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Top 10 countries worst hit by the global hunger crisis—where does India stand?

October 18, 2024 8:31 am

World Food Day 2024, Top 10 worst hit countries on the Global Hunger Index: Regardless of the global community's persistent emphasis on the importance of the right to adequate food, the concerning imbalance still persists.

Over 1.25 lakh malnourished children in Gujarat: Minister

March 17, 2023 3:18 am

Tribal-dominated district of Narmada accounted for the highest number of malnourished children (12,492), followed by Vadodara (11,322), Anand (9,615), Sabarkantha (7,270), Surat (6,967) and Bharuch (5,863), said Babariya in her written replies.

Number of undernourished people in India declines to 224.3 million; obesity among adults on the rise: UN report

July 07, 2022 11:23 am

The report said that the number of children under 5 years of age who are stunted declined to 36.1 million in 2020 from 52.3 million in 2012, the number of children under five years of age who are overweight declined to 2.2 million in 2020 from three million in 2012

Mumbai Top News, April 19: Maharashtra reports 137 fresh Covid-19 cases, more than double of Monday

April 19, 2022 10:44 pm

Mumbai Top News: Mumbai accounted for 85 of the 137 cases.

With khichdi, tiranga paratha and sesame laddu, Gadchiroli’s severe malnourishment cases drop by 50%

April 19, 2022 3:10 am

Last October, Gadchiroli introduced a special diet programme for malnourished children between the ages of six months and six years, and since then 3,794 malnourished children (of the 7,111 listed) have recovered in the district.

Following opposition from seers, Karnataka looks for alternatives to egg in mid-day meal

December 13, 2021 3:17 am

🔴 Following results from the recent National Family Health Survey, the state government had introduced boiled eggs or bananas for students in Ballari, Bidar, Kalaburagi, Koppal, Raichur, Vijayapura and Yadgir districts.

Maharashtra: 3 tribal districts account for one-fourth of severely underweight children

July 11, 2021 7:26 am

Of the 83,909 children found severely underweight, Nandurbar, Gadchiroli and Palghar accounted for 24.7 per cent of the cases.

Millets pose production and consumption challenges; MP’s Dindori project shows the way forward

March 29, 2021 9:33 am

In rural India, the National Food Security Act of 2013 – which entitles three-fourths of all households to 5 kg of wheat or rice per person per month at Rs 2 and Rs 3 per kg, respectively – has reduced the demand for millets.

Pune Zilla Parishad presents Rs 266 crore budget, emphasis on health and farmer support

March 09, 2021 8:40 pm

On Tuesday, the budget was presented by zilla parishad vice-president Ranjit Shivtare.

To curb malnourishment, Deoria schools to introduce mushrooms in mid-day meals

January 21, 2021 9:29 am

Local SHGs roped in for mushroom supply.

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