A recent analysis reveals alarming stunting levels among children in anganwadis across India. Sixty-three districts in thirteen states and ...

India faces a growing obesity crisis, exacerbated by ultra-processed food consumption and aggressive marketing. Pharmaceutical companies ar...

The Global Hunger Index 2024 ranks India 105th, under the 'serious' category, with high levels of undernourishment and child mortality. Ind...

As National Nutrition Month concludes, India faces rising undernutrition and obesity issues. Japan's success in health and wellness offers ...

A study has found that adding zinc to soil in farmland can help prevent childhood stunting, a condition caused by chronic undernutrition, i...

India’s position has slipped to 101 from 94 last year in the Global Hunger Index (GHI) 2021 of 116 countries. Neighbours Pakistan, Banglade...

The neighbouring Bangladesh, Myanmar and Pakistan too are in the 'serious' category but ranked higher than India in this year's hunger inde...

The government is celebrating the National Nutrition Month or 'Poshan Maah' in September during which several programmes to spread awarenes...

The study examined 13 sectors — from mining and agriculture to construction and retail — in 19 countries. The greatest productivity losses ...

Among states too, while overall utilisation has improved, high malnutrition states are relatively lagging.

According to the report, prepared by Welthungerhilfe and Concern Worldwide, India is among the 45 countries that have "serious levels of hu...

Short maternal stature, extreme poverty, poor dietary diversity and mother's lack of education are among the top five risk factors for maln...

High blood pressure and blood sugar, smoking and pollution are causing more deaths in India than under-nutrition and tropical diseases.

According to the study, a total of 56 per 1000 children die before their 5th birthday, and 47.9 percent of children under the age of five a...

According to the report titled 'Nutrition in India', stunting in children, between six to 24 months of age, can be reduced significantly.

Country's score is better than Pakistan (rank 57) and Bangladesh (57) but it still trails behind Nepal (44) and Sri Lanka (39).

The Right to Food Act and the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act are altering the landscape for human development slowly, but surely.