2 of 3 child deaths in India due to malnutrition: Report

Children under 5 in Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Assam and Rajasthan worst-hit, finds study of 2017 data by ICMR, PHFI and NIN

WHO advises immediate skin-to-skin care for premature babies instead of initial period in incubator

Most babies born at or after 28 weeks survive in high-income countries, but in poor countries, survival rates can be as low as 10%

Undernourished India: Which Assembly seats fare the worst

Policy initiatives driven by assembly constituencies can be more precise with greater political accountability

Bihar schoolkids to grow organic vegetables, fruits for their mid-day meals

After a successful pilot project, 20,000 schools will now be given Rs 5,000 each and asked to develop kitchen gardens

Fortified rice scheme to create Rs 3,000-crore market for just five big firms

The Centre’s decision to provide only fortified food items under government schemes rekindles the debate on whether fortification helps …

Poshan Abhiyan scheme lags behind its target

The focus of the scheme was to reduce stunting in children aged between 0 and 6 years from 38.4 per cent to 25 per cent by 2022; but recent study …

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

Districts with an increased proportion of soil zinc samples had significantly lower rates of child stunting and underweight

One in every seven babies is born underweight: Study

The research includes data from 148 nations, but it only covers partial data from India

South, Southeast Asia have most of world’s underweight youth: IFAD

Number of those overweight also increasing; more underweights in rural areas 

3.1 million children under five die of malnutrition annually

Study says child mortality linked to maternal undernutrition, obesity