-The Economic Times What are the chances that a chicken infected with bird flu will land on your plate? Zero. What are the chances that a bird flu infection will increase the price you pay for chicken and eggs? 100%. A virulent and deadly infection called avian influenza or bird flu is present in our country. The virus usually affects wild fowl which then infect chickens. The virus can survive for...
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At Kudankulam’s core is fear, ignorance and anger -Meera Srinivasan
-The Hindu To many in Idinthakarai, the village that sits cheek by jowl with the nuclear plant, the entire idea is a betrayal. Others see brighter prospects. As the reactor prepares to go critical, Meera Srinivasan assesses the mood in the project area. Seated at the entrance to her tiny home, R. Pramasakthi is busy rolling beedis. “What? Interview? We don’t need the nuclear plant,” she barked. Asked why, the 35-year-old mother of...
More »Serving up a better alternative for mother and child -Poongothai Aladi Aruna
-The Hindu The U.S. special supplement scheme for women, infants and children to prevent undernutrition is a model that India can learn from India’s economic growth over the last 15 years, and the growing size of the middle class, have become a source of attraction for international investors, especially in the retail food industry. However, the gap between the rich and the poor has only widened: nearly 40 per cent of the...
More »HIV epidemic showing signs of reversal: WHO
-The Hindu With the HIV/AIDS epidemic showing signs of reversal globally, the World Health Organisation (WHO) and countries are now working towards zero new HIV infections, zero deaths from AIDS-related illnesses and zero discrimination against people living with HIV/AIDS. To achieve this goal, the WHO has emphasised the need for people to learn about their HIV status, and for greater effort to reach and support young people and men who have sex...
More »Dengue cases in 2012 highest in four years -Vibha Varshney
-Down to Earth 216 people across the country died of the DISEase Dengue cases reported this year across the country were on the higher side. Data presented in Rajya Sabha on November 27 has put the total number of dengue cases in the country at 35,066. The number of people who died of the DISEase totalled 216. This is provisional data for the year till November 15. These figures are the highest...
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