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
Parenting advice YouTuber Ruby Franke arrested on suspicion of child abuseRuby Franke, whose now defunct channel "8 Passengers" followed her family, was arrested Wednesday night in the southern Utah city of Ivins....
01 Sep, 2023, 06.03 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
9.27 lakh severely acute malnourished children identified till November last year: RTIOf these, Uttar Pradesh counted for 3,98,359 and Bihar 2,79,427, according to the figures shared by the ministry. Ladakh, Lakshadweep, Naga...
06 Jun, 2021, 01.30 PM IST
'Mom, we need food': Thousands in South Sudan near faminePibor county this year has seen deadly local violence and unprecedented flooding that have hurt aid efforts. On a visit to the town of Leku...
24 Dec, 2020, 01.51 PM IST
Smartphones help identify 12,000 severely malnourished kids at anganwadisThe government is now planning to cover 1,50,000 anganwadis across 77 districts in eight states by the end of this year.
10 Nov, 2017, 09.45 PM IST
Health revolution in SundarbansChristened 'Sundarini', the district authorities are working on a gigantic plan to ensure 100 per cent institutional delivery and immunisat...
10 Dec, 2015, 12.05 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
- Malnutrition continues to be among children in Kerala: CAG
A total of 56 to 66 per cent of children in Kerala continue to be out of the ambit of 'Supplementary Nutrition Programme' implemented under...
19 Mar, 2013, 08.44 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
- Narendra Modi faults human index report, says 2007 data used
Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi has questioned the findings of the human development report that portrayed his state as a poor perform...
24 Oct, 2011, 09.22 AM IST
Girls: Lesser children of God?India’s growth story will not be sustainable if it cannot break through prejudices against girls and rapidly improve the lot of its childre...
13 Feb, 2009, 02.54 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