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FAO, WFP join forces to boost children’s right to food in schools

FAO, WFP join forces to boost children’s right to food in schools

A new project will support the development of nutrition standards for school meal programmesThe Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the World Food Programme (WFP) have launched a project to improve

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PAU ties up with PAGREXCO for commercialisation of mutigrain atta formulation

PAU ties up with PAGREXCO for commercialisation of mutigrain atta formulation

The multigrain atta helps to meet the nutrient requirements effectively for people of all age groups including the elderlyThe Punjab Agricultural University (PAU) has inked a pact with Punjab Agri Export Corporation, PAGREXCO, Chandigarh for

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Millets: Key to Food and Nutrition Security

Millets: Key to Food and Nutrition Security

Dietary patterns in India have shifted away from traditional staple food grains, which were largely millets, towards the post-green revolution staples such as wheat and rice. This dietary shift from traditional to ‘modern’ foods is

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Experts raise need to address micronutrient deficiency & severe acute malnutrition

Experts raise need to address micronutrient deficiency & severe acute malnutrition

Malnutrition and infection are part of a vicious cycle: ExpertsMicronutrient deficiency and Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM) are important public health challenges and need to be addressed in right earnest. Micronutrients are not only important for

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Ayush Ministry opens dedicated storefront for Ayurveda products on Amazon

Ayush Ministry opens dedicated storefront for Ayurveda products on Amazon

To encourage small and big companies as well as startupsA dedicated storefront for ayurveda products on Amazon marketplace has been launched by  Union Minister for AYUSH, Sarbananda Sonowal, at a virtual event recently.  This Ayurveda

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Food Futurism set as theme for Protein Day, February 2022

Food Futurism set as theme for Protein Day, February 2022

As India celebrates Protein Day on February 27th this year, Right To Protein invites everyone to understand the basics of food science, debunk myths around food security to achieve a protein-sufficient futureRight to Protein, ahead

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Beating Cancer with Onco-nutrition

Beating Cancer with Onco-nutrition

Cancer has been hailed as the Emperor of all Maladies, as it afflicts millions of lives every year and is attached with economic burden and social stigma. Cancer is an amalgamation of genetic mutations caused

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Chennai establishes first nutrition garden to address hidden hunger

Chennai establishes first nutrition garden to address hidden hunger

J. Radhakrishnan urged people to help maintain the garden and get benefits from itIn collaboration with Rotary Club of Madras East, M S Swaminathan Research Foundation has established a nutrition garden behind Thiruvanmiyur railway station

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Eating millets leads to better growth in children: ICRISAT

Eating millets leads to better growth in children: ICRISAT

The studies were all undertaken in India and based on standard rice-based mealsResearchers examining the nutritional benefits of millets have found that these “smart foods” can boost growth in children and adolescents by 26 –

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Horlicks Women’s Plus, Apollo Clinics to offer free Vitamin-D testing

Horlicks Women’s Plus, Apollo Clinics to offer free Vitamin-D testing

To raise awareness on bone health HUL’s Horlicks Women’s Plus has recently launched a month-long campaign in association with Apollo Clinics to raise awareness around Vitamin D deficiency and bone health amongst women.   The two