Ensure nutritional security
Nutritional security is essential for all-round development of an individual and the society. Only a physically and mentally healthy person can contribute for growth of the nation. Therefore it is…
Malnutrition
Denials of Public Health in Odisha
As gods and goddesses receive the lion's share in the Government of Odisha's budget for electoral gains, the Chief Justice of the Odisha High Court, Dr. S. Muralidhar, has reprimanded…
Addressing Malnutrition in Jharkhand: Progress, Challenges, and the Path Forward
Abstract: Malnutrition remains a significant public health concern in India, and the state of Jharkhand faces unique challenges in combating this issue. This academic article explores the prevalence of malnutrition…
“Chhattisgarh govt not considering policy on eggs in ICDS, MDM schemes”: CG Health Minister TS Singh Deo
‘Eggs in our plate, no more debate’, read the placard being held by a 5-year-old in front of Chhattisgarh health minister TS Singh Deo’s residence on Sunday morning. He, along…
Growing malnutrition is a Big challenge
India is the second largest food producing country in the world and we are number one in the production of milk, pulses, rice, fish, vegetables and wheat. Despite this, a…
How Improvement of Human Health and Nutrition Need Better Soil Health
India has been implementing some of the biggest nutrition programs for decades and while some improvement in nutrition is indicated, on the whole malnutrition levels remain high. This needs to…
Malnutrition and death of children decreased in the system, increased in reality
In Maharashtra, the administration has been claiming that there is a steady decline in the number of malnutrition and child deaths in the state. But, in recent figures that have…
India’s position on the World Hunger Index has fallen and malnutrition and unemployment rising
India is the second largest food producing country in the world and ranks first in the production of milk, pulses, rice, fish, vegetables and wheat. Despite this, a large population…
Azadi ka Amrit: Between compulsive flag-waving and conditional rations
The Modi government's publicity blitzkrieg around the 75th anniversary of independence masks a steadily worsening hunger and livelihood crisis. Recent research has revealed growing numbers of severely malnourished children –…
Inflation and malnourishment devastating MP’s poor
“Whatever the government kept claiming, our income has not increased. Poverty has increased after the Covid pandemic. Yes, it is true that cheap food grains are still available from the…
No Russian roulette: The hunger emergency and the global corporate system
As government efforts to contain it fails even in rich nations, the world’s hunger and livelihoods crisis is rapidly escalating into an emergency. Western leaders and media have been blaming…
Malnutrition spreading around India’s financial capital
While population and average wealth of residents grows in India’s metros, malnutrition and hunger too are spreading equally fast in their periphery. Mumbai, considered to be the country’s financial…
Egg in mid-day meals- Resistance is against child rights
On November 23 2021, in the context of serious malnutrition, the Government of Karnataka announced that eggs would be provided three days a week as part of the mid-day meal…
Simple Processing Reforms Can Ensure Healthier Food
Everyone agrees that we should get adequate adequate vitamins in our food. But supposing someone first removes the vitamins in your natural food and then asks you to pay extra…
15 Essential Steps For Proper Nutrition To Reach All
India has suffered for a long time from significant levels of malnutrition and hunger. It is very important to give high priority to rducing this. Unfortunately, some fiercely propagated solutions…
Malnutrition, child mortality a challenge
Efforts to prevent infant, child and maternal deaths across the country have proved futile. According to a recent report released by UNICEF, shocking information has come to the fore that…
We Need Multi-Disciplinary Approach For Better Understanding of Crucial Issues
The importance of a multi-disciplinary approach for understanding crucial issues is well-established both at academic and policy levels. Nevertheless we need to ask, despite the need for this being well-established,…
Compelling Need to Widen the Paradigm of Nutrition Debate
Latest data on the highly worrying nutrition situation in India is shocking and following the availability of this data the debate on nutrition has intensified again. There has been an…
Malnutrition Ravages India’s Children
We are guilty of many errors and many faults, but our worst crime is abandoning the children, neglecting the fountain of life. Many of the things we need can wait.…
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