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ICMR calls for avoiding protein supplements, issues guidelines

The Indian Council of Medical Research has called for avoiding protein supplements for building body mass and has recommended restricting salt intake, minimising sugar and ultra-processed foods and......

BJP announces more freebies in Delhi manifesto part 2

Former Union Minister and senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader Anurag Thakur on Tuesday unveiled the second part of the BJP's Sankalp Patra (manifesto) for the upcoming Delhi assembly elections......

Why Centre sought help of Reliance wildlife facility in Gujarat

After three cheetahs died in just over a month last year in Madhya Pradesh's Kuno National Park, the National Tiger Conservation Authority in May 2023 called in experts from Reliance's wildlife......

Bihar prohibition helps prevent 21L intimate partner violence, finds study

Bihar's alcohol ban in 2016 prevented 24 lakh cases of daily and weekly consumption, and 21 lakh cases of intimate partner violence, according to new research published in The Lancet Regional......

Healthy diet + lifestyle = Good Heart

The best way to protect your heart is to follow a healthy diet and lifestyle and eat less trans fats, say experts at the Health Essayists and Authors League and Diabetes Foundation (India).......

Will legalising MSP reduce the import bill for edible oils and pulses?

The protesting farmers’ main demand to legalise the minimum support price (MSP) regime has divided opinion. Photograph: Jason Lee/Reuters One school of thought says it would lead to crop......

Govt to screen toys for toxic substances

To ascertain the toxicity of substances used for making toys, the government has decided to screen the level of metal coating used in them. Under the guidance of the India Council of Medical......

50 biotech cos may set shop in AP

Andhra Pradesh government has facilitated more than 50 companies in the biotechnology sector with required support to invest in the state. Total investment in this sector is expected to cross Rs......

How Tata Trusts uses big data to gauge consumption, production

In keeping with the Trusts’ objectives, the initiative was underpinned by an attempt to determine how over-nutrition was impacting citizens at a mass scale. There’s a new......

More land likely for Genome Valley

The 1,000-acre Genome Valley set up by the Andhra Pradesh government is almost fully booked, and enthused by the interest the state government is now scouting for more land.Announcing this on the......

How SAI is engaging athletes in wake of COVID-19

Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju, on Tuesday, reviewed the initiatives undertaken by his ministry and Sports Authority of India (SAI) to keep the athletes engaged in the wake of the 21-day nation-wide......

Need to have a structured system to identify young talent: Sharan

Stating that India has not made much progress since the Beijing Olympics, Ajit Sharan, Secretary - Sports, Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports (MYAS), said that India needs to become a sporting......

'Gopichand didn't take interest in Sindhu's training'

I don't want to respond to what her father has to say, if Sindhu says something, I will respond, Gopichand retorts to PV Sindhu's father's allegations of unsatisfactory training. IMAGE:......

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