Tag: FOOD

POLICY MAKERS The Odisha government has come up with its on food security scheme to provide food assistance to those whom the NFSA had left behind. Will this move efficiently address the hunger crisis or will it remain limited to another pre-election move?

HEALTH Yemen’s health crisis continues to impact the lives of thousands of people who are paralysed by a broken healthcare system and inhuman living conditions born out of war. It is time that the on-going war in Yemen is addressed and people’s lives are brought to normalcy. Priyanka Yadav

HEALTH A series of contaminated Polio vaccines have been given to children in UP. While a probe in underway to fix accountability, it is the opportune moment to cultivate a sense of awareness and collective concern for the health sector. Anamika Dhondhphale

Hazardous chemicals in food impact our health adversely giving birth to numerous diseases. Mosanto, a food company in US is under scrutiny for putting to risk the lives of hundreds of customers.

FOOD | The suspicions that have existed for a long time that despite the fact that India is legally supposed to be a GM food free country, GM (genetically modified) foods have been increasingly sold to millions of unsuspecting consumers in India. Bharat Dogra

HEALTH The idea of palliative care is grounded in the inherent value of every human life. It is based on the internalization of the fact that prolonging life might not be possible, and not even desirable. It stems from the belief that an individual is the owner of his/her body and mind and thus must have the first voice in any decision that needs to be taken regarding it. Nivedita Dwivedi 

The establishment of community clinics that cater to the needs of the marginalized making healthcare accessible to a greater section of the masses is a key to universal health in India. Zeba Siddiqui

As the month of Ramdan cleanses the soul and purifies the self, the universe unfolds a celebration of brotherhood and the moment of melting boundaries

AGRICULTURE A good food and agricultural system is one, which makes available satisfactory livelihood to all members of the farming community and wholesome, nutritious food to all people in a sustainable way ensuring welfare of farm animals, protecting the soil and its fertility for future generations. Bharat Dogra

Scarcities of livelihoods, basic healthcare facilities, lack of educational and employment opportunities and the extreme dependence on tourism sector have deprived the state of Uttarakhand of the chance to empower its people in meaningful ways.