-Scroll.in The state launched the Mathru Poorna scheme in October 2017. It has had some early success but faces stiff challenges. Anganwadi Centre Six in Sathegala village is airy and clean. The government-run crèche is also well equipped for the Mathru Poorna scheme. Launched in October last year as part of Karnataka government’s initiatives to combat hunger and malnutrition, the scheme offers freshly cooked meals to all pregnant and lactating women...

-The Hindu Guidebook covers essential topics, from working with abused Children to forms that NGOs need to fill Mumbai: A ready reckoner for people working with Children who are victims of sexual abuse, trafficking and other crimes is out. The compendium, published by the Maharashtra State Commission for Protection of Child Rights (MSCPCR) in collaboration with non-governmental organisations International Justice Mission (IJM), Prerana and UNICEF, lists ways to sensitively handle ‘Children in...

-The Telegraph Where Indian Children stumble in Mathematics New Delhi: A national survey has found Class VIII pupils in Bengal performing below the national average in mathematics, and Children across the country floundering in geometry, particularly in calculating the volumes of cubes and cylinders. The Children, however, tended to do better with the algebra questions asked in the National Achievement Survey, conducted by the National Council of Educational Research and Training. Some 22 lakh...

-The Indian Express The decision puts to an end a long-drawn disagreement between Maneka and NITI Aayog, with the former batting for packaged nutrients and the latter wanting to substitute food with cash given to beneficiaries through direct benefit transfer. The National Council on India’s Nutrition Challenges has rejected Woman and Child Development Minister Maneka Gandhi’s longstanding, much-debated proposal to provide packaged nutrients to replace the existing take-home rations across 14 lakh-odd...

-The Hindu After more than a decade of discussions, there is no solution on what to feed Children in anganwadis Many Children have died of malnutrition in India and yet Women and Child Development Ministers over the years haven’t decided what food to give Children in anganwadis. This is worrying. How many more Children must suffer from stunted growth before the Minister in charge of their welfare decides on whether to serve...