Food and Nutrition
The water that you eat
Posted on 06 Dec, 2022 10:14 AMWhat was your water consumption today?
If I were to quickly calculate this, I would add up the litres of water I drank, the water I used up in cooking, washing, cleaning, and bathing; and quickly tell you that I used up around 80 litres of water. Your total would also be somewhere in the ballpark.
The man behind introducing guava cultivation in Paroo, Bihar
Posted on 20 Sep, 2022 08:38 AMSuccessful experiments in farming have benefited the farmers across the world. Harinath Shah, a resident of Dharphari village in Paroo block in Muzaffarpur district in Bihar, has done one such experiment by introducing the cultivation of guava on sandy sand in his village.
Floods – a boon than a bane!
Posted on 21 Aug, 2022 11:15 PMFloods are often perceived as a destructive force in Assam and other parts of India.
Hidden treasure: Adivasi’s traditional food diversity
Posted on 19 Jun, 2022 01:15 PMOften overlooked in food security policies, indigenous uncultivated wild food and traditional crops is a major source of dietary diversity for tribal communities since millennia.
Crop diversification and nutritional outcomes: The linkages
Posted on 26 May, 2022 06:11 PMEnding poverty and hunger
Towards food system transition
Posted on 16 Apr, 2022 06:50 PMMarking its fifth year of formal presence in the country The Nature Conservancy (TNC) India held a special event in New Delhi in which Suresh Prabhu, Former Union Cabinet Minister and Member of Parliament, and Amitabh Kant, Chief Executive Officer, Niti Aayog were
Budget briefs by Accountability Initiative: Highlights from key programmes
Posted on 30 Jan, 2022 12:45 PMUsing government reported data, the briefs analyse trends in allocations, public expenditures, outputs and outcomes of key social sector programmes. These briefs are published in the run-up to the Government of India budget in February every year.
Dietary diversity – key to tackle malnutrition among children
Posted on 18 Jan, 2022 10:31 PMThe recently published NFHS- 5 data presents a grim picture of the nutritional status of children in India.
Water contamination grips the country: Centre
Posted on 08 Dec, 2021 10:53 AMCountry’s water contaminated with lead, arsenic, fluoride: Centre