Has COVID-19 taken the wind out of the sails of India’s school feeding programme
Though the government issued guidelines to states to provide food to all eligible children in March 2020, implementation has been lax
India struggles to keep its children healthy, say experts
Lack of credible data and co-ordinated action slow country’s efforts to contain malnutrition
COVID-19: How community platforms can help stem violence against women
Reduced availability of frontline healthcare workers is likely, since the entire health system is focused on the novel coronavirus disease (…
Odisha set to introduce locally produced millets into ICDS, PDS
Keonjhar district will introduce ragi for pre-school meals through DMF funds from July
Kerala sees sharp fall in sex ratio at birth despite being best in overall category
Bihar and Maharashtra are other major states where sex ratio at birth declined
Use of contraceptives in Bihar doubles in 5 years: NFHS-5
Female sterilisation was the most common method of contraception in the state
Marginal improvement in rural women’s education, finds NFHS-5
Social, cultural stigmas reasons for lack of improvement
India still has a high rate of malnutrition, reveals new National Health Survey
West Bengal has more wasted children than a decade ago
As told to Parliament (March 17, 2023): Over 44 million cases of COVID-19 confirmed in India
All that was discussed in the House through the day
India’s sex ratio improves, but 9 million girls went ‘missing’ in last 2 decades to foeticide
Wealth, education and fertility are the key factors behind improvement
'Like MDGs, India may fail to achieve SDG targets on malnutrition'
More Indians covered by health insurance but overall percentage still low: NHFS-5
Andhra Pradesh recorded the highest coverage but a decrease since last survey
Unicef ranks India poorly in child mortality
Bhutan, Nepal and Bangladesh fare better
World Population Day: call to end India's target-based approach to family planning
Two-child norm is endangering women's lives and skewing sex-ratio, say activists