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Indonesia's $10 Billion Free Meals Plan In Turmoil As Over 1,000 Students Fall Ill
More than 1,000 children in Indonesia's West Java have suffered food poisoning this week from school lunches, authorities said, the latest in a series of outbreaks and another setback for the president's multi-billion-dollar free meals programme.
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American Express Launches NFT Passport Stamps to Commemorate Travel Memories
American Express has rolled out NFT passport stamps for US cardholders, stored on Ethereum’s Base network. The digital stamps can be customised to highlight travel experiences like meals, hotels, or monuments. This initiative modernises the fading tradition of passport stamps and aligns Amex with global brands experimenting with NFTs, including L...
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"Gives Me Freedom": Chinese Techie Lives In Car For 4 Years, Despite Owning Big House
Over the past three years, this lifestyle has saved him over 100,000 yuan (around Rs 11.6 lakh).
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"Households Waste At Least One Billion Meals A Day", Reveals UN Report
The UN Environment Programme's Food Waste Index Report 2024 was released recently. Discover some of the key insights below.
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UN's Food Programme Seeks $77 Million Aid For Turkey,Syria Quake Survivors
The UN's World Food Programme (WFP) appealed on Friday for $77 million to provide food rations and hot meals for 874,000 people affected by the deadly earthquake in Syria and Turkey.
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Telangana Launches Rs 5 Meals At Government Hospitals
Telangana's Health Minister T Harish Rao and Home Minister Mohammed Mahmood Ali on Thursday launched the subsidised meal programme of 'Rs 5 meals' to attendants of patients at government hospitals.
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Mid-Day Meals Lifeline For Millions, Should Be Restarted: UN Food Agency
Noting that the mid-day meal scheme represents the lifeline for millions of school children in the country, the UN WFP India has said as the schools reopen, the scheme will also need to be reactivated with the provision of hot, cooked meals.
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Marcus Rashford Campaign Forces UK To Change Policy On Child Poverty
Marcus Rashford has led an impassioned campaign for the free school meals programme to be extended through summer holidays in the UK.
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HRD Meeting With State Education Ministers On Tuesday To Discuss COVID-19 Issues
Union HRD Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal 'Nishank' has called a meeting with state education ministers to discuss issues related to COVID-19 and mid-day meal programme, officials said on Monday. The meeting will be held at 2.00 pm on Tuesday through video conferencing.
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300 Million Children Missing School Meals Due To Virus Closures: UN
Some 300 million children who depend on school meals are missing out due to closures triggered by the coronavirus pandemic, the World Food Programme said Friday.
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In Bhubaneswar, Exchange Plastic Waste For A Meal
In a bid to promote plastic waste management, Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) has rolled out an initiative under which it will serve a meal in exchange for a half kilogram plastic waste.
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1 Litre Milk Diluted With Water Served To 81 Students In UP School
A video has emerged from Uttar Pradesh's Sonbhadra that shows a cook of the government's mid-day meal programme mixing a packet of one-litre milk with a bucket of water to feed some 81 students at a local school.
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Bengaluru-Based NGO Hopes To Achieve '5 Billion Meals' Milestone By 2021
Bengaluru-based NGO Akshaya Patra, that distributes meals to school kids across 12 states, is now aiming for its 5th billion meal by 2021, days after Prime Minister Narendra Modi attended an event to mark its 3 billion milestone. The organization is also seeking to expand in Uttar Pradesh and make debut in Delhi, Bihar and West Bengal
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PM Modi To Serve 3 Billionth Akshay Patra Meal In Vrindavan Today
Elaborate preparations are underway in Vrindavan for Prime Minister Narendra Modi's programme today during which he will serve food to underprivileged schoolchildren.
