Double fortified salt is a good idea but... Iodine & Iron Iodised salt came to India in the late 1950s Today, 80 per cent of India uses iodised salt, which has reduced the incidence of goitre Fortifying salt with both iodine and iron can help fight another widespread condition—anaemia Double fortified salt, or DFS, could prove to be a game-changer in the fight against malnutrition But if the fight against...
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MGNREGA fails to find takers in Ludhiana, to now focus on women by Raakhi Jagga
Ludhiana : Despite the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Act (MGNREGA) assuring employment for 100 days to the villagers, the project is not finding many takers in Ludhiana district. In fact, the authorities are finding it so hard to find workers that they have now planned to focus more to enrol women as workers. While the Act stipulates that a worker will get Rs 150 as daily wage, in the open...
More »Vatal Nagaraj to stage protest seeking toilets for Rural Women
-The Hindu Kannada Chalavali Vatal Paksha leader and former MLA Vatal Nagaraj is all set to embark upon one more protest. He will now put up toilet equipment and accessories on display at the Kempe Gowda bus stand here on May 8 to protest against the lack of toilet facilities for Rural Women. Announcing this at a press conference here on Tuesday, Mr. Nagaraj said that the protest would be taken to...
More »DIGNITY FOR THE ELDERLY: JOIN THE CAMPAIGN
A campaign to help the elderly spend the evening of their lives with dignity and without want is being launched by Pension Parishad with a dharna in Delhi from May 7th to May 11th 2012 at Jantar Mantar, New Delhi. The idea is straight and simple, and is something whose time has come. Just read on and reach the venue for more information and interviews with the campaign participants. “One...
More »Dowry stalks urban India-Karn Pratap Singh
-The Hindustan Times Killing of women for dowry is no longer a rural phenomenon. The menace is fast catching up with the metropolitan elite - those who are considered educated, civil and well to do. Also, it is no more confined to the arranged marriages but afflicting matrimonial bonds that emerge out of years of courtship and love. The fact that 12 women are either killed or forced to die for dowry each...
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