-NDTV Many of those who did not receive rations were told to come after January 15 as the government had declared it would introduce iris scan and one time password from that day to solve the fingerprint issue. However, till date there are no signs of it, leaving people helpless. New Delhi: For 40-year-old Maya Devi's family in Delhi, survival has become a struggle as she has not been able to...
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Upma meal a day for college and job -GS Mudur
-The Telegraph New Delhi: Children below five years in India who receive good Nutrition are likelier to complete college education, find jobs and remain unmarried in their early 20s, researchers said on Friday. The health researchers, who surveyed a group of adults who had received a daily corn-soya blend upma meal when they were children, say their findings show how Nutritional intervention during early childhood can influence long-term outcomes in education and...
More »Millet Mission to promote nutrient-rich cereals; Rs. 800-crore outlay on the cards -Vishwanath Kulkarni
-The Hindu Business Line Likely to be announced in Budget; will help tackle malNutrition, support ryots Bengaluru: In the National Year of Millets, the Centre proposes to adopt a mission-mode approach to promote the nutrient-rich cereals, including sorghum, ragi and foxtail millets. Official sources said a Millet Mission is being proposed with an outlay of ?800 crore for the next two years to boost production of these cereals, which are naturally rich with...
More »How A TV Serial Watched By 400 Million Changed Gender Beliefs In Rural India -Swagata Yadavar
-SabrangIndia.in In Pratapgarh, a village that could be anywhere in the Hindi belt, a young man, Ravi, gets to know that his wife, Seema, is pregnant with a girl child, third time in a row. He wants her to get an abortion because he wants a male child. He forces Seema to accompany him to a doctor who agrees to conduct the abortion though the foetus is past the 20-week deadline...
More »NFHS Report Indicates Malnourishment Higher Among Dalit, Adivasi Children
-Newsclick.in NFHS–4 Survey revealed little improvement in key health indicators in the last ten years. Adivasis and Dalits are the social categories who are most deprived of basic health facilities among others, reveals the latest NFHS – 4 survey . The children belonging to SC, ST castes are suffering from under Nutrition, indicating that these are the people at the bottom end of receiving development and welfare policies being implemented in the...
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