Modi Sarkar’s big budgetary miss: Malnutrition
Having the highest number of malnourished children in the world, India cannot afford to overlook this fact
Mid-day meal has failed to attract children to government schools, says CAG audit
The latest report says that in most of the states children are not getting the prescribed level of nutrition through the food supplied under the …
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
Blind solutions
Government's plan to fortify food cannot be a holistic solution to malnutrition
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
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
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 …
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
How the state fails its little ones
Jyotsna Singh visits anganwadis to find out why a large number of children suffer from malnutrition despite welfare programmes for them
What does NFHS-5 tell about school enrollment of kids under 5
Gap in the enrollment percentage in urban and rural areas prevalent in most states
Centre's child development scheme plagued by shortcomings, finds CAG
Over 30 per cent of the anganwadi centres have no toilets or drinking water
Exclusive cereal-dependence
As told to Parliament (February 11, 2021): No ban on petrol, diesel cars in near future
All that was discussed in the House through the day
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
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
Acute malnutrition worsened among children: NFHS-5
Stunting among children below five did not improve at all; child obesity increased across several states
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%
Healthy local menu for moms-to-be in Bihar
Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) programme starts new initiative to fight malnutrition