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Technology Will Save Us From Pesticides
A wave of amazing technology innovations is coming soon to threaten industries that are dependent on agriculture. Weed killers and pesticides, for example.
Vitamin D Deficiency Can Be Deadly In the Post Covid World
A recent study conducted by researchers from Trinity College, Dublin, found a clear link between the severity of COVID-19 symptoms and Vitamin D deficiency.
At Last, The FSSAI Specifies That Fruit and Vegetables Should Be Washed With Purified Water.
The FSSAI recently came out with safety guidelines and tips for washing and storing fruit and vegetables during the covid 19 crisis. One of the most important tips in these guidelines is to wash fruits and vegetables with potable water. This is quite possibly the first time that the FSSAI has specified that people need […]
Deaths From The Coronavirus Will Pale In Comparison To India’s Other Big Emerging Health Crisis.
The coronavirus has, as per official statistics, killed close to twenty thousand Indians till date. While actual numbers eventually will probably be much higher, it will be nothing compared to the next big health crisis. Why? Because the next big crisis is antibiotic resistance. And it won’t just be about a flu that 99% of […]
Patanjali’s COVID-19 ‘Cure’ Is Everything That’s Wrong With Ayurveda
Patanjali, the multi-billion dollar Ayurvedic empire, owned and run by ‘Baba’ Ramdev, today launched ‘Coronil and Swasari’ touting them as a cure for the novel coronavirus. However, while the organisation claims that clinical trials of the drug were conducted, no results appear to have been published in credible, peer reviewed, medical journals. This is a […]
PUFA In Vegetable Oils Is A Cancer Risk
To rephrase the headline, PUFA and Oxidised PUFA from heated vegetable oils increases the risks of various types of cancer and also other lifestyle diseases.
India Finally Bans 27 Harmful Pesticides, That Were Already Banned in Europe
It is great to see the Government of India finally taking steps to ban 27 harmful pesticides. These pesticides are banned in much of the developed world.
Restaurants Are Opening Up Post Lockdown. But People Need To Be Convinced That Eating Out Is Safe
In the latest phase of the nationwide lockdown, since June 8, the Central Government has allowed hotels and restaurants all over the country, except in containment zones, to reopen, subject to permission from State Governments. While some states, like Maharashtra, have not allowed restaurants to open up, restaurants in other states, like Kerala are resuming […]
Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship Supported Non-Profit, FISCI, Launches Online Food Safety Training Courses
The Food Industry Capacity & Skill Initiative (FICSI) has launched an e-learning platform, ‘FICSI Online Training & Assessment Academy’, which provides certificate courses on ‘Safe Practises for Food Business Operators During the COVID-19 Pandemic’.
Technology Is The Answer To Our Food Security Problems
Technology is coming to the rescue of humans to fight the new food security challenges we face.
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