Strait of Hormuz closure chokes trade and aid for AfghanistanAfghanistan's trade routes are severely disrupted. Conflicts in the Middle East and border closures with Pakistan have crippled businesses ...
27 May, 2026, 11.34 AM IST
11,000 litres of milk dumped into Narmada; netizens furiousA viral video shows nearly 11,000 litres of milk being poured into the Narmada river, sparking outrage. Critics condemn the act as harmful ...
09 Apr, 2026, 05.02 PM IST
43 lakh children in anganwadi centres identified as obese or overweight: Official dataAround six percent of children aged 0-5 in India were identified as obese or overweight, according to official data collected from anganwad...
17 Sep, 2023, 05.30 PM IST
Over 33 lakh children in India malnourished, 17.7L of them severely malnourished, says dataAlso, India has slipped to 101st position in the Global Hunger Index (GHI) 2021 of 116 countries, from its 2020 position of 94th and is beh...
07 Nov, 2021, 05.38 PM IST
UP having most malnourished children in country, reflects BJP govt working in wrong direction, alleges Akhilesh YadavYadav was addressing a press conference in Lucknow, he said, "Central government said we will make 5 trillion economy, Uttar Pradesh govern...
17 Oct, 2021, 05.26 PM IST
Cuddles Foundation helps malnourished kids suffering from cancer in BengaluruA nonprofit addresses missing links in cancer treatment of malnourished kids. It also provides meals and supplements to the children and th...
12 Jun, 2018, 12.20 PM IST
Desi ghee to be provided to malnourished children and pregnant women in UPEarlier the CM had similarly also included desi ghee and milk powder to be distributed among those is distress in drought hit Bundelkhand r...
07 Sep, 2016, 01.03 PM IST
Proportion of malnourished children under five reduced: J P Nadda, Health ministerThe proportion of malnourished children in under five age group has reduced, the government said while noting that it has accorded high pri...
31 Jul, 2015, 06.51 PM IST
Highest number of malnourished children in Madhya Pradesh: GovernmentWhile Jharkand has the second highest number of malnourished children (56.5 per cent) followed by Bihar (55.9 per cent), Chhattisgarh has s...
23 Jul, 2015, 05.07 PM IST
Egg-less meals at anganwadis? Madhya Pradesh's ban pitches nutrition against politicsThe only explanation for the egg ban is that Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan is a “strict vegetarian” and eggs are a “sentimental issu...
06 Jun, 2015, 10.56 AM IST
37,000 children no more malnourished in Chhattisgarh: MinisterChhattisgarh government claimed that over 37,000 children in the state have become healthy and are no more malnourished, thanks to state's ...
15 Jan, 2015, 07.55 PM IST
Lok Sabha polls 2014: Malnutrition; a problem ignored by every party.In January 2012, PM Manmohan Singh declared half of India's children were malnourished and that was a national shame. Yet since then, not a...
14 Apr, 2014, 12.10 PM IST
IIT researchers develop therapeutic food for malnourished kidsFood engineers, led by a four-member team at the IIT Kharagpur have developed a cheap ready-to-eat paste for acutely malnourished children.
16 Feb, 2014, 12.01 PM IST
Karnataka has 3,549 malnourished children: Government"She was suffering from pneumonia infection," the Minister said, but acknowledged that had the girl been healthy, she would have survived s...
22 Jul, 2013, 06.22 PM IST
Malnutrition: Miserable state of affairs in Sonia's pocket boroughRae Bareli may be the bastion of India's most powerful woman but when it comes to the state of children and their mothers there, this Uttar...
11 Jan, 2012, 02.43 PM IST
- Malnourishment a national shame: Manmohan Singh
Calling malnourishment "a national shame", Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh on Tuesday said India cannot hope for a healthy future with 42%...
11 Jan, 2012, 08.46 AM IST
- MP govt admits presence of 48,000 malnourished children
Madhya Pradesh Government admitted the presence of 48,000 malnourished children in the state.
22 Sep, 2008, 09.32 PM IST