Millets in soldiers’ ration: Meet to discuss adoption in daily meals
1 year, 5 months ago

Millets in soldiers’ ration: Meet to discuss adoption in daily meals

The Hindu  

The Ministry of Defence has taken a significant step towards promoting millet consumption. Incorporating millets into the defence ration not only improves the soldiers’ nutritional intake but also contributes to their overall satisfaction and morale,” says a note on MMRSNR. “This move represents a significant stride towards enhancing the nutritional profile of soldiers’ diet and embracing the benefits of millets,” according to the conference note. The MMRSNR aims at identifying innovative ways to integrate millets into the diet of army personnel for improved health performance and endurance, and facilitate discussions on millets-based enterprises among research organisations, government agencies, policy makers, and supply chain managers through presentations and experience sharing. It will explore issues like millets for ecological balance, sustainable agro processing practices at terrains of troops’ deployment and identifying and resolving the challenges in millet processing, preservation and storage for sustained nutritional and food security.

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IIWBR developing millets-based bread, biscuits
4 months, 3 weeks ago

IIWBR developing millets-based bread, biscuits

Hindustan Times  

To promote healthy consumption among people, the Indian Institute of Wheat and Barley Research is taking up research on developing millets-based bread and biscuits. Wheat is being added to millets which cannot be directly consumed due to their taste and the fact that they are not easy to digest, says Anuj Kumar, principal scientist, Indian Institute of Wheat and Barley …

A case for inclusion of millets in mid-day meals
8 months, 2 weeks ago

A case for inclusion of millets in mid-day meals

Hindustan Times  

Millets are among the oldest foods known to humans. The inclusion of millets in mid-day meals can help contribute to their resurgence and ensure that children get access to the nutritional and health benefits of these superfoods. More than 118 million school children across the country receive mid-day meals every day as a part of the PM POSHAN Abhiyaan, the …

Home Ministry to introduce Millets in meals of CAPF, NDRF personnel
1 year, 7 months ago

Home Ministry to introduce Millets in meals of CAPF, NDRF personnel

India TV News  

The Ministry of Home Affairs on Wednesday announced that millets would be included in the dinners of staff of personnel of Central Armed Police Forces and National Disaster Response Force. "The decision to introduce 30 per cent millets in the meals has been taken on the clarion call of the Union Home Minister Amit Shah, after detailed discussion with all …

Indian army chefs to be trained in millet dishes: Defence ministry
1 year, 9 months ago

Indian army chefs to be trained in millet dishes: Defence ministry

Hindustan Times  

The Indian Army has sought to procure millets flour up to 25% of the authorised entitlement of cereals in ration for troops starting from 2023-24 and issued advisories to extensively use them in organised functions, canteens and in home cooking to give a boost to the nutritional profile of soldier’s diet, the defence ministry said in a statement on Wednesday. …

Why Millets in mid-day meal can be a political hot topic
3 years, 1 month ago

Why Millets in mid-day meal can be a political hot topic

India Today  

On October 28, the Centre proposed millets be introduced in mid-day meals to tackle the growing problem of malnutrition among school students. So, includwqing the item in mid-day meals of Bengal, Odisha, Andhra Pradesh and Assam could be seen as a forceful intrusion of ‘North Indian’ food habits. When eggs made it to the menu, several wings of the BJP …

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