Modi Sarkar’s big budgetary miss: Malnutrition

Having the highest number of malnourished children in the world, India cannot afford to overlook this fact

COVID-19: Odisha to care for children whose parents are hospitalsed

Centre had asked states to rehabilitate COVID-19 orphans, social workers pointed out need to broadbase

Child malnutrition on rise but funding falters

Almost 40 per cent of India's population is minor but the budget allocated to them is a meagre four per cent of the Union budget

Centre looks forward to fortified food to fight malnutrition

The Indian Council of Medical Research has come up with a micronutrient that will likely to be opted for by the government for its flagship programme

Maneka Gandhi pushes for packaged micronutrients to tackle malnourishment

Union Minister Maneka Gandhi was seen advocating for the system during a talk on nutrition

What the new National Education Policy misses — Time

Except the makers of the policy, everyone else acknowledges that a baby’s brain development starts from the moment it is born and not …

Post-COVID-19 e-governance challenges: A case study of Anganwadi services

Door-to-door delivery of services, provision of smartphones to anganwadis centres to help monitor their work were among the initiatives

Community Health Programmes: Genesis and Impact on Rural Health

Participation of the community is essential for successful implementation of healthcare schemes

More allocation for women, children not enough

Although anganwadi centres have been expanded to empower women, the budget does not meet anganwadi workers’ demands

Union Budget 2021-22: India's nutrition programme put on a diet

The budget has proposes Mission Poshan 2.0 to improve nutritional status of the country but has reduced funds  

Why mushrooms should be included under ICDS and MDM scheme

Mushrooms in one’s daily diet will eventually promote a healthy body, behaviour and brain power

Odisha plans to introduce millets in PDS, mid-day meal by year end

The initiative will be launched in nine districts in a phased manner over a period of five years

Children’s right to nutrition: how we can do better

While there has been an improvement in the overall health of children, the annual rate of progression is disappointingly slow

Budget for children: The story doesn’t change

Crucially missing in the budget is a response from the government in the area of Child Protection

Acute malnutrition worsened among children: NFHS-5

Stunting among children below five did not improve at all; child obesity increased across several states

Millets should be mainstreamed for better nutritional outcomes in children

Civil society organisations can play an enabling role in helping the government to combat malnutrition by introducing millets in ICDS  

Healthy local menu for moms-to-be in Bihar

Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) programme starts new initiative to fight malnutrition

Fixing severe child malnutrition: Views from Amravati’s Dharni

Between May 2020 and May 2021, the infant mortality rate in Dharni block was 37.28%; maternal mortality rate was 3.25% 

Last mile smile

Communities are coming together in Jharkhand to create vigilance mechanisms to enforce food entitlement programmes

State of malnourished children

CAG’s latest report blames poor management of anganwadis in Gujarat for the problem

Child labour: When do we start to rewrite their story

The day people really start believing that there can be no reason that justifies child labour, not even poverty — is the day the real …

How Indian states are promoting organic, natural farming

States such as Odisha and Karnataka have started initiatives such as procurement of organic produce and linkages with PDS, ICDS and other schemes&…

Major revamp of ICDS recommended

Inter-ministerial report calls for improving infrastructure and facilities at anganwadi centres

Odisha set to introduce locally produced millets into ICDS, PDS

Keonjhar district will introduce ragi for pre-school meals through DMF funds from July 

Cradles of hope

A recent health survey throws up figures that defy logic. Some districts in India’s nine most backward states have curbed infant mortality …