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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Uttarakhand to use locally grown therapeutic food to curb severe malnutrition, anaemia
Dehradun: In Uttarakhand's battle against malnutrition, mandua and chaulai will now be the frontline warriors. In a first of its kind experiment, the hill state will use locally produced Ready-to-use Therapeutic
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Odisha men most undernourished: Annual Health Survey
Sixteen years after Naveen Patnaik assumed the state's reign, Odisha still portrays a story of abject poverty and deprivation. In a reflection of its starving mass, the state has the highest prevalence
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Question raised in Lok Sabha on Integrated Child Development Services Scheme, 29/07/2016
Question raised in Lok Sabha on Integrated Child Development Services Scheme, 29/07/2016. Ministry of Women and Child Development is administering the Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) Scheme,
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Question raised in Lok Sabha on Performance under ICDS, 29/07/2016
Question raised in Lok Sabha on Performance under ICDS, 29/07/2016. The Development Agenda for 2016-2030 of United Nations, articulating the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), was adopted and signed
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Rs 7,000 crore food scheme: Petitioner to meet CM
MUMBAI: Satisfied with the Aurangabad bench of the Bombay high court setting aside a crucial clause in the tendering process for the supply of nutritious food to children aged below 6 and lactating mothers
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68,361 children suffer from malnutrition in Shahjahanpur
Shahjahanpur: Following a survey by the state nutrition mission, under the integrated child development scheme (ICDS), that a shocking 68,361 children suffer from malnutrition in Shahjahanpur district,
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Huge budget cut for ICDS
For the second year in a row, the Modi government has reduced fund available to child health interventions, with a massive cut — from Rs. 15,483.77 crore last year to Rs. 14,000 crore in the latest budget.
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Social safety nets for food and nutritional security in India
This paper brings together existing literature on the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNRGEA) and the Public Distribution System (PDS) in India, offering a narrative review of
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Social safety nets for food and nutritional security in India
This paper brings together existing literature on the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNRGEA) and the Public Distribution System (PDS) in India, offering a narrative review of
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Malnutrition down, but not enough
Child malnutrition in India has declined but continues to be among the highest in the world. Between 2006 and 2014, stunting levels in children under five declined from 48% to 39% as compared to global