Government questioned the methodology and data accuracy of the Global Hunger Index (GHI) report, NGO Welthungerhilfe which compiles the report, alleging that children considered healthy were also counted to determine…

A team of scientists from the National Institute of Oceanography (NIO) will spend the next three months traversing the course of over 10,000 nautical miles in the Indian Ocean to…

The Gujarat High Court has proposed to prohibit the social exclusion of women on the basis of their menstrual status and ‘proposed’ to issue the following directions for the State…

After bird flu (avian influenza) was confirmed in several states high alert has been sounded in India. .Avian influenza refers to the disease caused by infection with avian (bird) influenza…

India’s food regulator Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) reduced the level of trans fats in food items to 3%. The current permissible limit is 5%. As per…

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) approved a modified scheme for extending interest subvention for those setting up grain-based along with molasses-based ethanol distilleries. Interest subvention would be available…

Indian women and children are overwhelmingly anaemic, according to the National Family Health Survey 2019-20 released in November month, and the condition is the most prevalent in the Himalayan cold…