-Scroll.in The High Court has directed a high-powered committee to suggest measures to bring these kids back to schools. In Karnataka, 10.12 lakh students are out of schools and anganwadis, a survey submitted before the High Court on Wednesday said, The Hindu reported. According to the report, submitted before a division bench by senior advocate KN Phaneendra, 4,54,238 children aged zero to three are not enrolled in schools or anganwadis. Similarly, 5,33,206 children...
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Empty stomachs today, sick workshops tomorrow: The need for nutrition NOW -Richard Mahapatra
-Down to Earth The world’s hunger clock has regressed back to 2015 when the global community had resolved to get good food to all plates by 2030 The world is hungry and those who get to eat are not eating healthy, leading to wider prevalence of malnutrition — undernourishment, particularly. About a tenth of the world’s population lacks proper nourishment, the latest United Nation State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World...
More »Number of undernourished people in India declines to 224.3 million; obesity among adults on rise: UN report
-PTI/ National Herald The number of undernourished people in India has declined in the last 15 years to 224.3 million in 2019-2021, according to a UN report The number of undernourished people in India has declined in the last 15 years to 224.3 million in 2019-2021, according to a UN report, which also said that there are more obese adults and anaemic women in the world's second most populous country. The State of...
More »UN Report: Global hunger numbers rose to as many as 828 million in 2021
-Press release by FAO dated 6 July 2022 The latest State of Food Security and Nutrition report shows the world is moving backwards in efforts to eliminate hunger and malnutrition Rome/New York: The number of people affected by hunger globally rose to as many as 828 million in 2021, an increase of about 46 million since 2020 and 150 million since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic (1), according to a United...
More »Sound schooling system important for children: Amartya Sen -Debraj Mitra
-The Telegraph Nobel laureate's hour-long lecture spanned several subjects like tolerance, the cultivation of hate and the role of the judiciary Calcutta: A sound schooling system is important for children to understand the pluralistic idea of India, Nobel laureate Amartya Sen told a Calcutta audience on Thursday. “Among things that can be learnt at school is to reflect on what India is like as a nation… why it was ready to give room...
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