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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ICDS in a mess: Forum seeks Govt intervention
The Right to Food Campaign, a State-level forum of civil society groups undertaking a campaign for effective implementation of food security programmes, alleged that many beneficiaries in the State under
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Money for nutrition not well spent
Women And Children In State Are Malnourished To A Shameful Extent Malnutrition among women and children remains abysmally high in Uttar Pradesh despite several thousand crores spent annually on supplementary
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2.3cr kids in India malnourished'
Bihar Has Dubious Distinction, Maximum Percentage Of Underweight Kids: ICDS About 2.3 crore children in India, up to 6 years of age, are suffering from malnourishment and are under-weight, according to
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Child development services in Bengal dismal, says CAG report
ICDS programme has not been implemented across the State At a time when several dozens deaths are reported from the closed and sick tea gardens of north Bengal, a report of the Comptroller and Auditor
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1.42 lakh children targeted in diarrhoea prevention campaign
More than 1.42 lakh children under the age of five year are being targeted in a diarrhoea prevention campaign that is going to be taken up by the Public Health Department and the Integrated Child Development
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Malaria havoc continues in Tripura
41 including 31 children dead Agartala: The deaths in a malaria outbreak in Tripura have risen to 41, including 31 children, a minister said here Sunday. Over 22,000 people have fallen ill in the
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Hungry for votes, but no neta to fix malnutrition problem
In January 2012, PM Manmohan Singh declared half of India’s children were malnourished and that was a national shame. Yet since then, not a single comprehensive national survey was conducted to determine
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Scoping study: review on food and nutrition security- India’s domestic story and scope to build global partnerships
This paper outlines India’s achievements in the area of food and nutrition security, and explores what lessons India has to offer to other South countries, and the institutions through which such knowledge
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In just 16 districts, Gujarat has over 1.94 lakh highly-malnourished kids
Despite the tall claims of the Narendra Modi-led Gujarat government on human development in the state, there are more than 1.94 lakh highly-malnourished children in 16 districts of Gujarat. This was
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P. Chidambaram leaves direct taxes unchanged in Budget 2014, cuts excise duty on auto, mobile phones; tax on 'super-rich' axed
Leaving direct taxes untouched, Finance Minister P. Chidambaram today slashed excise duty on cars, SUVs and two-wheelers, and capital goods and consumer durables to boost manufacturing and growth. Read full text of the interim budget speech, 2014-15.