Andhra prisoners to grow herbs for Himalaya Drugs
The Himalaya Drug Company has found
a novel way to rehabilitate prisoners. Prisoners from Andra Pradesh will grow
herbs for India’s leading herbal health and Personal Care Company. The company
will impart training to the prisoners for cultivating medicinal herbs. After
the training, they will undertake cultivation of medicinal herbs for Himalaya
Drugs at the Prison Farm in Prisoners’ Agricultural Colony, Anantapur. Himalaya
officials Tuesday signed a memorandum of understanding with the department of
prisons. Dr Babu, head (Agrotech and Phytochemistry) of Himalaya Drug Company
told reporters that the company will also supply seeds and provide technical
assistance. Under the MoU, the jail department will choose 30 prisoners to grow
herbs in two-acre plot. “To begin, the inmates will cultivate the herb alfalfa,
as it can be planted any time during the year, giving high yields over a short
period of time,” said Babu.
Himalaya Drugs will buy back all the
produce while the department of prisons will pay monthly wages to the prisoners
growing the herbs. Director General of Prisons and Correctional Services T.P.
Das said the programme was designed for the welfare and rehabilitation of the
prisoners by equipping them with basic skills that will help them in future
employment. The project is on the lines of a similar one implemented
successfully by Himalaya Drugs in Karnataka. The company, which registered a
turnover of Rs.1,200 crore last year, is growing at a compounded annual growth
rate of 25-30 percent.
Source:
http://health.india.com
26.07.2012
Eggs today are healthier, safer and more nutritious than they were 30
years ago because the feed given to hens has changed over the years, leading to
less cholesterol and saturated fat in them,
experts say.
Institute
of Food Research scientists believe eggs
are healthier now because the new feed also
helps the hens to absorb more vitamin D and other nutrients.
Since the
1980s, they have been fed a mixture of wheat, corn, vegetable oil and
high-protein formulated feed, rather than meat and bone-meal. A study funded by
the UK Department of Health found that the average
mid-sized egg now has nearly 25 per cent less saturated fat - which is linked
to heartdisease - than one sold in the 1980s.
Better
technology also means scientists can now analyse the nutritional content of
eggs more accurately.
Not only are eggs found to be lower in fat, cholesterol and calories, but they also contain more vitamin D than before, nearly twice the amount that was noted in the 1980s, according to the Daily Mail.
Not only are eggs found to be lower in fat, cholesterol and calories, but they also contain more vitamin D than before, nearly twice the amount that was noted in the 1980s, according to the Daily Mail.
The study
also found now the eggs contain 177 micrograms of cholesterol, which clogs
arteries, just over 10 percent less than the 202 micrograms previously
recorded. They have fewer calories than experts originally thought, too - there
are 66 in a medium egg, not 78.
Source: www.timesofindia.com
26.07.2012
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