India's National Family Health Survey-6 shows significant improvements in maternal and child health. Vaccinations and antenatal care have i...

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A new AP-NORC poll reveals most US adults believe the country is no longer a welcoming place for immigrants, with many knowing someone impa...

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Over 37.7% of children enrolled in Anganwadis are stunted and 17.1% are underweight, according to recent Poshan Tracker data. The Ministry ...

A pilot program in Kamrup District, Assam, aimed at addressing child malnutrition by incorporating nutrient-dense small fish powder into ch...

A recent study published in Scientific Reports suggests that strengthening soil with essential minerals, particularly zinc, can help combat...

As per estimates by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), around 140 million people were pulled out of poverty in India between ...

As per the NFHS-4 (2015-16) data, stunting of children in the age group of 0-6 years declined to 38.4 per cent in 2015-16 from 48 per cent ...

With 46.6 million children who are stunted, India tops the list of countries followed by Nigeria (13.9 million) and Pakistan (10.7 million)...

Gandhi, while chairing the second meeting of national council on India's nutrition challenges, said the states also need to identify people...

India is ranked 114th in terms of under-five stunting prevalence, 120th in terms of under-five wasting prevalence and 170th in terms of ane...

Other neighbours Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Nepal and China are all ranked above India.

The report said 48 million children in India, suffer from stunted growth, affecting their physical as well as cognitive and emotional devel...

All 15 States/Union Territories have rates below 51 deaths per 1,000 live births, although there is considerable variation among the States...

UNICEF sought concerted efforts for eradication of child stunting in S Asia, saying greater investment in child feeding was key to addressi...

Rae Bareli may be the bastion of India's most powerful woman but when it comes to the state of children and their mothers there, this Uttar...