Lancet study estimates Indians to be deficient in iron, calcium, folateA study in The Lancet Global Health journal reveals that people in India, across all age groups and genders, are consuming inadequate amoun...
30 Aug, 2024, 10.52 AM IST
Superfoods, ginger, a dose of Vitamin D: A care package for your temperamental thyroid glandThyroid patients generally have very strict dietary restrictions.
28 Jan, 2022, 06.20 PM IST
Madison Media executes Tata Salt's multi-media innovation for World Iodine DayMadison Media built the campaign on the thought of the ‘MissingI’ conceptualised by Tata Salt and their creative agency Ogilvy.
25 Oct, 2018, 08.08 AM IST
Uttar Pradesh CM Akhilesh Yadav intensifies attack on Modi govt on note banThe big ones shall escape by managing documents as none of them was sighted in the queues before banks and ATMs, Akhilesh Yadav said
25 Nov, 2016, 10.39 PM IST
Food fortification: Task force formed to frame regulationsThe government has constituted a task force to frame regulations on food fortification to combat malnutrition, Rajya Sabha was informed tod...
05 May, 2016, 06.10 PM IST
Over 71 million people suffering from goitre: GovernmentMore than 71 million people in the country are suffering from goitre and other iodine- deficiency disorders, Health Minister JP Nadda said.
18 Dec, 2015, 03.19 PM IST
Iodine supplements during pregnancy may boost kids' IQGiving women iodine supplements during pregnancy could boost their children's IQ & result in cost savings worth millions for health care sy...
10 Aug, 2015, 04.47 PM IST
Indian lab wins battle to patent cheaper iodised saltIndia won a unique but bruising patent battle on a new way of producing iodised salt against a huge multi-national company.
09 Aug, 2015, 03.19 PM IST
- India gives NRs 51.75 million aid to Nepal
India today gave an aid of NRs 51.75 million as part of assistance to Nepal for supplying iodised salt in a bid to fight iodine-deficiency ...
07 Aug, 2015, 08.02 PM IST
Poor iodine intake by pregnant women harming IQ of babiesIodine is required for the production of thyroid hormones, which are crucial for foetal development, with links between iodine deficiency a...
26 May, 2015, 06.12 PM IST
Iodine bindis for tribal women to fight deficiencyThe idea for the iodine bindi project named Life Saving Dot-Jeevan Bindi was conceived and incubated in Singapore.
11 Apr, 2015, 11.13 AM IST
BJP MP Shobha Karandlaje demands removal of ban on non-iodised saltShobha Karandlaje said that intake of only iodised salt creates imbalance in human body as everyone does not have an iodine deficiency.
04 Dec, 2014, 05.33 PM IST
- Budget 2012: Preventive health check- to save tax up to Rs 5,000
The FM explained that the move would not only enhance vaccine security, but also insulate vaccine prices from arbitrary escalation.
17 Mar, 2012, 10.14 AM IST
- After milk, salt under government’s FSSAI quality scanner
After milk, salt - another most common food item - is under the Food Safety Standards Authority of India's (FSSAI) scanner.
15 Jan, 2012, 04.10 PM IST
- India included in international body canvassing iodised salt
India, one of leading salt producing countries in world, has been admitted into Iodine Network.
22 Aug, 2008, 08.49 PM IST
- India, Pakistan among countries with worst iodine deficiency
World experts in iodine deficiency have set a goal of working toward eliminating iodine deficiency, by assigning top support priority to In...
13 Dec, 2007, 12.11 PM IST
- HRD ministry plans nutritious midday meals for children
The biggest school meal scheme, the National Programme of Nutritional Support to Primary Education, better known as the midday meal scheme,...
18 Oct, 2006, 02.24 AM IST