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Indians can afford more food. Why are they still eating poorly?Indians are eating poorly despite earning more. Low-quality cereals fill plates, while proteins, vegetables, and fruits are lacking. This a...- Cabinet approves supply of fortified rice under welfare schemes till Dec 2028 at cost of Rs 17,082 crThe Union Cabinet, led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, approved a scheme worth ₹17,082 crore for fortified rice to combat anemia and micro...
- Fortify the nation by diversifying our foodBill Gates highlights the importance of food fortification and a diverse diet through India's public distribution system to improve health ...
- View: Fighting with hunger, malnutrition is need of the hourJapan had 6-in-10 children undernourished in 1900. It reached very low levels by 2000. China achieved massive drops in malnutrition in the ...
- An alarming number of pregnant women suffer from malnutrition: UNICEFMany pregnant and nursing women experience malnourishment.
- View: Food fortification is an economically viable and technologically sound method for the management of malnutritionIn a country like India with 136 crore people, whose dietary system is predominantly carbohydrate-dense, ensuring the availability of natur...
- Healthcare experts call for urgent action to address COVID impact on national nutrition missionThe government is celebrating the National Nutrition Month or 'Poshan Maah' in September during which several programmes to spread awarenes...
- Malnutrition behind 69 per cent deaths among children below 5 years in India: UNICEF reportUrban India is moving into an unhealthy food snacking environment and food consumption patterns in India reveal that child diets are largel...
- Superfoods are not the answer! Adhere to simple diets followed by ancestors to stay fitConsuming a monotonous diet of staple cereals and ultra-processed foods may be leading to malnutrition.
- Big firms like ITC, HUL & Cargill to fortify wheat flourFSSAI today said major wheat-flour brands like ITC, HUL, Cargill and Patanjali would begin to fortify wheat flour with iron, folic acid and...
- Food fortification: Task force formed to frame regulationsThe government has constituted a task force to frame regulations on food fortification to combat malnutrition, Rajya Sabha was informed tod...
- $13.4 million Bill Gates grant to help combat India malnutritionThe Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has provided a grant of USD 13.4 million to the Tata-Cornell Agriculture and Nutrition Initiative (TC...
- Government to bring legislation on food fortificationGovernment is planning to bring a legislation on food fortification to combat high malnutrition in children with focus on dietary diversifi...
- For an aspiring global power, India suffers from shocking levels of malnutritionGood news is that the BJP manifesto said that “extreme poverty and malnutrition will be treated as a national priority and will be addresse...
- 50 per cent below age of 5 undernourished in HaryanaMalnutrition is widespread among children in Haryana with nearly 50 per cent below the age of five being undernourished, a health official ...
- India may loose $46 billion due to malnutrition by 2030: StudyThe global economic impact of malnutrition could be a staggering $125 billion by 2030, with India accounting for nearly $46 billion.
- Abbott invests Rs 61 cr in social initiatives in IndiaDrug maker Abbott India today said it has invested over Rs 61 crore in the country towards various social activities.
- Agri-growth and malnutritionA higher level of performance in agriculture is necessary but not a sufficient condition to reduce malnutrition.
- Experts find fault with ICDS schemeIt’s a well-documented fact that India’s answer to the problem of widespread malnutrition in the country has been the Integrated Child Deve...
- HRD ministry plans nutritious midday meals for childrenThe biggest school meal scheme, the National Programme of Nutritional Support to Primary Education, better known as the midday meal scheme,...
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