-Moneycontrol.com The development comes amid growing evidence that Indian kids, even those from affluent backgrounds, have much lower values for height and weight against WHO standards. One expert warned that nearly 30% of Indian children under 5 are malnourished and by using the new standards, the government may show that to be just 15-20% The Indian government, for the first time, has initiated moves to develop country-specific growth standards for children amid...

-Down to Earth Over 100 doctors across India submit letter to PM Modi warning of Health concerns Doctors across India have come together to express their concern against the plantation of genetically modified (GM) mustard crops, which recently received the Centre’s go-ahead for its environmental clearance. A letter has been submitted by 111 doctors across various fields to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, demanding immediate uprooting of the trial plantations of the genetically modified...

-The Hindu Soil degradation can have irreparable consequences on human and ecosystem Health, which cannot be ignored Healthy soils are essential for our survival. They support Healthy plant growth to enhance both our nutrition and water percolation to maintain groundwater levels. Soils help to regulate the planet’s climate by storing carbon and are the second largest carbon sink after the oceans. They help maintain a landscape that is more resilient to the...

-The Hindu Business Line Enhancing resilient and agroecological strategies is vital for the environment and welfare It is widely accepted that it takes nearly thousand years for formation of top soil, but when not cared for, can be damaged quickly. India adopted intensive agriculture practices in a few pockets, ushering in the Green Revolution. But this had consequences — loss of soil structure and fertility. Research shows that nine major minerals and nutrients...

-The Telegraph CM Mamata Banerjee had lambasted Health officials for the increasing trend of referring patients, even pregnant women, to hospitals in Kolkata West Bengal’s maternal mortality ratio is above 100 per 100,000 live births, compared with the national average of 97, according to the latest figures (2018-20) published by the Registrar General of India on Tuesday. The state’s maternal mortality ratio had dropped to 94 and 98 in the 2015-17 and 2016-18...