Nipah virus outbreak: 100 people quarantined in West Bengal to contain deadly zoonotic virus with high fatality. Check how it spreads, signs, symptoms and treatmentNipah virus outbreak: As many as 100 people have sent to quarantine in West Bengal to contain the spread of the deadly Nipah virus in the s...
23 Jan, 2026, 01.56 PM IST
GBS outbreak claims 2 lives in MP town; govt ramps up detection, treatmentTwo people have died following a Guillain-Barre Syndrome outbreak in Neemuch, Madhya Pradesh. Authorities are actively identifying and trea...
18 Jan, 2026, 08.47 AM IST
WHO alert on Gambia deaths: DCGI initiates probe; Haryana sends cough syrup samples to labA probe has already been initiated by India's drug regulator, the Drugs Controller General of India. "The samples have been collected by a ...
06 Oct, 2022, 07.26 PM IST
'How the deadly Nipah virus jumps from bats to humans found'According to the research, published recently in the journal PNAS, the Nipah virus (NiV) could circulate among fruit bats, not just in plac...
07 Nov, 2020, 03.33 PM IST
IIT, AIIMS audits find more than fly in the soupFSSAI officials told TOI they are at present writing to all 12 institutions with detailed audit reports and grades and asking them to confo...
17 Feb, 2018, 12.06 PM IST
- Toxic lead found in raw food items in Kolkata
Kolkata, Oct 22 (IANS) The presence of a high concentration of lead has been detected in raw food items such as polished rice and fish, sol...
22 Oct, 2017, 06.02 PM IST
- Invasive alien plants could be promoted as food
Kolkata, Nov 30 (IANS) Invasive plant species such as alligator weed, which threatens natural ecosystem, could be promoted as a food produc...
30 Nov, 2016, 01.59 PM IST
Finnish steelmaker to showcase its products at Vibrant India eventThe product is not contaminated by stainless steel, and consequently no flavours or discolouration is imparted to the food and drink.
22 Jul, 2016, 03.27 PM IST
ITC to source quality ingredients adhering to EU standardsWhile ITC is yet to decide on the pricing of the new range, analysts said such differentiated high-value products have a price premium upwa...
14 Jun, 2016, 02.52 AM IST
Food contamination kills 175,000 people in south east Asia each yearThe report has found that three in 10 children, under the age of five years, suffer from diarrhoea which is a major death among kids in the...
04 Dec, 2015, 04.24 PM IST
3,501 tonnes plastic waste generated daily in 60 major citiesEnvironment Minister Prakash Javadekar said as per available information, consumption of plastic in the country was 11 million tons in 2013...
04 Aug, 2015, 01.20 PM IST
Detergent found in Mother Dairy milk sample, company denies chargeFSDA in Agra has found presence of detergent in milk samples of Mother Dairy, which is owned by National Dairy Development Board of India
17 Jun, 2015, 10.07 AM IST
Maggi row: FSSAI dismisses Nestle’s defenceThe Food Safety and Standards Authority of India said Nestle’s contention that testing protocols were not followed and interpreted it incor...
06 Jun, 2015, 04.40 AM IST
Now, consumers junk Centre for Science and Environment reportAnalysts say it is natural for consumers to ignore CSE's warning because they know what they are getting into when they consume fast food.
03 Apr, 2012, 08.44 AM IST
- Board gets mandate to flavour up 5 spices parks
The Spices Board has got the mandate from the commerce ministry to act as nodal agency for setting up five spice parks, which were recently...
07 Sep, 2007, 12.38 AM IST
- APEDA wants more powers for promotion
The Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) has pitched for a level-playing field with other export p...
04 Oct, 2006, 12.00 AM IST
- Leave the kids alone: Pesticides kill!
That’s for sure. But it’s not just pests we are talking about. Even you face certain extinction.
19 Aug, 2006, 11.58 PM IST