Plants have proteins

A case for producing less meat

Children beware!

Nitrates in Karnataka wells

In Short

What is ‘noma’, the latest addition to WHO’s list of neglected tropical diseases

The severe gangrenous disease of mouth and face has 90% mortality rate and is associated with extreme poverty, malnutrition

Deadly nursery: Children in Gorakhpur report breathing troubles due to air pollution

Research suggests Indo-Gangetic Plain most affected, Uttar Pradesh at centre of it

Anganwadi workers hit the streets in protest

Allege government failure in implementation of remuneration hike, other demands not met

The malnutrition bazaar

Is India ready to protect itself from the onslaught of food and nutrition industry?

Birth pangs

Extreme weather events led to 12 million displacements of children in 2022, estimates UNICEF

Some 25.8 million children were displaced by internal conflict and violence

Exams key anxiety source for Indian students: NCERT survey

Nearly half the students surveyed suffer from body image issues

Friendly demand

Dirty and thirsty

Height of inequality

Standard of living determines a child's height

Nestle scare

Contaminated baby milk products recalled in EU

Air pollution linked to autism

Exposure to diesel particulates, heavy metals doubles the risk

Science and Technology - Briefs

Danger zone

Cancer in children has increased following radioactive leakage from a plant in France

A village desperate for nutrition

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

Loose bones

Fluoride contaminated cripples many in villages near Lahore

In Short

Deficient programme

Centre wants to treat anaemia with iron tablets. Can pills substitute nutritious food?