Children served mid-day meal soiled by dog, HC orders compensation

The Chhattisgarh high court has directed the state government to pay within a month Rs 25,000 each to 84 students who consumed mid-day meals soiled by a dog at a middle school in......

Ragi idlis to grilled fish: Parl unveils nutri-rich diet plan for MPs

From 'ragi millet idli' and 'jowar upma' to 'moong dal chilla' and grilled fish with vegetables, Parliament's new 'health menu' plans to serve up a plateful of nutrition for lawmakers, officials......

Budget: Mission Poshan 2.0 to improve nutritional outcomes

The supplementary nutrition programme and the Poshan Abhiyaan under the Women and Child Development Ministry has been merged to launch Mission Poshan 2.0 to strengthen nutritional content,......

Mid-Day Meal is now PM POSHAN, to cover pre-primary students

The national mid-day meal scheme in government and aided schools will now be known as PM POSHAN Scheme and will also cover students of balvatikas or pre primary classes, the government announced......

India ranks 111th on Global Hunger Index; govt says measure 'flawed'

India ranked 111th out of 125 countries in the Global Hunger Index-2023, which was rejected by the government as erroneous and having malafide intent. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com The......

How the wealth of India's richest can make a difference

An additional one per cent tax on the richest 10 per cent can provide the country with nearly 17.7 lakh extra oxygen cylinders, while a similar wealth tax on the 98 richest billionaire families......

Budget: Despite talk of cutback, central schemes' outlay on rise

The number of centrally sponsored schemes have increased to 35 in FY22 from 30 in FY21 and central sector schemes have increased to 704 from 685 in the previous year, reports Dilasha Seth.......

How brands are fighting it out on the breakfast table

Clearly, Nestle has a fight on its hands. Whatever be the outcome of the ensuing battle, the conversation at the morning table is shaken and stirred. Last month, Nestle India, among the country's......

India's wheelchair cricketers look towards BCCI president Ganguly

Photograph: Kind courtesy Wheelchair India Cricket/Twitter Not all cricketers, who wear the India jersey, are privileged. Especially, if they are disabled players, waiting for the Board of Control......