Food security and nutrition in India have worsened since the last NFHS round with 18 states showing worsened stunting levels among children under five.
By Mr. Vijay Avinandan 15/01/2021As 2020 comes to a close, here's some facts and figures on how India and the world are performing on food and nutrition security.
By Raadhika Gupta 14/12/2020ChildFund's program 'MACHAN' is a holistic program to adress key issues like, malnutrition, mother and child health, new-born care, and adolescent nutrition.
By Pratibha Pandey 14/10/2020The Rome-based organisation provided assistance to almost 100 million people in 88 countries around the world last year.
By Associated Press (AP) 09/10/2020Several programmes are being organised by the government to cope with malnutrition in children, pregnant women and lactating mothers during the National Nutrition Month or Poshan Maah.
By PTI 05/09/2020We have only a small window of opportunity before our demographic dividend ends. We must make the most of it.
By Vinay Sahasrabuddhe 02/09/2020Just as in an hourglass all the grains of sand trickling down can settle at different places, a convergence across various nutrition streams can yield multiple benefits
By Dr Alok Ranjan 18/08/2020Hydrogenated Trans Fats in our food cause irreparable harm to our cardiovascular system, killing more than 500,000 people every year. We need to cap it now.
By Paramjeet Singh 28/09/2020Decentralised, local community-owned food systems based on shorter food supply chains that can cope with future shocks are now needed more than ever.
By Colin Todhunter 03/07/2020With a little help and encouragement, tribals from two remote blocks in Odisha banish malnourishment while wooing biodiversity in their region.
By Anumeha Verma 01/07/2020