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Crash Diets May Up The Risk Of Heart Diseases, Switch To Heart Friendly Foods
Crash diets are believed to cause a transient deterioration in heart function, as per Science Daily. Crash diets that are also known as meal replacement programmes have become increasingly fashionable in the past few years, as per the researchers
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Indonesia's $10 Billion Free Meals Plan In Turmoil As Over 1,000 Students Fall Ill
More than 1,000 children in Indonesia's West Java have suffered food poisoning this week from school lunches, authorities said, the latest in a series of outbreaks and another setback for the president's multi-billion-dollar free meals programme.
-
American Express Launches NFT Passport Stamps to Commemorate Travel Memories
American Express has rolled out NFT passport stamps for US cardholders, stored on Ethereum’s Base network. The digital stamps can be customised to highlight travel experiences like meals, hotels, or monuments. This initiative modernises the fading tradition of passport stamps and aligns Amex with global brands experimenting with NFTs, including L...
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"Gives Me Freedom": Chinese Techie Lives In Car For 4 Years, Despite Owning Big House
Over the past three years, this lifestyle has saved him over 100,000 yuan (around Rs 11.6 lakh).
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"Households Waste At Least One Billion Meals A Day", Reveals UN Report
The UN Environment Programme's Food Waste Index Report 2024 was released recently. Discover some of the key insights below.
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UN's Food Programme Seeks $77 Million Aid For Turkey,Syria Quake Survivors
The UN's World Food Programme (WFP) appealed on Friday for $77 million to provide food rations and hot meals for 874,000 people affected by the deadly earthquake in Syria and Turkey.
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Telangana Launches Rs 5 Meals At Government Hospitals
Telangana's Health Minister T Harish Rao and Home Minister Mohammed Mahmood Ali on Thursday launched the subsidised meal programme of 'Rs 5 meals' to attendants of patients at government hospitals.
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Mid-Day Meals Lifeline For Millions, Should Be Restarted: UN Food Agency
Noting that the mid-day meal scheme represents the lifeline for millions of school children in the country, the UN WFP India has said as the schools reopen, the scheme will also need to be reactivated with the provision of hot, cooked meals.
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Marcus Rashford Campaign Forces UK To Change Policy On Child Poverty
Marcus Rashford has led an impassioned campaign for the free school meals programme to be extended through summer holidays in the UK.
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HRD Meeting With State Education Ministers On Tuesday To Discuss COVID-19 Issues
Union HRD Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal 'Nishank' has called a meeting with state education ministers to discuss issues related to COVID-19 and mid-day meal programme, officials said on Monday. The meeting will be held at 2.00 pm on Tuesday through video conferencing.
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300 Million Children Missing School Meals Due To Virus Closures: UN
Some 300 million children who depend on school meals are missing out due to closures triggered by the coronavirus pandemic, the World Food Programme said Friday.
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In Bhubaneswar, Exchange Plastic Waste For A Meal
In a bid to promote plastic waste management, Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) has rolled out an initiative under which it will serve a meal in exchange for a half kilogram plastic waste.
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1 Litre Milk Diluted With Water Served To 81 Students In UP School
A video has emerged from Uttar Pradesh's Sonbhadra that shows a cook of the government's mid-day meal programme mixing a packet of one-litre milk with a bucket of water to feed some 81 students at a local school.
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Bengaluru-Based NGO Hopes To Achieve '5 Billion Meals' Milestone By 2021
Bengaluru-based NGO Akshaya Patra, that distributes meals to school kids across 12 states, is now aiming for its 5th billion meal by 2021, days after Prime Minister Narendra Modi attended an event to mark its 3 billion milestone. The organization is also seeking to expand in Uttar Pradesh and make debut in Delhi, Bihar and West Bengal
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PM Modi To Serve 3 Billionth Akshay Patra Meal In Vrindavan Today
Elaborate preparations are underway in Vrindavan for Prime Minister Narendra Modi's programme today during which he will serve food to underprivileged schoolchildren.
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Crash Diets May Up The Risk Of Heart Diseases, Switch To Heart Friendly Foods
Crash diets are believed to cause a transient deterioration in heart function, as per Science Daily. Crash diets that are also known as meal replacement programmes have become increasingly fashionable in the past few years, as per the researchers
