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Diet Management In The Times of Self-isolation
Here are some food items and tips for quick meal fixes that will keep you healthy this quarantine
As India battles the second wave of the Covid-19 virus, we have again started to quarantine in our houses, with many state governments declaring partial to full lockdowns. In this scenario, we need to protect our daily routine from getting disrupted especially during self-isolation. It is important to maintain a healthy diet and consume fiber rich foods for the fourteen days of quarantine period.
Here, are some budget-friendly suggestions on what food items to purchase in order to prepare a healthy meal:
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Reducing Early Pregnancy Key to Safe Motherhood
On International Mothers’ Day, let s look at the adverse impact of motherhood on adolescent wellbeing
This year, on 9 May, as India observes International Mothers’ Day in the midst of a fresh wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, it is critical to draw attention to the issue of child marriage and teenage pregnancy. With lockdowns due to COVID-19 disrupting women’s access to reproductive health services, it is more critical than ever to protect girls from early pregnancy, which can pose severe physical and mental health risks to adolescents.
While popular culture glorifies motherhood, it fails to consider the struggles of adolescent mothers who have yet to reach physical or mental maturity. The UNFPA’s State of World Population Report, 2021, says that nearly half the women in 57 developing countries do not have the right to bodily autonomy, including
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Govt To Provide Free Food Grains To 80 Crore Poor People In May, June
The Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PMGKAY) which was announced in 2020 for three months till July, is being re-implemented given the worsening situation due to the second wave of Covid-19
PTI | Apr 24, 2021
The central government on April 23rd decided to resume providing free food grains to 80 crore poor beneficiaries in May and June to help them tide over the economic hardship in the second wave of the coronavirus pandemic, a move that would cost the exchequer around Rs 26,000 crore. We will provide 5-kg additional food grains for free to PDS beneficiaries under the PMGKAY for two months May and June. This time, we are not providing pulses under this scheme, Food and Public Distribution secretary Sudhanshu Pandey told PTI.