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Sunday inspirational quote of the day by Mark Twain: 'A full belly is little worth where the mind is starved' What American author said about life's purpose and how life is beyond material comfortMark Twain, a celebrated American author, emphasized that true fulfillment requires more than just material comfort. His famous quote, "A f...
Quote of the Day Socrates: “When you want wisdom and insight as badly as you want to breathe, it is then you...” The powerful truth about self-mastery and meaningful living modern society desperately needs from one of the founding fathers of Western philosophy whose ideas still inspire the modern worldQuote of the day by Socrates “When you want wisdom and insight as badly as you want to breathe, it is then you...” In an age filled with di...
Trump’s USAID cuts leads to wastage of food for 3.5 million per monthUSAID funding halt caused global disruption. Food aid worth millions is stuck in warehouses. Crisis-hit regions like Gaza and Sudan are aff...
Instead of having 169 Sustainable Development Goals, let’s prioritise targets that matter mostOver that decade-and-a-half, governments, international institutions and private foundations poured in billions of dollars more than they h...
Malnutrition in India: A comprehensive strategy to combat for better futureNot only are important nutrition programmes underfunded, but little funding is also not being used efficiently.
Global Hunger Index does not reflect India's true picture: WCD Minister Smriti Irani"Global Hunger Index (GHI) does not reflect India's true picture as it is a flawed measure of 'Hunger'. It should not be taken at face valu...
View: The flawed Global Hunger Index methodology shows India must reform its statistical systemAs per estimates by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), around 140 million people were pulled out of poverty in India between ...
View: GHI a misleading hunger index, may not be applicable to IndiaGHI remains a misleading hunger index as its methodology ignores genetic factors for which norms on stunting and wasting may not be applica...
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...
Lockdown: Toddler's failed attempt to wake up dead mother leaves internet, conscience shakenRamakant Upadhyay, the Dy SP of the Government Railway Police in Muzaffarpur, said the incident occurred on May 25 when the migrant woman w...
Death of abandoned 6-month-old child points to migrants’ woesThousands of migrant labourers have already fled from Ahmedabad to their home state, Rajasthan, in the wake of the nationwide lockdown impo...
Proper nutrition policy can cut diet-related deaths in India: ExpertsA recent study by the Institute of Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME), University of Washington revealed that over 1.1 crore deaths occur...
Child rights activists oppose death penalty for rape of minorsA number of activists argue that the introduction of the death penalty would simply lead to a decrease in the already poor conviction rates...
View: 5 ways to combat pessimism about the hunger indexIndia is one of the few countries with hunger data in NSSO surveys. These show that hunger declined from 16% of the population in 1983 to 1...
Almost 50% decline in under-five mortality since 1990: WHOBetween 1990 and 2013, under-five mortality declined by 49%, falling from an estimated rate of 90 deaths per 1,000 live births.
- 'US excited about India establishing its own form of USAID'
The US is excited that India has started the process of establishing its own international developmental wing, a top Obama Administration o...
When we make investments, we seek matching funds from Indian organisations: Rajiv Shah, USAIDUSAID will be co-partnering with the government of India and with the private sector to tackle issues like food security, says Rajiv Shah, ...
- India confident about achieving MDGs by deadline
Ahead of the Millennium Development Goals Summit next week, India has expressed confidence that it would be able to reach its social and ec...
- Rajiv Gandhi's assassin Nalini ends indefinite fast
Nalini broke her fast this morning after the prison officials prevailed upon her to do so and assured her that her plea would be considered...
- UN calls intl community to join hands against food crisis
United Nations has asked the international community, which is currently focused on tackling the financial turmoil, to also put on concerte...