-Frontline.in In the latest Global Hunger Index, India is bracketed in the category of countries where hunger levels are “serious”. But the policy responses on hunger and malnutrition in the country have been inadequate and faulty. In the second week of October, a few media reports in India highlighted significant data pertaining to global hunger. The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) had released its Global Hunger Index (GHI), rating 118...
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1m Indian TB patients fall off radar every year -Malathy Iyer
-The Times of India MUMBAI: A close-up of India's tuberculosis epidemic shows, for the first time, how a million of the now 2.8 million TB patients go 'missing' or never show up in the Revised National TB Control Programme. Almost 28% of the patients don't have access a government TB centre and around half a million patients either never complete their long diagnostic process or medical treatment, found a joint study by...
More »Aadhaar mandatory for subsidised LPG -Nitin Sethi
-Business Standard Oil marketing firms to help citizens enroll for unique identity number Subsidised liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) cylinders will now be available only those who have with Aadhaar cards. Those who do not have the unique identity number will be required to enroll for it in order to continue availing the subsidy. After the passage of the Aadhaar law and its attendant regulations, the ministry of petroleum and natural gas notified the...
More »Tax on farm income should be limited to growers' with large land holdings: Study -Sanjeeb Mukherjee
-Business Standard Exemptions granted on agri income and subsidies provided by the Centre and states are being cornered by big farmers and corporates The Comptroller and auditor general’s proposed audit of exemptions granted to big corporates, companies and even farmers under the head of agriculture incomes has once again rekindled the debate as to whether farm incomes derived from big companies and large farmers should be taxed. According to an analysis done by...
More »Ragi, millets are most nutritious: Experts -Nisha Ponthathil
-Deccan Chronicle Expert said that extra efforts have to be put in to create awareness to take care of pregnant women and babies to avoid malnutrition. Chennai: A lack of awareness on the nutritional value, a superstitious fear that one may become dark and the lack of interest in the taste of ragi and millets are a few reasons why many people in urban as well as rural Tamil Nadu prefer rice. Though...
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