NUTRITIOUS MEALS FOR WORKERS
Remembering Anthony Bourdain through his radical honesty
Anthony Bourdain's appreciation for honest food and his impact was evident. He enjoyed simple dishes like vada pav, calling it the Bombay burger. Bourdain championed overlooked kitchen workers and their home food. His unexpected death in 2018 shocked many fans and colleagues. The article reflects on his legacy and the industry that grew around him.
Delhi Budget: Govt to set up rest stops for gig workers, welfare board soon
Delhi's Chief Minister Rekha Gupta announced the creation of rest facilities at Atal Canteens for gig workers, addressing their lack of safe pit stops for meals and phone charging. This initiative aims to reduce fatigue-related accidents and support the city's growing gig economy. A Gig Workers Welfare Board will also be established to ensure their protection and welfare.
Tamil Nadu BJP chief says DMK is 'deceiving people' with false promises
Tamil Nadu BJP chief Nainar Nagendran has accused the ruling DMK of making false promises. He joined striking nutritious meal and anganwadi workers, highlighting their unfulfilled demands. Nagendran assured the workers of BJP support. He stated the party will address their concerns once the NDA forms the government in the 2026 Assembly elections.
Delhi Atal Canteens see huge turnout as over 33,000 avail Rs 5 meals in two days
Delhi's newly launched Atal Canteens have served over 33,000 subsidised meals in their first two days. The initiative, offering nutritious meals for Rs 5, aims to support daily-wage workers and the urban poor. The government plans to expand the program to 100 canteens across the city.
Delhi CM inaugurates Atal Canteens, offering Rs 5 meals
New Delhi has launched Atal Canteens, offering nutritious meals for just Rs 5. This initiative, inaugurated on Atal Bihari Vajpayee's birth anniversary, aims to support workers and the poor. Over 100 canteens are being established across the city. Each canteen will serve approximately 1,000 meals daily. The government has allocated significant funds for this ambitious scheme.
Bengaluru woman's startup idea for 'maids and cooks' sparks debate. Netizens argue if it is empowering or exploitative?
A Bengaluru woman, Amirtha, proposed a startup idea to train maids and cooks in preparing high-protein meals, sparking a heated debate on social media. While she emphasized the potential for skill development and increased income for domestic workers, many criticized the idea as tone-deaf and exploitative, questioning its implications on class and wages. Amirtha acknowledged the concerns and clarified her intent to promote equity, but admitted the idea may have been poorly conceived.
India's high food inflation leaves less in lunch boxes of poor school children
Rising food inflation over nearly two years in India has caused budgetary strain on government-funded school meal programs, forcing cutbacks in key nutritious ingredients, thereby compromising the quality of meals provided to nearly 120 million children, impacting their nutrition and highlighting economic inequality.
Rs 4,000 crore breakfast at school plan ‘vetoed by Finance Ministry: Education Ministry
The plan to serve breakfast to children in government schools to address the malnutrition problem, has hit a wall with the finance ministry refusing approval, the Union education ministry has told a parliamentary panel.
Plan afoot to serve breakfast along with mid-day meal
The idea is to present this before the Cabinet ahead of the Budget session, so that it can be implemented from this academic session. This comes at a time when the National Family Health survey has reported an alarming drop in the nutritional level of children over the past five years—2015 to 2019.
National Education Policy 2020: Breakfast for school children besides mid-day meals
"Children are unable to learn optimally when they are undernourished or unwell. Hence, the nutrition and health (including mental health) of children will be addressed, through healthy meals and the introduction of well-trained social workers, counsellors, and community involvement into the schooling system," the policy said.
REC ties up with TajSATS to provide meals to frontline healthcare workers
REC (formerly known as Rural Electrification Corporation) is spearheading the mission to feed the medical staff in key government hospitals as well as poor daily wage labourers across the nation, through collaborative efforts, the company said in a statement.
No one should sleep hungry: Hrithik ties up with Akshaya Patra to provide 1.2 lakh meals for daily wage workers, senior citizens
The actor lauded the NGO's “real superheroes on ground".
Delhi gets 'Aam Aadmi canteens'
Delhi government today alloted Rs 10 crore in its budget for setting up 'Aam Aadmi canteens' across the city to provide subsidised food.
Aam Aadmi canteens to be set up in Delhi this year: Najeeb Jung
Delhi Lt Governor Najeeb Jung today said "Aam Aadmi Canteens", announced by the AAP government in 2015 for providing nutritious food at affordable rates, will be set up in several parts of the city this year.
TN CM Jayalalithaa announces slew of concessions to govt employees
Jayalalithaa today announced a slew of concessions, including hike in assistance under Family Welfare Fund, for state government employees.
Delhi government plans highly subsidised 'Aam Aadmi canteens'; to serve food at Rs 5-10
Delhi government is going to set up highly subsidised 'Aam Aadmi canteens' in two months to serve nutritious food in the Rs 5-10 range.
Are humans condemned to eat to live, so that they can live to work?
the focus of the timesavers has been on eating, whose contribution to human existence is sought to be reduced to dull, oatmeal-like mulch loosened with water or milk.
Tamil Nadu announces Pongal bonus for government employees
State CM O Panneerselvam today announced disbursement of bonus ahead of the harvest festival of Pongal to government employees, teachers and pensioners.
Tamil Nadu government hikes DA for its employees
O Panneerselvam held a review meeting with his senior cabinet colleagues and top officials in which it was decided to implement the hike
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