Adding nuts and seeds to your diet is one of the best things you can do for your health. They are nutritious, healthy and prevent you from several kinds of chronic diseases. Sunflower seeds are one such type of seeds that is loaded with high-quality nutrients. They are rich in healthy fats, beneficial plant compounds and several vitamins and minerals. Sunflower seeds can even help reduce inflammation, heart disease and type 2 diabetes. They are part of the sunflower plant. In general, there are two main types of sunflower crops- one is grown for the seeds and the other is grown for the oil. They generally have a mild, nutty flavour and a firm but tender texture. The nutritional content of sunflower seeds Sunflower seeds might appear tiny but are extremely nutritious. They contain varied nutrients, required by our body to carry out different internal functions. The white seeds are especially high in vitamin E, zinc and selenium. These nutrients protect your body’s cells against ... » Learn More about Sunflower seeds: Nutrition, health benefits and the best way to have them
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Recipe: How to make a charcoal activated waffle
As the world celebrates Waffle Day on March 25, we bring you fluffy yet crispy waffle recipes to try at home. Goat Cheese Savoury Waffle Recipe by Chef Neeraj Tyagi, Director of Culinary, Pullman & Novotel New Delhi Aerocity Ingredients: 400 ml milk 85 gm butter 5 gm castor sugar 6 gm salt 10 gm yeast 250 gm maida 60 ml cream 1 gm baking soda 25 gm milk for yeast 2 tbsp activated charcoal For the goat cheese and garden tomato salad : 80 gm goat cheese 5 yellow cherry tomatoes 5 red cherry tomatoes Fresh basil few leaves 1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil Sea salt to taste Fresh cracked pepper to taste Method: Scale all the ingredients as per the desired batch. In a small pot over medium heat, combine milk and butter until melted and hot but not simmering. Stir in sugar and salt; remove from heat and let cool to lukewarm. In a large bowl, combine milk and yeast. Let it stand until foamy for about 5 minutes. ... » Learn More about Recipe: How to make a charcoal activated waffle
AP bandh tomorrow: Normal life to be hit as support pours in
#Bandh Motor strike: Normal life hit in Kerala, public vehicles including keep off roads #Bandh Fuel price hike: Odisha bandh affects normal life, educational institutes closed #Bandh Farmers' Protest: What is 'chakka jam' that farmers have announced for Saturday? #Bandh Coimbatore: Bandh called by Hindu, Muslim outfits postponed on March 7 #Bandh Karnataka bandh today: No Ola, Uber, autos, how to travel in Bengaluru today #Bandh Bodo accord: Non-Bodo outfits observe 12-hour bandh in Assam For Quick Alerts Subscribe Now After getting vaccinated, Sitharaman says fortunate to be in India View Sample For Quick Alerts ALLOW NOTIFICATIONS For Daily Alerts Just In 11 min ago UPSC civil services prelims 2021 notification: Important instructions for candidates 20 min ago UPSC civil services prelims 2021 notification released: Apply directly 29 ... » Learn More about AP bandh tomorrow: Normal life to be hit as support pours in
World Insights: Chinese, U.S. medical experts discuss cooperation on combating COVID-19
Video Player Close BEIJING, March 4 (Xinhua) -- Leading public health experts from China and the United States called on the world's two largest economies to cooperate in COVID-19 vaccination for a steady recovery at a recent webinar co-hosted by China's Tsinghua University and Washington-based think tank the Brookings Institution. Tsinghua University President Qiu Yong and Brookings President John R. Allen delivered their opening remarks at the online event themed "Fast Track to Recovery: U.S.-China Collaboration on COVID-19 Prevention and Treatment," which was held on Monday. Qiu said Tsinghua is looking forward to working together with Brookings and the global community to facilitate a faster recovery from the pandemic through academic exchanges and research collaboration. "As we enter the period of vaccine distribution, it is vital that we work together to develop and form concrete policy recommendations for the next stage," he said, adding that the rapid development ... » Learn More about World Insights: Chinese, U.S. medical experts discuss cooperation on combating COVID-19
Spain extends border controls to stop spread of coronavirus variants
