As told to Parliament (March 19, 2021): No special plan for children under 15 impacted by pandemic

All that was discussed in the House through the day

Plants have proteins

A case for producing less meat

Children beware!

Nitrates in Karnataka wells

In Short

Shampoo may interfere with foetus's brain development

Debate rages on HIB vaccine

Regional approach required for treatment of malaria

The nutty affair

Business bites

South Asia

Tough nut to crack

Climate-resilient water, sanitation & hygiene policies need of hour to meet global agenda of 2030

The 10 African countries most water-insecure & climate-impacted need immediate attention 

India’s hunger crisis worse than Bangladesh, Nepal

Around 15 per cent of India’s population is undernourished and 38.7 per cent of children suffer from stunted growth

Banking on mothers

A bank in Udaipur collects mothers’ milk; experts to chalk out plan to include it in national policy

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

Bytes

Bad faith?

The state of regulation

Techno tracks

Emerging scenarios, new dilemmas

No Need

Requirement doesn't drive immunisation

Off Beat

Tinkering, not marking the great leap