-TheWire.in An investigation into the scheme's operations in eight districts by the state accountant general has revealed leakages in several areas of the scheme, from the identification of beneficiaries to the production amounts, transport and quality control. New Delhi: A recent report by Madhya Pradesh’s accountant general has revealed large-scale corruption in several stages of the state’s free nutrition scheme for women and children – the Take Home Ration (THR) scheme, according...

-The Pioneer Every year, India observes September as Poshan Maah (nutritional month) to raise awareness about proper eating habits and also about nutrition. Speaking to ARCHANA JYOTI, ICMR-National Institute of Nutrition Director, Dr R Hemalatha, discusses in length about the nutrition landscape of India, the proposed revision of the dietary guidelines, the need for increased focus on maternal nutrition and the reasons behind India's sluggish performance on key maternal and child...

-Livemint.com The government had in October 2021 announced concessional import duty on crude soybean oil, crude palm oil and crude sunflower oil till March 2022, which was once extended till end of September. This has now again been extended till next March, as per the order. NEW DELHI: The finance ministry has extended concessional basic customs duty and agriculture and infrastructure development cess applicable on edible oils by six months till end...

-PTI/ Livemint.com Rubal Agrawal, commissioner of state Women and Child Welfare department, said 'nutrition month' will be celebrated in all 1.10 lakh anganwadis in the state from September 1 to 30. The fifth state level 'nutrition month' programme was launched on Thursday in Thane by Maharashtra Women and Child development Minister Mangal Prabhat Lodha. He said the state government was positive about increasing the honorarium of anganwadi workers and a decision would...

-The Telegraph Seventy-five years of planned development have not helped in the betterment of the adivasi community Adivasis living in Central India make up one of the most marginalised sections in the country. But they live in the most resource-rich areas that attract industrialists and the State. Although scheduled tribes constitute 8.6% of the total population, they make up 50% of the people who have been displaced or dispossessed from their land...