A diet full of fruits and vegetables could help women reduce risk of developing breast cancer, a study published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute said. ...
12:17 PM, Dec 08, 2012
The AusFestival pineapple is now in the final stages of production. ...
03:45 PM, Dec 05, 2012
Bangalore: This festive season, prices of vegetable, fruits and flowers have gone up by almost 5 to 30 per cent. While retail prices of goods too have shot up by between Rs 5 and 12, wholesale prices in market have shot up between Rs 2 and Rs 10. We spent an additional Rs 70 on fruits and vegetables on Monday. The increasing prices are unbelievable and are affecting our lifestyle....
03:01 PM, Sep 18, 2012
New Delhi: Food inflation remained in the negative zone for the third straight week, at (-)0.42 per cent for the week ended January 7, mainly due to fall in prices of onion and vegetables. Food inflation, as measured by the Wholesale Price Index (WPI), was at (-) 2.90 per cent in the previous week. It was above 16 per cent in the corresponding week of 2011. According to the official...
12:28 PM, Jan 19, 2012
London: Pomengranate is virtually nature's elixir that can help stave off heart disease, relieve stress and perk up your sex life. A two million pounds study has found that an extract of the whole fruit - including pith, peel and seeds - was given to 60 volunteers every day for a month in the form of a capsule. Researchers monitored the activity of chemicals in their bodies compared with those...
12:47 PM, Nov 12, 2011
New Delhi: Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee on Thursday expressed grave concern over rising food inflation, even as he attributed the latest spike in prices to increased demand during the festive season. Food inflation, at 12.21 per cent for the week ended October 22, climbed to a nine-month high. "Food inflation is still going high. It is dangerously above double-digit figure," Mukherjee told reporters here. The Finance Minister, however, said the...
01:49 PM, Nov 03, 2011
A new study finds eating the right food can override a natural risk someone may carry for heart attack. ...
04:39 PM, Oct 15, 2011
New Delhi: The Supreme Court will continue hearing the bail petition of Unitech MD Sanjay Chandra in the 2G case on Friday. The defence teams of co-accused Rajiv Agarwal and Asif Balwa of Kusegaon Fruits will also be completing their arguments in the court. There is a possibility of court reversing order against them. ...
08:43 AM, Oct 14, 2011
Washington: Astronauts on the first manned mission to Mars are considering to grow their own food in a hi-tech 'kitchen garden' onboard their spaceship, according to NASA. Supplying enough food for a round trip to the Red Planet is one of the greatest challenges facing mission planners. Now the US space agency claims the astronomers could tend 'kitchen gardens' of salad and vegetables to cater to their daily diet. NASA...
06:23 PM, Aug 29, 2011
New Delhi: After dropping to a 20-month low in mid-July, food inflation inched up to 8.04 per cent for the week ended July 23 on expensive onion, fruits and milk. Food inflation, measured by the Wholesale Price Index (WPI), was 7.33 per cent in the previous week, the lowest since November 2009. The rate of price rise of food items was 16.27 per cent in the corresponding week of July...
12:57 PM, Aug 04, 2011
London: A 'Mediterranean diet' can increase a woman's lifespan by as much as 15 years, and increase a man's life by eight years, says a study. What is a Mediterranean diet? It is one rich in vegetables, olive oil, fruit, nuts, fish and whole grains, with occasional meat and alcohol. Those who can combine such a diet with exercise, avoiding smoking and maintaining desirable weight, could expect to live up...
12:15 PM, Aug 04, 2011
New Delhi: Food inflation fell to 8.53 per cent for the week ended on April 23 on the back of fall in prices of pulses, reversing the upward trend seen in the previous fortnight. Food inflation in the previous week was 8.76 per cent. The latest numbers are likely to come as a relief to the government and the RBI, especially at a time when the central bank's monetary policy...
12:19 PM, May 05, 2011
Eating fresh vegetables and fruits may not always lead to good health as our food is being contaminated with rat poison and insecticides. ...
06:23 PM, Mar 15, 2011
New Delhi: Food inflation soared to 17.05 per cent for the week ended January 22, rising for the second straight week, on the back of costlier vegetables, fruits and milk. Food inflation rose by 1.48 percentage points from 15.57 per cent in the previous week. The food inflation last year had stood at 20.56 per cent. On an annual basis, onion prices rose by 130.41 per cent in the third...
12:50 PM, Feb 03, 2011
London: They are considered good for your health. Now, a new study has claimed that eating a minimum of eight portions of fruit and vegetables daily can lower the risk of heart disease by almost a quarter. The research, which has looked at 300,000 people aged from 40 to 85 in eight countries, found that the accepted wisdom of eating five portions of fruits daily for a healthy life could...
06:53 PM, Jan 19, 2011
Artificial ripening of fruits is illegal and prohibited under the Prevention of Food Adulteration Act. ...
06:13 PM, Jul 01, 2010
New system to reflect inflation data of primary articles, fuel in place now. ...
02:13 PM, Nov 05, 2009
The index for fuels has fallen by 0.1 pc and manufacturing products by 0.2 pc. ...
10:46 PM, Oct 15, 2009
Colombo: The West Indies qualified for the Super Eights stage of the World Twenty20 after their Group B match against Ireland was abandoned due to rain on Monday. Ireland made 129 for 6 in their 19 overs before heavy rain at the Premadasa stadium prevented the West Indies from starting their innings. Both teams gained one point each, but the West Indies joined Group B winners Australia in the next ...
05:23 PM, Jun 30, 2008
