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Tribal children's deaths from malnutrition 'very serious': SC issues notice to Centre, statesThe Supreme Court deemed the issue of child deaths from acute malnutrition in tribal regions very serious. Notices were issued to the Centr...- Five years of Taliban rule: Survival is not the same as stabilityThe Taliban has maintained control of Afghanistan for five years. Mounting domestic pressures include poverty and refugee returns. Internal...
- New insurance norms for hospital admission: 'Unnecessary hospitalisation' won't be allowed; doctors fear genuine mediclaims may be deniedNew insurance norms for hospital admission issued by the General Insurance Council advise that patients with uncomplicated fever be treated...
- Over 33 lakh children in India malnourished, 17.7L of them severely malnourished, says dataAlso, India has slipped to 101st position in the Global Hunger Index (GHI) 2021 of 116 countries, from its 2020 position of 94th and is beh...
- 9.27 lakh severely acute malnourished children identified till November last year: RTIOf these, Uttar Pradesh counted for 3,98,359 and Bihar 2,79,427, according to the figures shared by the ministry. Ladakh, Lakshadweep, Naga...
- India ranks at 94 in Global Hunger Index; experts blame poor implementation, siloed approachThe neighbouring Bangladesh, Myanmar and Pakistan too are in the 'serious' category but ranked higher than India in this year's hunger inde...
- Govt working towards nurturing children through POSHAN Maah campaign: JP NaddaThe Prime Minister's Overreaching Scheme for Holistic Nourishment (POSHAN) Abhiyaan is a multi-ministerial convergence mission aimed at add...
- Healthcare experts call for urgent action to address COVID impact on national nutrition missionThe government is celebrating the National Nutrition Month or 'Poshan Maah' in September during which several programmes to spread awarenes...
- Poor diets are costing businesses as much as $850 billion a yearThe study examined 13 sectors — from mining and agriculture to construction and retail — in 19 countries. The greatest productivity losses ...
- India fails to protect its U-5 kidsThe report pointed at health risks from polluted drinking water, mainly presence of arsenic, which occurs naturally in ground water and cau...
- CRY launches campaign to raise awareness on child rightsNGO CRY today initiated a campaign to reach out to over 2.5 lakh children to raise awareness about their rights.
- 3.66 lakh infant births in Delhi in 2013The infant mortality rate in Delhi in 2013 stood at 24 per 1,000 live births while the number of children born in the city was 3.66 lakh
- Aftershocks jolting Nepal one month after deadly quakeA 5.0-magnitude tremor was felt with epicentre at Gorkha district. Another 4.1-magnitude earthquake hit western Nepal with epicentre at Dol...
- India tops malnutrition chart in south AsiaAccording to UNICEF, every year 1 million children under five die due to malnutrition related causes in India.
- Government must take proactive steps to tackle malnutrition: ExpertsA conference today asked the government to take proactive steps to address the problem that claims lives of thousands of children every yea...
- Maneka Gandhi for a national mission to tackle malnutritionGandhi also appreciated some experts' suggestions like setting up of an autonomous body to oversee implementation of such an action plan.
- Lok Sabha polls 2014: Malnutrition; a problem ignored by every party.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...
- India ranks with Africa on nutrition; 50% children underfedThe data shows that almost half of Indian children are underweight and stunted, and more than 70% of women and kids have serious nutritiona...
- Malnourishment a national shame: Manmohan SinghCalling malnourishment "a national shame", Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh on Tuesday said India cannot hope for a healthy future with 42%...
- India's Generation Next at riskAbout 48% of children under 5 are stunted & 43% underweight:NFHS-3.
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