Video Player Close Passengers walk at the Barajas Airport in Madrid, Spain, March 3, 2021. The Spanish government said on Wednesday that it would maintain the mandatory quarantine put into effect in February for passengers arriving from Brazil and South Africa to stop the spread of the coronavirus variants, while extending such controls to arrivals from 12 more countries. (Xinhua/Meng Dingbo) MADRID, March 3 (Xinhua) -- The Spanish government said on Wednesday that it would maintain the mandatory quarantine put into effect in February for passengers arriving from Brazil and South Africa to stop the spread of the coronavirus variants, while extending such controls to arrivals from 12 more countries. The Official State Gazette confirmed the decision made by the Ministry of Health in the face of the more infectious variants, coupled with fears of their resistance to the vaccines currently in use. With the measures originally put into effect on Feb. 3, passengers from ... » Learn More about Spain extends border controls to stop spread of coronavirus variants
Bengaluru, Shimla ranked ‘most livable’ cities in government’s ‘Ease of Living Index 2020’
New Delhi: Bengaluru, which is known as the tech city of India, has topped the list of 111 cities in the government's latest 'Ease of Living Index' on Thursday, followed by Pune, Ahmedabad, Chennai, Surat, Navi Mumbai, Coimbatore and Vadodra. According to the index released by Union Housing and Urban Affairs Minister Hardeep Singh Puri , Shimla was ranked top in the category of cities with a 'population less than million'. MoS H&UA @HardeepSPuri will announce the results for Ease of Living and Municipal Performance Indices 2020 as part of @SmartCities_HUA today, 12:30 PM onwards. Watch live on Facebook : https://t.co/jB58YR84OU #TransformingUrbanLandscape pic.twitter.com/jiEx2AVXDQ — Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (@MoHUA_India) March 4, 2021 New Delhi Municipal Council topped the 'Municipal Performance Index' list in the 'less than million population' category. Indore was ranked top on the 'Municipal Performance ... » Learn More about Bengaluru, Shimla ranked ‘most livable’ cities in government’s ‘Ease of Living Index 2020’
Killings along India-Bangladesh border because of crime: Jaishankar
Criminal activities are responsible for the killings along the India-Bangladesh border, according to External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar. At a joint press conference with his Bangladesh counterpart, A.K. Abdul Momen, in Dhaka on Thursday, Mr. Jaishankar said India was partnering with the neighbouring country in economic and health-related recovery in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. “Every death is regrettable but we also have to ask ourselves why is there a problem, and the problem is because of crime. So our shared objective should be a no crime-no death border and I am sure if we can get it right, we can address this problem effectively,” said Mr. Jaishankar, adding that several of the reported deaths [of Bangladesh nationals] “are fairly deep inside India”. The Indian statement comes in the backdrop of increased incidents of killings of Bangladesh nationals in 2020. Dhaka Tribune, in a report in last December, the said the incidents of killings was the highestin 2020 ... » Learn More about Killings along India-Bangladesh border because of crime: Jaishankar
The intriguing tale of India’s trade with North Korea
India remains North Korea's 2nd-largest import source after China, according to several estimates by multilateral bodies, says Subhayan Chakraborty. IMAGE: Performers in traditional dress chat during the opening ceremony of a new dock at the North Korean port of Rajin. India remains North Korea's 2nd-largest import source after China. Photograph: Yuri Maltsev/Reuters Of the more than $36 billion worth of refined petroleum exported by India in 2017-18, a small trickle worth $16 million, managed to find its way to North Korea, despite economic sanctions currently in place. It constituted the largest component of India's exports, measuring a significant $57.55 million to the country, something that policy experts feel may only increase now that the nation has agreed to neuter its nuclear weapons program. While official statistics from North Korea are hard to come by due to the ruling regime's limited contact with the larger global economy, India remains North Korea's ... » Learn More about The intriguing tale of India’s trade with North Korea