-IANS Terming malNutrition a global issue involving people from all financial backgrounds, health experts Wednesday said India could be a role model in dealing with the problem. They said almost every country, rich or poor, faces a serious public health risk due to malNutrition either from under Nutrition, obesity or micro nutrient deficiencies. Releasing the Global Nutrition Report here in a conference - "From Data Deserts to Fertile Facts: Unleashing the power of...
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India is facing multiple burdens of malNutrition, says Global Nutrition Report -Arunima Mishra
-Business Today Public health risk due to malNutrition - including underNutrition, obesity, and micronutrient deficiencies - is a concern for every country. A roundtable held in New Delhi yesterday - From Data Deserts to Fertile Facts: Unleashing the power of data on Nutrition in India - discussed the role of data at multiple levels for action on Nutrition in India. This was part of The Global Nutrition Report, which was launched...
More »India's rural employment programme is dying a death of funding cuts -Jayati Ghosh
-The Guardian After a decade of success, the landmark scheme is being starved of money by a central government seemingly intent on reining in rural wage growth Ten years ago this week, the Indian parliament unanimously passed the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA). It was a historic legislation based on two interlinked goals: ensuring livelihood security to rural residents by providing at least 100 days of guaranteed wage employment...
More »India struggles to keep its children healthy, say experts -Jyotsna Singh
-Down to Earth Lack of credible data and co-ordinated action slow country's efforts to contain malNutrition Even though India's programmes for Nutrition in children were carried out to meet the UN Millennium Development Goals, the Global Health Report-2014 shows that their health has not improved substantially. While 46 per cent of under-5 children were stunted in 1997,the figure rose to 48 per cent in 2006. Reduction in stunting from 1990 to 2011 was...
More »Veggie, fruit prices soar by up to 100% -Subodh Varma
-The Times of India NEW DELHI: Prices of most food items have been inching up relentlessly through the past year despite several so-called reforms in management of food supply chains. While staples like wheat flour and rice have become marginally costlier, prices of pulses like masoor and arhar have soared by up to 30%. Barring a few exceptions, prices of vegetables and fruits have shot up by 20 to 50%, and...
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