that the poorer a family, “the greater the proportion of the total outgo which must be used for food. The proportion of the outgo used for food, other things...