Tag: FOOD
Lessons India Can Learn from the Spanish Flu of 1918
In 1918, the Spanish Flu claimed millions of lives in India, are we prepared to face COVID-19?
Societal Stigma Affects the Treatment of a Health Problem: The Growing Case of Leprosy...
India accounts for 60% of new leprosy cases detected in the world in 2017. While Bihar has recorded the maximum number of such cases, the challenge is to eradicate the roots of this disease along with the social stigma attached.
Why India Loathes its Menstruating Women: Cultural Taboos and Discriminatory Practices
India continues to loathe its menstruating women and a series of cultural taboos and discriminatory practices continue against them, these discriminatory practices deprive women of equal opportunities and scrutinise them.
Coronavirus Outbreak Creates Fear of Drug Shortage in India
Coronavirus creates drug shortage panic in India, essential medicines like Paracetamol to become costlier.
Return of indigenous crops helps reduce farm distress and restore ecosystems
In villages in Odisha, tribal communities have returned to indigenous varieties of seeds which yield crops that are better suited to the impacts of the changing climate.
Egg Consumption May Help Tackle Rampant Malnutrition and Stunted Growth in Indian Children
A report by the Ministry of Health indicates the significance of consuming eggs for tackling malnutrition and stunting in children, why then are several states reluctant in serving it through the Mid-day Meal Scheme?
WHO Declares Coronavirus Outbreak a Global Emergency
World Health Organisation(WHO)has declared the Novel Coronavirus a public health emergency.
Nepal’s Tradition of Exiling Menstruating Women Continues Despite Supreme Court Ban
Nepal is known to have the practice of isolating menstruating women and keeping them away in designated huts, the practice is rampant despite the apex court's ruling against it.
