-United Nations News Severe malnutrition, also known as severe wasting, is one of the top threats to child survival, yet perhaps one of the least known or understood, according to a report issued on Tuesday by the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF). Severe Wasting: An overlooked child survival emergency, details that around one in five deaths among children under age five, can be attributed to severe wasting. Triggered by a lack of nutritious food...
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Sharpest fall in population growth rate has been among Muslims: NFHS-5 data -Shahina KK
-TheFederal.com Data from National Family Health Survey debunk claims made by right-wing activists about a population boom in Islamic community as part of an alleged conspiracy to turn India into a Muslim-majority country The latest data obtained from the National Family Health Survey (NFHS) debunk claims made by right-wing activists about a population boom in the Islamic community as part of an alleged conspiracy to turn India into a Muslim-majority country. The recently...
More »Stalin announces free breakfast for students
-The Hindu Classes 1-5 to benefit; this is among 5 schemes announced Chennai: On the occasion of the DMK government of Chief Minister M. K. Stalin stepping into its second year on Saturday, the State was richer by five new development schemes. Mr. Stalin made the announcements in the Assembly. The schemes are a free morning breakfast scheme for government school students, a scheme to eradicate nutrition deficiency, establishment of schools of excellence...
More »Food fascism violates our right to food and nutrition, state eminent citizens
-Statement issued by Concerned Citizens, Doctors, Nutritionists, Parents, Advocates and Researchers dated 5th May, 2022 Amidst growing attacks on meat sellers and restaurant owners who sell non-vegetarian food, a statement has been issued by concerned citizens, and civil society groups. The statement depicts how such attacks or bans against non-vegetarian food would impact the right to food as well as the nutritional status of the disadvantaged sections of the society and the undernourished...
More »Costing norms for mid-day meals, Anganwadis not revised despite food inflation -Shagun
-Down to Earth Schools, Anganwadis find it difficult to meet nutritional needs of children, mothers, as a result Schools and Anganwadi centres (AWC) are finding it difficult to effectively run programmes that address the nutritional needs of children and mothers. This is because the government has not revised costing norms for mid-day meals despite inflation, teachers and activists said. There is an urgent need to re-evaluate the cooking cost of programmes such as...
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