View: India needs a school-food revolution and what Japan and Vietnam can teach usIndia faces a nutrition challenge with rising obesity and diabetes. Lessons from Japan and Vietnam highlight the power of school meals in s...
12 Dec, 2025, 12.31 AM IST
Gen Viksit needs to start youngIndia focuses on early childhood development through Anganwadis. These centers aim to nurture future workforce. Government initiatives supp...
19 Sep, 2025, 10.39 PM IST
WCD ministry holds workshop to identify reforms in social welfare, security sectorsThe Ministry of Women and Child Development convened a consultative workshop in New Delhi to explore reforms in social welfare and security...
10 Sep, 2025, 05.33 PM IST
Jennifer Garner may soon join Hollywood’s billionaire club — here’s how she’s doing itJennifer Garner's organic baby food company, Once Upon a Farm, is poised for a potential IPO that could value the company at $1 billion. Ga...
21 Jun, 2025, 12.36 AM IST
Killer Salt: Experts say 1,75,000 people die every year in India due to excessive consumptionA national workshop addressed India's high salt intake, primarily from home-cooked meals, exceeding WHO limits and contributing to hyperten...
11 Jun, 2025, 06.05 PM IST
Budget 2025-26: WCD gets hiked allocation of Rs Rs 26,889 crThe Union Budget 2025-26 allocates Rs 26,889.69 crore to the Ministry of Women and Child Development, highlighting major funding for Saksha...
01 Feb, 2025, 03.00 PM IST
Sugary drinks or sugar substitutes: Which may cause less weight gain, according to Harvard researchersHarvard researchers found that children and adolescents who consume beverages with non-nutritive sweeteners (NNSs) like saccharin and aspar...
11 Oct, 2024, 11.23 PM IST
An early childhood education model that ensures the best possible startCompetitive federalism should extend beyond economic metrics to include early childhood education (ECE). Studies show ECE boosts cognitive ...
20 Sep, 2024, 11.32 PM IST
Interim Budget 2024: Here are 10 key announcements for common manInterim Budget 2024 key announcements for common man: The government plans to boost infrastructure spending by 11% in the upcoming fiscal y...
01 Feb, 2024, 05.45 PM IST
ADB approves USD 40.5 million loan for childhood development, maternal mental health in MeghalayaThe Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a USD 40.5 million loan for integrated early childhood development and maternal mental health...
17 Aug, 2023, 12.15 PM IST
ADB approves USD 40.5 mn loan for integrated early childhood development programme in MeghalayaAsian Development Bank (ADB) on Wednesday said it has approved a USD 40.5-million loan for integrated early childhood development (ECD) and...
16 Aug, 2023, 05.28 PM IST
Poverty can stall brain development, but a good reading habit can help contain damage: StudyStudies have shown that early childhood poverty is a risk factor for lower educational attainment. It is also associated with differences i...
10 Jul, 2023, 05.50 PM IST
Meghalaya: Boiled eggs introduced to Anganwadi centre nutrition programmeThis is an addition to the hot cooked meals provided by ICDS centers to children between the age group of 3 - 6 years, pregnant and lactati...
17 Aug, 2022, 09.01 PM IST
Assam Legislative Assembly signs LoU with UNICEF, will work together on issues related to childrenAssam also raised the importance of supporting the implementation of Early Childhood Care and Education Policy in Assam with increased and ...
28 Jul, 2019, 07.25 PM IST
WCD's revised nutrition guidelines likely by July 31: OfficialWCD Secretary Rakesh Srivastava said this while releasing the report of a four-year-long cohort study on early childhood education impact i...
28 Jul, 2017, 06.40 PM IST
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.
07 Feb, 2016, 06.21 PM IST
Greater investment may reduce child stunting in South AsiaUNICEF sought concerted efforts for eradication of child stunting in S Asia, saying greater investment in child feeding was key to addressi...
11 Nov, 2014, 10.23 PM IST