Complan’s tall claim falls short

Maharashtra’s food watchdog takes Heinz to court over advertisement

Face your fears

Food allergy dictates eating low doses of the very food daily  

A jab back

Over 100 school children in Bihar hospitalised after eating ‘sour’ midday meal; 3rd incident in week

The incident occurred days after a dead snake and a dead lizard were found in midday meals served to children in Araria and Supaul districts  

In 2021, 2.8 million children in sub-Saharan Africa died before reaching their fifth birthday: UN report  

Region accounted for over half of all under-five deaths in 2021, says report  

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 …

Heavy metal

Vaccines with mercury can cause autism, but removing the metal is uneconomical for developing countries such as India

"Asthma afflicts almost every house in Gorai"

Pramod N Bagud (PNB), a pediatrician, and Manoj K Ved (mkv), a general physician, practise in Gorai, an area infamous for a 15-hectare dumpsite …

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

Bytes

Dodgy doses

UNICEF in dock over vitamin A fortification programme

In court

Plenty of malnourished

GDP growing at 8.3 per cent, but almost half of Indian children under five affected

Brazil to regulate junk food

Serve it hot