Poshan Vatika: How nutri-gardens in schools, houses can help ensure nutritional security of children

The people-driven scheme is backed by government's flagship nutrition programme POSHAN abhiyaan 

International Day of Happiness: Are our children really happy

As we gear up to celebrate the ‘International Day of Happiness’, do we have time, and empathy, to look at our own children to find if …

Budget for children: The story doesn’t change

Crucially missing in the budget is a response from the government in the area of Child Protection

CBSE lists detailed measures to limit junk food in schools

CBSE-affiliated schools will have to ensure that foods such as chips, carbonated beverages and ready-to-eat noodles are not available in …

Will India get freedom from open defecation?

Skyrocketing numbers on government websites project a doubtful picture of what has been achieved in one year. Read our Independence Day special

Order without science

On June 28, 1993, the Supreme Court of the us passed a verdict that tilted the scales of justice in favour of polluters by undermining the role …

Neonatal mortality rate in Kenya shows no significant change in 8 years: Survey

Childhood and under-5 mortality rates, however, declined during the period, study finds

New biotech missions to focus on drug resistance, fortified crops

Union minister launches Atal Jai Anusandhan Biotech Missions

Supreme Court raps Centre over non-implementation of Food Security Act

Till now, the Centre has issued three notifications for the extension of the deadline

WHO’s to blame?

Are malnutrition figures in India exaggerated? Experts debate the WHO formula

Asthma at home

For kids' sake

EPA sued for soft-pedalling on anti-pesticide safeguards

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Dodgy doses

UNICEF in dock over vitamin A fortification programme

WHO releases policy recommendations to protect children from harmful effects of food marketing

Food marketing involves the use of numerous persuasive techniques to influence children's food attitudes, preferences & consumption  

MP elections: Half glass empty for children in manifestos

Here’s an analysis on how inclusive BJP and Congress are about matters concerning citizens who are supposed to be mature voters once they …

Rising CO2 emissions may increase global iron deficiency risk

The estimated percentages of lost dietary iron under rising CO2 levels range from 1.5 per cent to 5.5 per cent

Food fortification is not magic bullet to fight malnutrition

The Supreme Court order on sourcing natural food locally instead of relying on artificially-fortified commercial products was hailed by experts

Sharp drop in malaria cases, but three million people still at risk: WHO

The fastest rate of decrease in malaria was witnessed in Caucasus and Central Asia, which reported zero cases in 2014

Community-based solutions better for reducing malnutrition, says study

The study assessed the Action Against Malnutrition (AAM) programme in seven tribal blocks of Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand and Odisha. 

Umbilical discord

As a result of air pollution in Delhi, strains of toxic metals like lead and cadmium are increasingly finding their way into the womb

Monsoon of death

Every monsoon, Baba Raghav Das Medical College of Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh, witnesses hundreds of children dying of viral encephalitis or Acute …

Ethiopia’s flagship health project considers behavioural change, prevention to address NCDs among women, children

Africa CDC eager to extract lessons from the project and extend them to other AU member states  

Simply Put: Growing up in North India

Drought impact: Acute malnutrition among children rises 40% in Somalia & Somaliland

Families in Somalia taking extreme measures to survive