Adding diversity to plate
The Government of India has proposed mandatory rice fortification to tackle the issue of malnutrition in the country. The process of fortification includes externally adding nutrients to a food item with
Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS)
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UNICEF figures based on old data, malnutrition down by 25%, says CM Anandiben Patel
CM's statement that state has witnessed decline in malnutrition came amid claims and counter-claims over yet-to-be released UNICEF’s Rapid Survey on Children. Chief Minister Anandiben Patel on Monday
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Only 7% mothers aware about health & nutritional edu at anganwadis: Report
JAIPUR: Awareness and use of Integrated Child and Development Services (ICDS) remains low among most mothers in the state. For children aged between 0-35 months, only 6.6% mothers were aware that nutrition
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HC notice to Centre, Delhi govt on maternal health schemes
Taking strong note of the failure of the maternal health schemes, the Delhi High Court has sought to know from the central and Delhi governments the measures they have taken in this regard. Justice
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Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) Scheme: Public Accounts Committee (2014-15)
The Public Accounts Committee (2014-15) present this Fourteenth Report (Sixteenth Lok Sabha) on `Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) Scheme’ based on C&AG Report No. 22 of 2012-13, Union Government
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Nearly 40% deaths of Mumbai girls in last 5 years due to poor diet: CAG
MUMBAI: Nearly 40% of deaths registered among girls (0 to 6 years) in the city between 2010 and 2014 have been due to lack of proper nutrition, revealed a central government report. The corresponding figure
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Govt survey reveals one in four anganwadi children malnourished
A recent Government survey found that one in four kids enrolled with the anganwadi centres across the country are underweight due to poor diet. The study was conducted by the Women and Child Development
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The National Food Security Act (NFSA) 2013: challenges, buffer stocking and the way forward
The National Food Security Act (NFSA) 2013 combines and expands the scope of some existing food-based welfare schemes. It will be distributing raw rations, meal(s) and/or cash. Approximately 81.35 crore
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Police force steps in to battle malnutrition in Amreli kids
Donning the role of parents for the underprivileged, the cops in Amreli have adopted 110 malnourished children. The initiative 'Ma ni Mamta' (Love of Mother) is a part of the Suraksha Setu programme
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Investing in the future: reforming public policy to end undernutrition in India
Despite substantial economic growth, India still has one of the highest undernutrition rates in the world. Because of its large population, India is home to almost 40 per cent of the world’s stunted children.
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Popular actions, state reactions: the moral and political economy of food in India
Can popular mobilisation activate accountability for hunger? In 2012, a group of researchers set out to explore this question through field research in four countries: Bangladesh, India, Kenya and Mozambique.