Very few people in Kerala cook all 20-24 dishes of the sadhya today. Catering companies have replaced home kitchens. This changing nature of the sadhya was a central point of discussion at the launch of the book ‘Feast on a Leaf’.
Food that is burned, seared or braised during cooking can produce tiny particles called particulate matter. When inhaled, these particles can worsen asthma.
Industrially processed seed oils used in most Indian kitchens have been called ‘heart healthy’. But new studies are concerning scientists and nutritionists.
The collusion between the new class of bureaucrats, politicians, businessmen and trade union bosses perpetuates itself partly because of the short-run benefits and partly because they see no way out of the system, wrote author MH Mody in 1980.
IAF is firming up plans to revamp airlift capabilities with medium transport aircraft that will be assembled in India & serve as its main workhorse. Embraer is leading contender as of now.
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