In order to incorporate millets and sprouts into its mid-day meals, the state administration requested more than 11,000 tonnes of millets from the central government in March
By Outlook Planet Desk 12/06/2023
According to experts, millets are dense in nutrients as well as essential compounds and make for a better food option than wheat or rice
By PTI 30/04/2023
Innovative, CAPEX-friendly technology could ensure efficient hygiene and safety compliance monitoring for large-scale public feeding programmes
By Shridhar Venkat 06/04/2021
The various factors that contribute to malnutrition cannot be tackled by health professionals alone
By Dr. Angela Chaudhuri 20/03/2021
About 65 per cent of India's population consumes rice as a staple food. Fortification of rice is a cost-effective and complementary strategy to increase vitamin and mineral content in diets and a step towards nutritional security
By PTI 12/03/2021
UNICEF data shows that on an average 370 million children may miss on nutritious school meals because of the pandemic.
By Dr. Sujeet Ranjan 21/09/2020
Over 9.12 crore underprivileged children get their daily nutrition from the midday-meal scheme, which has been disrupted by the pandemic.
By Anjula Gurtoo 17/09/2020
Over 1, 800 tribal children in high-malnutrition pockets of Keonjhar district find succour in creches which feed and protect them while their parents work.
By Akshay Ravi 15/07/2020
How The Akshaya Patra Foundation Enhances Children’s Learning Experience Through Nutritive, Balanced And Appetising Mid-day Meals
By Lola Nayar 26/12/2019
On World Food Day, a report on a multipronged approach to combat hidden hunger and micronutrient malnutrition
By Neeraj Jain 16/10/2019