The World Meteorological Organization’s State of the Climate in Asia 2024 report warns that the region is warming nearly twice as fast as the global average, driving more extreme weather and posing serious threats to lives, ecosystems, and economies. In 2024, Asia experienced its warmest or second warmest year on …
Beti Bachao Beti Padhao (BBBP) Scheme is a tri-ministerial effort of Ministries of Women and Child Development, Health & Family Welfare and Human Resource Development. Ministry of Human Resource Development, under Samagra Shiksha, has targeted various interventions for girls which include opening of schools in the neighbourhood as defined by …
Social Welfare, Women and Child Development Minister Louise Marandi addressing a programme on ‘Nutrition’ on Tuesday said that a collective approach is required to eradicate the problem of malnutrition. The Minister further added, “Nearly 65 per cent adolescents in Jharkhand are malnourished. The problem of malnourishment cannot be tackled only …
Jhunjhunu: Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s penchant for acronyms was once again on show at the launch of nutrition mission in Jhunjhunu on Thursday. “When you hear PM, think of ‘Poshan Mission’,” he said while inaugurating the National Nutrition Mission and expanding the Beti Bachaho Beti Padhao (BBBP) programme across the …
The State Commission for Protection of Child Rights (SCPCR) has asked the government to impose a ban on the sale and serving of junk food in school canteens and around 200 meter area of the schools. The commission has taken suo moto note of a report prepared by a committee …
In a letter to Chief Secretary S Ramaswamy, SCPCR Chairman Yogendra Khanduri spoke on the harmful effects of junk food and asked him to ensure its sale was banned within 200 metres of schools. Mr Khanduri said a panel constituted under the Hyderabad- based National Institute of Nutrition by the …
MUMBAI: The Maharashtra government has banned the sale of junk food in school canteens. Based on recommendations the Centre issued over two years ago, the state has told schools not to sell food `High in Fat, Salt and Sugar' (HFSS) and has suggested healthy alternatives. The decision has been taken …
Some of the items that the government has strictly asked schools to ban from their canteens include chips, ice lollies, sherbats, gulab jamun, noodles, pizza, burger, and pani puri, among others With an aim to promote healthy eating among school students, the Maharashtra government has now banned junk food from …
Defending the Centre, Javadekar stated that taking such a decision was not the Centre’s prerogative, adding the Environment Ministry acted as per the law. Minister of State for Environment and Forests Prakash Javadekar on Thursday countered his Cabinet colleague Maneka Gandhi’s charges that the Environment Ministry thrived in the killing …
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. The National Family Health Survey (NFHS)-4 data for 15 States shows that 37 …
The plans come a year after the health ministry got the administrative responsibility for RSBY from the Ministry of Labour, which launched it in 2008. The Ministry of Health is preparing to roll out an expanded version of the Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana, the government’s flagship health insurance scheme, covering …
Visakhapatnam: Parents are now perplexed about what to pack in the lunch box for their children following the Central Board of Secondary Education’s (CBSE) direction to all schools affiliated to it to inspect lunch boxes to ensure students don’t eat junk. The Board has also asked schools to ensure that …
India committed to work with all stakeholders to eradicate malnutrition: Shri Nadda Shri J P Nadda, Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare alongwith Smt. Maneka Gandhi, Minister for Women and Child Development released the India Health Report: Nutrition 2015" and Global Nutrition Report" at a function Made in India: …
In an exclusive interview to NDTV, Gandhi said, "It is a question of putting the blame always...the west did it. They may have done it 100 years ago. India is one of the main players in destroying the climate." AT A time when India has taken a firm stand at …
The Ministry of Women and Child Development has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Vedanta to develop and modernise 4000 Anganwadis in the country. Dr. Rajesh Kumar, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Women & Child Development, Government of India and Mr. Mayank Ashar, Managing Director and CEO, Cairn India signed …
JAIPUR: Taking into consideration rising childhood obesity, diabetes and hypertension, an expert committee set up by Ministry of Women and Child Development (MWCD) has recommended ban on sale of junk food in school canteens in its report submitted to the ministry this week. The committee also suggested not permitting sale …
`Stop Fast Food Sale In And Around Schools' Junk food could be banned in cafeterias in and around schools if Union minister Maneka Gandhi has her way . The minister has written to her Cabinet colleagues HRD minister Smriti Irani and health minister J P Nadda seeking a ban on …
Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) has welcomed the move by an expert committee set up by the Ministry of Women and Child Development (MWCD) which has recommended ban on sale of junk foods in school canteens and within 200 meters of school in its report submitted to the ministry …
Concerted efforts are on in the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) to bring ready-to-use therapeutic food (RUTF) in the government policy after Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s homestate, Gujarat, initiated the proposal of introducing it as a viable solution for treating children from the worst form of malnutrition. Sources say while the …
A committee set up by the Centre to look into growing health problems among school going children has recommended that vendors should be barred from selling junk food during school hours in a vicinity of 200 metres of a school. The committee has further suggested that the shops selling junk …
JAIPUR: Efforts are being made to intensify the fight against malnutrition among the children in the state, but still Rajasthan has 36.5% of children (under-5 years), who have stunted growth. The situation is grave in rural areas. Out of total children in rural areas, there are 39.1% children with stunted …
