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Topic: Sugar consumption

CBSE asks schools to establish ‘sugar boards’ to monitor & reduce sugar consumption among children

The move comes after the board’s decision to allow students with Type 1 diabetes to carry insulin pumps and glucometers into examination halls.

‘Sweetheart of food industry’ – Zero-calorie sweetener linked to strokes & heart attacks

A study by journal ‘Nature Medicine’ says people with existing risk factors for heart disease were twice as likely to be affected.

Sugar price hasn’t risen much in a decade and that isn’t healthy

Water-intensive surplus sugarcane production isn’t environmentally sustainable.

Sugar binge during lockdown, India to see consumption rebound by a million tons

India is among the top sugar consumer, which will see consumption rebound by as much as a million tons this season, according to experts

Indian sugar demand to be hurt by economic slowdown and health concerns

India’s growth is expected to slow to a six-year low in 2020, potentially threatening domestic sugar demand and leaving more supplies for exports.

It’s not your fault that you eat so much sugar

Sugar-related health risks are blamed on consumers, but they actually stem from a food industry bent on getting the most out of the cheapest ingredients.

America’s declining sugar consumption is worth celebrating

Few cities in US  have penalised sugar consumption with soft-drink taxes, while some food manufacturers have reformulated products to use less of the stuff.

On Camera

SC’s stray dog order lit a match in Delhi. Are they a menace or companions?

The last time this matter flared up was when Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, in a very similar directive in April, called for the relocation of stray dogs in the capital.

Modi’s ‘Diwali bonanza’ for the common man—next-gen GST reforms, lower tax on daily-use items soon

Finance ministry says the proposed revamp will focus on structural reforms, rate rationalisation & ease of living, & will be deliberated upon in the coming weeks.

What is Project Sudarshan Chakra, announced by Modi from ramparts of Red Fort

The project is meant to be a ‘protective shield that will keep expanding’, the PM said. It is on the lines of the ‘Golden Dome’ announced by Trump, it is learnt.

War of IAF, PAF doctrines: As Pakistan obsesses over numbers, India embraces risk, wins

Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?