Sure cure: how to tackle India's undernutrition crisis in 10 steps

The finance ministry and the planning department can play an overarching role by ensuring health programmes get sufficient resources

Last mile smile

Communities are coming together in Jharkhand to create vigilance mechanisms to enforce food entitlement programmes

Unsafe in womb

Exposure to particulate matter during pregnancy harms foetus

Yummy but harmful

Indian markets are flooded with foods that contain colours beyond permissible limits

Thirsty for breath?

Contaminated drinking water can lead to respiratory problems

International journal vindicates endosulfan study

The strong case against endosulfan just got stronger. Environmental Health Perspectives, a peer-reviewed scientific journal of international …

On hold

Pesticides linked to neuro-disorder

Chemicals in food may trigger attention deficit hyperactivity   

A village desperate for nutrition

Resurgent polio

Eradicating polio in India is proving to be a tough ask. The disease, which seemed to have been contained a few years ago, is rearing its head …

Age at marriage in India: A gossamer of complexities and intricate linkages

India is the home to largest number of child brides. Nearly 27 per cent women aged 20-24 years were married before attaining 18 years of age

Dust pollution in Sub-Saharan Africa raised infant mortality: Study

A 25% spike in local annual mean particulate concentrations in West Africa caused an 18% increase in infant mortality

Nicotine anywhere

Tobacco manufacturer ITC exploits legal loopholes to openly advertise and sell nicotine gums

Steps to check infant deaths in West Bengal prove too little

42 infants have died at Kolkata super speciality hospital; most were referred and came in critical condition

Loose bones

Fluoride contaminated cripples many in villages near Lahore

In Short

Pesticides lower intelligence

Claims a study conducted on children

Traffic fumes cause permanent lung dysfunction

Persistent organic pollutants can render vaccines ineffective

Spending on junk food

Officials push five-in-one vaccine

Pentavalent vaccine linked to child deaths in Sri Lanka, Bhutan; ball in high court

Can India be ‘atmanirbhar’ by cutting budget for children

While total allocations to Union budget 2021-22 saw an increase of 14.5%, the share for children declined by 10.8% compared to 2020

Two billion children exposed to high levels of air pollution: UNICEF

Every year, about 600,000 children under the age of five die from diseases linked to indoor and outdoor air pollution

State of malnourished children

CAG’s latest report blames poor management of anganwadis in Gujarat for the problem

E-waste toxins in mum’s milk

Urban people more at risk