-Frontline.in FAO’s latest report found world hunger rising. However, India’s data on food insecurity is missing. The Food and Agriculture Organisation’s “State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World (SOFI) 2022” report begins with a dismal piece of data: the number of people unable to afford a healthy diet has increased by 112 million to touch 3.2 billion, a reflection of rising food prices during the pandemic. The report, a joint effort...

-India.mongabay.com * Particulate matter (PM) pollution is a risk factor for Anaemia. * Securing cleaner air and large-scale cuts in greenhouse gas emissions could help reduce the Anaemia burden among the women of reproductive age in India, finds study. * While the Indian government maintains that no conclusive data is available to establish direct correlation of death/disease exclusively due to air pollution, global evidence links exposure to PM2.5 and other pollutants to severe...

-The Telegraph Findings suggest if India is able to meet clean air targets, Anaemia prevalence among women in the reproductive age would fall from 53 per cent to about 39 per cent Long-term exposure to air pollution could contribute to Anaemia among women of reproductive age through systemic inflammation triggered by inhalation of tiny particulate matter (PM) smaller than 2.5 microns, researchers have cautioned. A team of researchers at the Indian Institute of...

-TheWire.in * On August 5, Union health minister Mansukh Mandaviya provided data of the state-wise prevalence of Anaemia among children aged six months to five years. * Based on NFHS-5 data, the current prevalence of Anaemia among these children is nine percentage points higher compared to NFHS-4 data. * A prevalence of Anaemia of 40% or more warrants serious concern because persistent Anaemia can hinder cognitive development, slow growth and increase infection-related morbidity. *...

-The Telegraph 'Shocking that govt is trying to evade responsibility by issuing circulars that call on state governments to comply with FSSAI regulations' Jamshedpur, New Delhi: Two citizens’ alliances on Monday accused the Centre of trying to “cover up” what they have described as its “irresponsible” and “unscientific” decision to release iron-fortified rice through government food schemes and exposing vulnerable people to the potential health risks of iron overdose. The Right to Food...