Adding diversity to plate
The Government of India has proposed mandatory rice fortification to tackle the issue of malnutrition in the country. The process of fortification includes externally adding nutrients to a food item with
Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS)
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5% rise in leprosy cases worries TN health department
CHENNAI: In spite of effective and cheap treatment, prevalence of leprosy in Tamil Nadu has been steadily increasing since 2012, even as the national average recorded a decline. With a 5% increase in
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Malnutrition ravages India’s children
Most child deaths in India occur from treatable diseases like pneumonia, diarrhea, malaria and complications at birth. A recent alarming signal in the health profile of Indian children went largely
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Value chains for nutrition in South Asia: who delivers, how, and to whom?
There is currently much talk of the private sector role in nutrition, and whether the state can ‘shape’ the market to deliver better nutritional outcomes. This issue of the IDS Bulletin presents research
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National Family Health Survey (NFHS-4), India, 2015-16: Goa
The 2015-16 National Family Health Survey (NFHS-4), the fourth in the NFHS series, provides information on population, health, and nutrition for India and each state and union territory. For the first
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Nutrition-sensitive agriculture: what have we learned and where do we go from here?
A growing number of governments, donor agencies, and development organizations are committed to supporting nutrition-sensitive agriculture (NSA) to achieve their development goals. Although consensus exists
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Schools as a system to improve nutrition: a new statement for school-based food and nutrition interventions
This discussion paper shows that schools offer a unique opportunity to improve nutrition using a systemic, multi-sectoral approach. Social, health, economic and ethic arguments coalesce in and around schools.
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Question raised in Lok Sabha on Nutrition Level Under ICDS Scheme, 28/07/2017
Question raised in Lok Sabha on Nutrition Level Under ICDS Scheme, 28/07/2017. As on 31.03.2017, 9.83 crore beneficiaries availed the Supplementary Nutrition under the Anganwadi Services of Umbrella ICDS
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Rain-hit farmers in 11 districts to get Rs 205 crore as compensation
KOLKATA: Chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday allotted Rs 205 crore as compensation for farmers hit by unseasonal rain. "Farmers here suffered losses owing to storm and hail before monsoon. Based
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Trends in nutrition outcomes, determinants, and interventions in India (2006–2016)
This report aims to provide a general overview of national trends and of state-level variability in nutrition outcomes, determinants, and intervention coverage, thus helping to identify areas of progress
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Behind India's stunted children: Anaemic, underweight mothers
Over half of India’s women are anaemic and one in every five is underweight, reveals National Family Health Survey-4 (NFHS-4) Supriya Gaikwad, 25, holds her daughter who will turn two this May, as she