-The Telegraph New Delhi: Biochemist Thuppil Venkatesh says he is not surprised by claims of food safety regulators in Uttar Pradesh and Delhi that they have detected lead, a potential toxin to humans, in Maggi noodles. For over a decade, Venkatesh, professor emeritus at St John's Medical College, Bangalore, has been trying to warn the country about what he says are dangerous levels of lead in the environment that may slip into...
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Get this! A whopping 80% of Indians suffer from protein deficiency
-IANS Mumbai: A new survey has revealed that 80% of all Indians are protein-deficient. As many as 91% vegetarians and 85% non-vegetarians among Indians are deficient in proteins, the survey titled 'Protein Consumption in the Diet of adult Indians Survey' (PRODIGY) said. Conducted by IMRB in seven major cities among 1,260 respondents, it revealed that majority of Indians are not getting the right amount of proteins in their diet daily. The survey included...
More »Maggi row: In a first, Centre moves Consumer Forum
-PTI Section 12-1-D of the Consumer Protection Act deals with the manner in which a complaint can be made before NCDRC. In further troubles for Nestle over Maggi issue, the government has filed a complaint on its own with the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC) — using a provision for the first time from the nearly three-decade-old Consumer Protection Act. Describing the alleged lapses related to food safety standards in Maggi noodles...
More »Agriculture ministry preparing for less rain -Dilip Kumar Jha & B Dasarath Reddy
-Business Standard Encourages states on short-duration and less of rain-dependent crops, pushes seed availability in case of re-sowing as IMD predicts deficit in rainfall this year Mumbai/ Hyderabad: With the forecast of monsoon rain revised downward, the Union ministry of agriculture has directed states to be ready with contingency plans. Earth Sciences Minister Harsh Vardhan said rainfall would be only 88 per cent of the long-term average from the 93 per cent expected...
More »Is World Cup killing Indian workers? -Rukmini S
-The Hindu Death rate in India for working men is far higher The international media has been awash with reports of hundreds of workers, most of them from Nepal, Bangladesh and India, dying during the construction of stadiums and other facilities for the 2022 FIFA World Cup. However a look at migration data suggests that the number of deaths does not necessarily suggest the kind of crisis that is being described. Since Qatar won...
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