Global Hunger Index 2024 ranks India under 'serious' categoryThe Global Hunger Index 2024 ranks India 105th, under the 'serious' category, with high levels of undernourishment and child mortality. Ind...
12 Oct, 2024, 06.14 PM IST
Study finds adding zinc to farmland soil can prove helpful in preventing childhood stunting in IndiaA study has found that adding zinc to soil in farmland can help prevent childhood stunting, a condition caused by chronic undernutrition, i...
31 Aug, 2023, 07.28 PM IST
India slips seven positions to 101 in Global Hunger Index 2021, lags behind Pakistan, Bangladesh and NepalIndia’s position has slipped to 101 from 94 last year in the Global Hunger Index (GHI) 2021 of 116 countries. Neighbours Pakistan, Banglade...
15 Oct, 2021, 02.20 PM IST
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...
17 Oct, 2020, 02.53 PM IST
Protein push: Niti Aayog mulls PDS supply of eggs, fish & meatThis is based on the idea that the govt subsidises protein-rich food, including eggs, fish, chicken and meat.
18 Dec, 2019, 03.36 PM IST
View: Where the Global Hunger Index 2019 went wrong in India's caseThe Global Hunger Index ranking doesn’t reflect significant improvements by India on four key indicators.
19 Oct, 2019, 03.20 PM IST
This village knows how to feed its hungry babiesShristi and a dozen other children at the creche run by NGO JSS, are a small part of the solution. The problem, though, is the sheer number...
26 Nov, 2017, 11.40 AM IST
India below Bangladesh, Rwanda in global hunger rankingsOther neighbours Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Nepal and China are all ranked above India.
13 Oct, 2016, 11.05 AM IST
Health Ministry's own survey projects bleak pictureAll 15 States/Union Territories have rates below 51 deaths per 1,000 live births, although there is considerable variation among the States...
19 Jun, 2016, 11.31 AM IST
Poverty, mother's health behind child malnutrition in India: StudyShort maternal stature, extreme poverty, poor dietary diversity and mother's lack of education are among the top five risk factors for maln...
18 Dec, 2015, 03.52 PM IST
Centre has accorded priority to tackle maternal, child under-nutrition: J P Nadda"Even in resource poor settings, improved feeding practices can lead to improved intakes of energy and nutrients, leading to better nutriti...
17 Nov, 2015, 05.32 PM IST
Government to form roadmap to address stunting in tribal childrenGovernment will prepare a roadmap for improving access of tribal children to food, health and sanitation in view of high level of stunting.
12 Jan, 2015, 04.08 PM IST
166 people convicted, 389 acquitted under POCSO ActAs per the details provided by Minister for Women and Child Development (WCD) Maneka Gandhi in a written reply to a question in the Rajya S...
18 Dec, 2014, 05.31 PM IST
Feeding people is smart: It's the best investment to do good in the worldAs it turns out, tackling nutrition is the most cost-effective solution around, because it has massive benefits for a tiny price tag.
16 Oct, 2014, 01.19 PM IST
- Abbott launches R&D centre along with Biocon's Syngene
Healthcare company Abbott launched its first nutrition R&D centre in India along with contract research arm of Biocon, Syngene.
04 Jun, 2012, 09.01 PM IST
Need to assess the efficacy of programmes to fight undernutritionThe Right to Food Act and the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act are altering the landscape for human development slowly, but surely.
11 Feb, 2012, 09.36 AM IST
- 'Food crisis, climate change threats to public health'
The global food crisis, climate change and pandemic influenza are the main threats to human health, the UN health agency says.
20 May, 2008, 05.47 PM IST