A whopping 80 percent of all Indians were protein-deficient, a new survey has revealed. As many as 91 percent vegetarians and 85 percent non-vegetarians among Indians were deficient in proteins, the survey titled 'Protein Consumption in the Diet of adult Indians Survey' (PRODIGY) said. Conducted by IMRB in seven major cities among
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday called for making yoga a mass movement to connect people and strengthen the bonds of humanity. In a post on Facebook, Modi said the global community had come together in support of celebrating the first International Day of Yoga on June 21. "Now that strong support
Veteran writer-lyricist Javed Akhtar has organised a special screening of his daughter Zoya Akhtar's forthcoming film "Dil Dhadakne Do" for Finance Minister Arun Jaitley here on Tuesday evening. "Javed sahab has kept a special screening of 'Dil Dhadakne Do' for Arun Jaitley," Ritesh Sidhwani, who co-owns the film's production banner Excel Entertainment with
The country is expected to receive only 88 percent of the long-term average rainfall this year, Science and Technology Minister Harsh Vardhan said on Tuesday terming this year's monsoons as "below normal" to "deficient". Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is "monitoring the situation closely", has directed all concerned ministries to make necessary preparations
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Monday evening said that conditions were becoming favourable for the onset of the southwest monsoon over Kerala around June 5. The weather department said during the last 24 hours, the wind has become stronger and there has been an increase in rainfall over the Lakshadweep area and
By Apurva Bhatt KL Prasad, 1982 batch IPS officer and Navi Mumbai commissioner, submitted his application for voluntary retirement to the state government on Monday. He has requested the government to waive off the three-month notice period and relieve him at the earliest. The 59-year officer, who is of the rank of additional director general
By Apurva Bhatt One of the most vexing technical issues for the Indian Railways— the conversion of Central Railway's electrical systems from 1,500-volt Direct Current to 2,500-volt Alternating Current — is now confronted with two essential questions for its train-runners — how the congested suburban system will be run if local trains have a speed limit of only 15
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