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Dr G. Bhanuprakash Reddy gets Basant Devi Amir Chand prize

Dr G. Bhanuprakash Reddy gets Basant Devi Amir Chand prize

Dr G. Bhanuprakash Reddy, a scientist at National Institute of Nutrition, a wing of Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) was awarded the prestigious Basant Devi Amir Chand prize. Having his PhD in Biochemistry from Osmania

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IUNS declares Prof. M.S.Swaminathan as living legend

IUNS declares Prof. M.S.Swaminathan as living legend

The International Union of Nutrition Sciences (IUNS) has declared Prof M S Swaminathan, Chairman M S Swaminathan Research Foundation, who is also chairing the Coalition for Sustainable Nutrition Security in India (the Nutrition Coalition) and

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IUNS declares Dr C Gopalan as living legend

IUNS declares Dr C Gopalan as living legend

Dr C Gopalan, Founder President, Nutrition Society of India (NSI) and President, Nutrition Foundation of India who has over 60 years of distinguished leadership in nutrition declared as living legend by the International Union of

Percentage of elderly population in rural India is more: Rajeev Shukla

“Population ageing is the most significant emerging demographic phenomenon in the world today. In 1950, the world population aged 60 years and above was 205 million (8.2% of the population) which increased to 606 million

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Percentage of elderly population in rural India is more: Rajeev Shukla

Percentage of elderly population in rural India is more: Rajeev Shukla

“Population ageing is the most significant emerging demographic phenomenon in the world today. In 1950, the world population aged 60 years and above was 205 million (8.2% of the population) which increased to 606 million

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Prof. M.S.Swaminathan to receive Indira Gandhi National Integration Award

Prof. M.S.Swaminathan to receive Indira Gandhi National Integration Award

Prof M S Swaminathan, Chairman M S Swaminathan Research Foundation, who is also chairing the Coalition for Sustainable Nutrition Security in India (the Nutrition Coalition) and former president of Nutrition Society of India (NSI) will

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Jagdish Saxena, CMD, Elder Pharmaceuticals passes away

Jagdish Saxena, CMD, Elder Pharmaceuticals passes away

Jagdish Saxena, Chairman and Managing Director of Elder Pharmaceuticals, passed away on October 10, 2013 after a prolonged illness. The company under his leadership has launched many brands namely Eldervit, Elmecob, Ivit, Nephrocaps, B long

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Bayer Crop to provide nutritious food to Bangladeshi women

Bayer Crop to provide nutritious food to Bangladeshi women

Bayer CropScience signed a cooperation agreement with the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH for the Affordable Nutritious Foods for Women (ANF4W) project at the Rice Future Forum.Focusing on women of reproductive age, the

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Nestlé to expand its Indiana plant

Nestlé to expand its Indiana plant

Nestlé USA has announced it will expand its plant in Anderson, Ind., and add a seventh production line. This represents a capital investment of more than $72 million, and will increase the production capacity for

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High-fat, high-calorie diet may cause pancreas cancer in mice

High-fat, high-calorie diet may cause pancreas cancer in mice

A study published in Cancer Prevention Research shows that mice made obese by being given high-calorie, high-fat diets (HFCD) developed abnormally high numbers of lesions known as pancreatic intraepithelial neoplasias (PanINs), which are known to