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Supreme Court seeks clarity from FSSAI on science, design and rollout of food warning labelsThe Supreme Court seeks detailed answers from the Centre and FSSAI regarding proposed food warning labels. Questions cover scientific basis...- Let's know what we eat: The type of front-of-pack labels consumers actually needAs India confronts a rising tide of obesity and associated health conditions, the clarity of front-of-pack labelling is becoming crucial. L...
- 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 ...
- These large-, mid- and small-cap stocks can give more than 25% return in 1 year, according to analystsAs the old saying goes: Nothing can be ruled out on the street. Which means that one should be prepared for anything. Now, what is the prob...
- Food labelling isn't anti-industry, it's pro-healthIndia's Supreme Court has directed the FSSAI to consider warning labels for prepackaged foods. This move signals a shift from prolonged con...
- When easy EMIs become a trap: 85% of struggling borrowers spend over 40% of their income often to predatory lendersA nationwide survey reveals thousands of Indian borrowers are trapped in debt due to easy credit, with 85% dedicating over 40% of their inc...
- FSSAI left in limbo as Food Authority remains unreconstituted weeks after term endsIndia's food watchdog, FSSAI, faces a regulatory vacuum. The Food Authority's term expired, leaving it unable to approve new regulations or...
- This generation is seeking authenticity in all things great & smallDiagnosed with PCOS as a teen, the author learned to take control of her health, a proactive approach mirrored by her generation. Gen Z fil...
- Doctor puts end to the vitamin B12, veg vs non-veg debate; busts popular myths with scienceDoctor, Dr Anshuman Kaushal has debunked the long running claim that Vitamin B12 is “non vegetarian,” explaining in a viral video that the ...
- View: India needs a school-food revolution and what Japan and Vietnam can teach usIndia faces a nutrition challenge with rising obesity and diabetes. Lessons from Japan and Vietnam highlight the power of school meals in s...
- Around two dozen IAS officers transferred in major bureaucratic reshuffle in JharkhandThe Jharkhand government transferred nearly two dozen IAS officers in a major reshuffle. Key figures like Nitin Madan Kulkarni have been re...
- Students of govt, govt-aided schools in Karnataka to get eggs six days a weekKarnataka government schools will provide eggs six days a week through an MoU with Azim Premji Foundation. CM Siddaramaiah praised this men...
- How social media led to a boost in consumption of Vitamin C-rich fruits, zinc supplements during Covid-19The concept of 'immunity-boosting foods' as a preventive strategy against Covid-19 gained a lot of traction during the pandemic.
- Garnier aims to stop using virgin plastic for packaging by 2025Cosmetics brand Garnier on Monday said it aims to stop using virgin plastic for all packaging by 2025. Besides, its factories and manufactu...
- Govt to supply fortified rice through ICDS, Mid-day Meal scheme from April"About 65 per cent of India's population consumes rice as a staple food. Fortification of rice is a cost-effective and complementary strate...
- Farmers should produce what markets wantThe report said that even as India has a strong vegetarian culture, but projections estimate that India’s meat consumption (mainly chicken ...
- Don’t go by the headlines. The world is becoming a better placeFrom the decline of violence to the rise in living standards, nearly every aspect of existence has improved. Let’s count our blessings.
- 75th round of national sample survey kickstarts nationwideVocational and technical education would form a special module of the surveys this time. Mothers and their new-borns aged below one would b...
- 'Our pharma parentage gives us edge over others'GSKCH managing director Zubair Ahmed shares how the company leveraged its pharma parentage, acquisition plans, etc.
- Food labelling notification unimplementable: FICCIThe mandatory food labelling rules notified by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare have put the food processing industry in a spot.
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