Starved of substance

No headway made at World Food Summit in accelerating efforts to eliminate hunger

No healthcare for Simplipal tribals in Orissa

Food than pills is the best source for iron

Story from a divided land

The memoir celebrates Chhattisgarh but laments the lost opportunity for its inclusive and violence-free development

Treating malnourished children at home yields better results, says study

Since uncomplicated cases do not need admission in rehabilitation centres, parents do not miss out on wages  

Extinctions, an epic reality

The gripping non-fiction shows how reality is actually more dramatic than the imagination

A village desperate for nutrition

Health goals of 11th Five-Year Plan unmet. 12th Plan hopes to achieve them

Planning Commission's working group recommends repeating last Plan targets in the 12th Plan

The poverty quibble

Government claims a huge drop in poverty numbers but critical indicators—health, malnutrition and wages—continue to be grim. So how …

Low Pulse

Spiralling prices of pulses have shown India’s dependence on imports. Pulses are integral to India’s diet but not its food policy. As …

As told to Parliament (December 20, 2023): Improvement in malnutrition indicators for children in India

All that was discussed in the House through the day

Global food crisis: 1 new child suffers severe malnutrition every 60 seconds, says UNICEF

Almost 8 million children, mainly in Africa, at risk of deaths from severe wasting

COVID-19: Wasting in children increased in low, middle income countries due to economic shock

Economic shocks increase risks of inadequate dietary diversity among children

Hunger costs Ghana $2.6 billion per year

24 per cent of all child mortality cases in Ghana are associated with undernutrition

UN Food Systems Summit: Sanctioning the status quo

The Summit fails to meet the basic conditions for good governance: Meaningful participation, transparency and accountability

Deficiency in micronutrients in soil linked to health of children and women

Districts with more soil zinc samples had significantly lower rates of underweight children and child stunting

Dietary diversity can help stamp out child malnutrition in India

Relying solely on food supplements and fortification may not be sufficient to effectively tackle malnutrition caused by micronutrient deficiencies

COVID-19 has hit India’s urban poor more than those in villages: Report

Urban poor have seen a decline in income and have been left more hungry, though this was not the case earlier

Not close enough: What India needs to keep in mind this World Breastfeeding Week

Human milk banks are important for infants who do not have access to mother’s milk. But India is yet to see large-scale rollout of such centres

Nutritional security could have made the fight against COVID-19 easier

This weak link between growth in income and nutritional outcomes requires the attention of policy makers

Health infrastructure weakest in tribal areas: Report

Major shortfall of doctors and nurses at Primary Health Centres in the tribal areas of Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh and Odisha, …

How a nutrition programme is helping a Rwanda village overcome malnutrition

Under the Gikuriro Project, 336 households in Muhoza village do not have a single undernourished child as of now

A third of world’s children with stunting live in India: Report

The Global Nutrition Report outlines what the world consumes and how it’s affecting the health of children and adults

Does constructing airports with DMF fund address needs of mining-affected people?

DMF fund should instead be used to address concerns of mining-affected people like lack of access to clean drinking water, health care, …

Diseases, lack of continuum of care perpetuating malnutrition among children: experts

Major gaps identifed by experts, include improper screening methods to identify malnourished children and treatment failures