Kerala changes anganwadi menu from upma to biryani after toddler's cute request to health minister goes viralA viral video of a child asking for biryani and chicken fry at his anganwadi has led Kerala's Health Minister to consider revising the meal...
04 Feb, 2025, 02.57 PM IST
'If Rahul Gandhi is here...': Smriti Irani reminds Wayanad of AmethiThe Union Minister claimed that when Gandhi was an MP from Amethi, "80 per cent people there did not have electricity connections, there wa...
23 May, 2023, 10.25 AM IST
Kerala govt taking steps to make future generations more skilled: Pinarayi VijayanHe said one such scheme was the 'Poshakabalyam' project which aims to ensure nutrition of children.
14 Nov, 2022, 02.37 PM IST
Over 50% of the population in Bihar classified as multidimensionally poor: NITI AayogThe index, unveiled by the Aayog recently, shows 51.9% of Bihar’s population is poor followed by 42.16% in Jharkhand, 37.79% in Uttar Prade...
26 Nov, 2021, 11.31 PM IST
Kerala's poverty index achievement reflective of govt's "unwavering commitment" towards social welfare: VijayanNITI Aayog's Multi-dimensional Poverty (MPI) Index listed the state as the one with lowest poverty of 0.71 per cent across India, followed ...
26 Nov, 2021, 10.21 PM IST
Govt to supply fortified rice through ICDS, Mid-day Meal scheme from April"About 65 per cent of India's population consumes rice as a staple food. Fortification of rice is a cost-effective and complementary strate...
11 Mar, 2021, 04.46 PM IST
States want 'Sabla' in all districts, government excuses citing fund crunchThe move by the states has, however, led the ministry to increase the allocation of funds from Rs 75.50 crore earmarked initially to Rs 475...
27 Dec, 2015, 12.13 PM IST
22 per cent of under-5 deaths in 2013 occurred due to Malnutrition in India: ReportIndia accounts for most deaths of children aged below five years every year, with 50% of these caused mainly by malnutrition, a new policy ...
29 Mar, 2015, 11.21 AM IST
Efforts to digitally educate 6 lakh ASHA workers: Ravishankar PrasadThe Union IT minister said efforts were being made to digitally link around 2.50 lakh gram panchayats across the country for better health ...
22 Dec, 2014, 05.05 PM IST
Infants' death: Government announces Rs 2 crore medical aidThe amount would be released from the National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) fund, Sivakumar told reporters at Agali after attending the revi...
10 Nov, 2014, 05.56 PM IST
Nutrition centres to be set up in Kerala's Attappdy: Jairam RameshThe Centre today announced setting up of nutrition centres there on the pattern of such facilities in Andhra Pradesh.
25 Jun, 2013, 01.23 AM IST
Gujarat promises continued, accelerated and all-around progress: Jagdish Bhagwati & Arvind PanagariyaGujarat Model is a metaphor and you can apply it to Tamil Nadu & Maharashtra. It also applies to Kerala in large measure, they said.
20 Jun, 2013, 12.36 PM IST
- Malnutrition continues to be among children in Kerala: CAG
A total of 56 to 66 per cent of children in Kerala continue to be out of the ambit of 'Supplementary Nutrition Programme' implemented under...
19 Mar, 2013, 08.44 PM IST
13 lakh kids in India die before 1st birthdayOver 55,000 women die due to child birth in India every year. Of the total children born in one year, a mind boggling 13 lakh die before th...
16 Jan, 2012, 12.25 PM IST
- 55% of India’s population poor: Report
UNDP survey uses composite indicator to put poverty figure at 645 million.
15 Jul, 2010, 08.38 AM IST
Agri-growth and malnutritionA higher level of performance in agriculture is necessary but not a sufficient condition to reduce malnutrition.
29 Jun, 2010, 05.10 AM IST
- India below sub-Saharan Africa in hunger index
Despite robust economic growth in recent years, India’s record on hunger is worse than that of nearly 25 sub-Saharan African countries and ...
15 Oct, 2008, 01.49 AM IST