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Not eating healthy foods linked with higher cardiovascular disease: Study
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
Researchers from Hamilton Health Sciences and McMaster University revealed in a study conducted at the Population Research Health Institute (PHRI) that persons who do not consume enough of six important nutrients collectively had a higher risk of developing cardiovascular disease (CVD). Read More
Study reveals widely consumed vegetable oil leads to unhealthy gut
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
High use of soybean oil has been associated with obesity and diabetes, as well as autism, Alzheimer's disease, anxiety, and depression. Add ulcerative colitis, a kind of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) characterised by chronic inflammation of the large intestine, to the growing list.
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Tomatoes out of commoners' reach in India; selling at over Rs 100
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Many attribute the sharp rise in the vegetable to heatwaves in key tomato-growing areas and heavy rains, as well, as disruption in supply chains. Tomatoes, which have a relatively lower shelf life, could also have put pressure on their prices.
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Himachal Pradesh: Vegetable prices shoot up in Shimla, household budget af
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Heavy rains that disrupted the supply chain caused vegetable prices to soar in Shimla, making it difficult for the local population to pay for household expenses.
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MP: Congress workers stage unique protest against vegetable price rise in
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
The Congress leaders claimed that they would carry the vegetables in the briefcase and would keep it in the locker.
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Pakistan: Despite court order, sewage being used for vegetable cultivation
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Despite the strict directives of the Sindh High Court (SHC) against the cultivation of vegetables using sewage, exercise is still being carried out on the outskirts of the metropolis, a recent report by Sindh Food Authority (SFA) stated.
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Bhopal: Prices of vegetables sky-rockets as supply nosedives due to rain
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Heavy rain has inundated farms damaging ready-to-harvest vegetable crops in the state. Amid rising demand and restricted supply, the prices of vegetables are rising by the day.
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Assam: Prices of vegetables skyrocket in Guwahati due to floods
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
From tomato to green chilli, the price of every green vegetable is skyrocketing in the markets of Guwahati.
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Andhra Pradesh: Three-day Shakambari Festival begins in Vijayawada
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
During the festival, Goddess Kanaka Durga is adorned and worshipped as Shakambari Devi. Goddess Kanaka Durga is decorated with vegetables and fruits and offered special pujas.
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Tomato prices soar across country due to dip in supply, cost Rs 80-100 per
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Tomato prices see a steep increase in many parts of the country as supplies have dropped due to rains in tomato-growing areas in the country. In Delhi and Uttar Pradesh, Tomato prices have increased sharply within the past two-three days.
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Study finds fish farms can generate biogas
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Researchers discovered that digesting fish waste allows circular fish and vegetable farms (aquaponics) to produce biogas, which can then be fed back into the energy systems of the farms. This also provides the plants with excellent nutrition.
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Assam flood woes: Vegetable prices skyrocket in Guwahati amid flood situat
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
In Assam's flood-affected regions, 10782.80 hectares of cropland have been submerged by floodwaters, resulting in crop destruction. The flood has also disrupted the supply chain, which in turn has raised the price of vegetables for two consecutive weeks.
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