<P> In 2016, the Government of India announced the decision to provide students, at a few of the Institutes of Hotel Management, Catering Technology and Applied Nutrition (IHMCTANs), the option to choose only vegetarian cooking . Earlier, it was compulsory for all IHMCTAN students to learn non-vegetarian cooking . These IHMCTANs are located at Ahmedabad, Bhopal and Jaipur . </P> <P> A study by the Israeli Ministry of Health in 2001 found that 7.2% of men and 9.8% of women were vegetarian . Although vegetarianism is quite common, the actual percentage of vegetarians in Israel may be lower--the Israeli food industry estimated it at 5% . In 2010, 2.6% of Israelis were vegetarians or vegans . </P> <P> In 2015, according to a poll by Globes newspaper and Channel Two, 13% of the Israeli population are vegetarian or vegan (8% were vegetarians and 5% were vegans). Tel Aviv beat out Berlin, New York and Chennai, India as U.S. food website The Daily Meal's top destination for vegan travelers . </P> <P> According to a 2014 / 12 survey 4.7% of the Japanese population are vegetarian or vegan (2.7% vegan). </P>

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