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Advocate moves NHRC seeking safeguards for people detained during Delhi agitation; seeks food, water and medical careAdvocate Virendra Vashist has approached the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), seeking preventive measures to ensure adequate food, ...- Centre seeks fishers’ views to shape national action plan for sustainable small-scale fisheriesThe Union Department of Fisheries is leading the consultation process, with the Bay of Bengal Programme Inter-Governmental Organisation (BO...
- WHO says medicines, surgery not first-line treatment for childhood obesityThe World Health Organization has released guidelines on treating obesity among children and adolescents. It emphasizes structured diets, p...
- BRICS adopts New Delhi Declaration: Inside the 140-point document on Global South's ambitionsBRICS leaders adopted the New Delhi Declaration at the 18th summit, reaffirming their commitment to cooperation, multilateralism and a more...
- From hunger to obesity: Developing world faces growing threat to child healthChildhood obesity is rapidly increasing in developing nations, creating a significant health challenge. This epidemic is now outpacing unde...
- Widening waistline: India's big, fat obesity hotspots may not be just the biggest cities anymoreIndia sees a significant rise in overweight and obese populations recently. Rural areas show a particularly sharp increase in these health ...
- Supreme Court raps FSSAI over warning labels on high-salt, sugar and fat packaged foodsThe Supreme Court on Thursday questioned FSSAI over its reluctance to mandate warning labels on packaged foods high in salt, sugar and satu...
- Why are Indians suddenly buying more vitamins after starting Ozempic-like weight loss drugs?Demand for vitamin and nutritional supplements is surging in India. This trend follows the increased availability of semaglutide-based weig...
- Adult and children weight gain related to 100% fruit juice intake, claims reportAccording to a new analysis, each day drinking a glass or more than 100 per cent of fruit juice was associated with adult and children's we...
- Beverage lobby differs with WHO on sweetenersA lobby group representing major beverage companies, including Coca-Cola, PepsiCo, and Red Bull, has criticized recent World Health Organiz...
- FSSAI assessing WHO red flag on sugar substitutesIndia's national foods regulator is assessing new guidelines released by the World Health Organization (WHO) regarding non-sugar sweeteners...
- Artificial sweeteners increase the risk of cardiovascular problems, type 2 diabetes, claims WHOWHO cautions the public not to rely too much on artificial sweeteners, as they don't really aid in weight loss and creates more health prob...
- Egg-spelled: Why eggs keep disappearing from midday meal menusOne of India's policy success stories, midday meals have long been a staple in schools across the country but is now drawing flak in the so...
- FSSAI asks online food platforms to comply with norms on display of nutritional valueIn the letter, FSSAI said that "all e-commerce food business operators are hereby directed to enable provision in their online platforms in...
- SC asks states, UTs to decide by Jan 31 on re-opening of Anganwadi centres outside containment zoneA bench headed by Justice Ashok Bhushan directed that all states and UTs shall issue "necessary orders regarding monitoring and supervision...
- How can schools reopen safely post COVID-19? UN agencies, World Bank lay down guidelinesAs per UNESCO estimates, over 154 crore students are severely impacted by closure of educational institutions across the world amid the COV...
- India cannot afford to have generations of stunted children: Maneka GandhiGandhi, while chairing the second meeting of national council on India's nutrition challenges, said the states also need to identify people...
- Maneka Gandhi seeks ban on junk food for studentsThe move comes following a government panel recommendation on junk food or "HFSS'' that is foods high in fat, salt and sugar.
- Health ministry to launch de-worming initiative to improve child healthThe programme, to be flagged off later this month, will initially focus on 11 high burden states, among them Assam, Bihar, Haryana and Chha...
- Malnutrition continues to be among children in Kerala: CAGA total of 56 to 66 per cent of children in Kerala continue to be out of the ambit of 'Supplementary Nutrition Programme' implemented under...
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