Akshaya Patra wins BBC award
The Akshaya Patra Foundation has been awarded the BBC World Service’s Global Food Champion 2019. Global Food Champion is an annual award that honours people or projects that is changing …
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National Institute of Nutrition stands by its report on no onion, garlic in its meals
The National Institute of Nutrition(NIN) has said that it stands by its report of nutritional adequacy of the midday meals supplied by Akshaya Patra Foundation(APF) to the government schools in …
Read MoreExperts ask NIN to withdraw report favouring Akshay Patra
A section of civil society has written a letter to the National Institute of Nutrition(NIN) to withdraw its report endorsing the Akshaya Patra Foundation (APF) refusal to follow a directive …
Read MoreGovt. provides more for mid-day meal costs
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has approved the revision of norms under the Mid-Day Meal Scheme. Mid-Day Meal Scheme is a centrally-sponsored Scheme that provides children studying in Classes I-VIII …
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