MALNOURISHED WOMEN
Karnataka: Milk price increase will hurt malnourished women & children, BJP leader Suresh Kumar warns Govt
Senior BJP leader S Suresh Kumar has appealed to Chief Minister Siddaramaiah to rescind the increase in milk prices, arguing that milk is the primary protein source for millions of malnourished women and children from economically weaker sections. He emphasized that price hikes in milk diminish the purchasing power of these low-income families, effectively denying them an essential nutrient.
"Deliberate, malicious attempt...": India refutes study claiming 6.7 million children without food in country
"Zero-food children" are children between 6 and 23 months old who did not consume any milk, formula, or food in the last 24 hours. A Harvard study, published last month in the JAMA Network Open, a peer-reviewed journal, found that the prevalence of "zero-food children" is as high as 21 per cent in some countries. India had by far the largest number of zero-food children (6.7 million), which is almost half of all zero-food children in the 92 countries included in this study.
Significant progress made in health outcomes: Economic Survey
The survey also credited the increase in institutional deliveries and improvement in maternal health to better infrastructure and improved access to contraceptives.
Over 33 lakh children in India malnourished, 17.7L of them severely malnourished, says data
Also, India has slipped to 101st position in the Global Hunger Index (GHI) 2021 of 116 countries, from its 2020 position of 94th and is behind its neighbours Pakistan, Bangladesh and Nepal.
9.27 lakh severely acute malnourished children identified till November last year: RTI
Of these, Uttar Pradesh counted for 3,98,359 and Bihar 2,79,427, according to the figures shared by the ministry. Ladakh, Lakshadweep, Nagaland, Manipur and Madhya Pradesh reported no severely malnourished children.
Government prescribes tech diet to solve malnutrition and hunger problems
India is using technology and data to solve its acute malnutrition and hunger problems
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In nutrition month, families with malnourished children to be given cows by Yogi govt
“The cows will be given to the families who are willing to keep them and also have available space for them. If the family wishes so, it will also be given an opportunity to choose a cow at the cow shelter. As far as possible, the cow would be handed over to the family in the presence of a public representative,” says an order issued by the UP government this week.
Number of undernourished people declines in India; obesity in adults on the rise: UN
State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World report, released on Monday, estimated that almost 690 million people globally were undernourished (or hungry) in 2019, up by 10 million from 2018.
Smartphones help identify 12,000 severely malnourished kids at anganwadis
The government is now planning to cover 1,50,000 anganwadis across 77 districts in eight states by the end of this year.
Vigorous campaign to be launched against child marriage, dowry: Nitish Kumar
He exhorted that the temple should play an active role in propagating against social evils like dowry and child marriage among devotees.
Maneka Gandhi moots nutrition in sachets to combat malnourishment
The ministry note added that as anganwadi women retire, they can be replaced with educated, bright young girls.
Depression during pregnancy affects mental health of children
London, Oct 1 (IANS) Depression during pregnancy increases the risk of behavioural and emotional problems in children, suggests a new finding.
Desi ghee to be provided to malnourished children and pregnant women in UP
Earlier the CM had similarly also included desi ghee and milk powder to be distributed among those is distress in drought hit Bundelkhand region.
Poverty, illiteracy await disadvantaged kids: UNICEF
The report notes that significant progress has been made in saving children's lives, getting them into school and lifting people out of poverty.
NITI Aayog moots Aadhaar-linked tracking of malnutrition
The meeting was on challenges of malnutrition and the deliberation focused on breaking the cycle of under-nutrition, disease, infections and mortality," a source said.
By the age of 15, boys likely to eat half a food group more than girls: Study
The results show a gap even after controlling for other factors such as the onset of puberty, time spent working or at school, or dietary behaviours such as number of meals.
Numero Unnao: From DM to SP, top posts here are held by women
While Neha Pandey is the SP, Saumya Agarwal is the DM; Sandeep Kaur is the chief development officer, and Geeta Yadav the chief medical officer.
Women and Child Development: Bill to reduce juvenile age to 16 years highlight of 2015
Union minister Maneka Gandhi, who was piloting the bill, expressed satisfaction that the new law will act as a deterrent for juvenile offenders involved in serious crimes.
SC seeks files on administration of HPV vaccines on tribal girls in Andhra, Gujarat
The Supreme Court asked the Union government to produce the files related to the administration of HPV vaccines, which prevent cervical cancer, among 24,000 tribal girls.
Mahindra & Mahindra tops CSR list in India even as companies scale up operations
Only about 18% of all companies surveyed met the mandatory 2% spending norm. Not a single services company features in the Top 10.
Anganwadi centres to use IT-enabled services for improved functioning
Anganwadi Workers (AWWs) and Sector Supervisors will be provided with smartphones and tablet devices to update data on child nutrition on a daily basis.
Poultry India announces launch of all-India protein awareness campaign
It is a national initiative to educate people on the vital role proteins play in enhancing day-to-day health, fitness and general wellbeing.
Govt to create unified data bank of statistics on women, kids
The government has decided to create a centralised data bank of statistics related to women and children from across the country that will be accessible to all departments.
Fund crunch could nip national nutrition mission in the bud
The expenditure finance committee has rejected the Rs 18,000-crore National Nutrition Mission—piloted by the ministry of women and child development.
National Nutrition Week: Government to focus on child malnourishment
The Women and Child Development Ministry has decided to intensify its efforts in battling malnourishment among children.
Highest number of malnourished children in Madhya Pradesh: Government
While Jharkand has the second highest number of malnourished children (56.5 per cent) followed by Bihar (55.9 per cent), Chhattisgarh has second highest number of anaemic children.
37,000 children no more malnourished in Chhattisgarh: Minister
Chhattisgarh government claimed that over 37,000 children in the state have become healthy and are no more malnourished, thanks to state's 'Nava Jatan Yojna'.
Karnataka has 3,549 malnourished children: Government
"She was suffering from pneumonia infection," the Minister said, but acknowledged that had the girl been healthy, she would have survived such an attack.
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