Food Manifest 
Overview Two women died, and five others fell ill after consuming porridge made from mango seeds in Odisha’s Kandhamal region. The State government has ordered an investigation into the incident. The victims, Ramita Patmajhi and Runu Majhi, both from Mandipanka village in Daringbadi block, were taken to Brahmanigaon Hospital after they experienced severe stomach pain
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Learn about the urgent need for responsible waste management practices.
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Key Update Police in Hyderabad arrested two men for allegedly manufacturing and selling adulterated ginger paste in unhygienic conditions, raising concerns about food safety in the city. Acting on a tip-off, police from the Mailardevpally station raided a house in Subhan Colony, Ali Nagar, where the accused were reportedly preparing ginger paste using spoiled ingredients
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Key Development For the first time, food samples—such as ingredients used in the iconic Tirupati laddoo prasadam and food served to devotees—can now be tested for quality directly in Tirumala. The Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) inaugurated a modern Food Quality Testing Laboratory on Tuesday. TTD Chairman B.R. Naidu and Executive Officer (EO) J. Syamala Rao
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Key Update The Supreme Court-appointed Special Investigation Team (SIT) has arrested RSSVR Subrahmanyam, a serving official in the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam (TTD) Engineering Department, for his alleged role in the laddu prasadam ghee adulteration case. The SIT produced him before the ACB Court, which remanded him to 15 days of judicial custody. Subrahmanyam earlier served
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Key Development The Telangana State Human Rights Commission (TSHRC) has taken suo motu cognisance of media reports on a suspected food poisoning incident at the BC Welfare Boys Hostel in Dharmavaram, under Itikyala mandal in Jogulamba Gadwal district. On November 1, 52 students fell ill after eating dinner at the hostel. Officials said the students
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