Budget 2017-18 disheartening for children

Our investment in foundational years of childhood remains the same as it was in 2012-13

COVID-19: Wasting in children increased in low, middle income countries due to economic shock

Economic shocks increase risks of inadequate dietary diversity among children

Discouraging breastfeeding: 50% pregnant women, parents targeted by misleading baby food marketing

Sales of formula milk more than doubled in last 2 decades

High prices of food lead to malnutrition, says study

Poorer households have the smallest food reserves and are therefore hardest hit by rising food prices: study

In photos: Millet laddoos help fight malnutrition in rural Odisha

Union Budget 2022-23: Will it help children eat better

Schemes that provide integrated benefits to women and children did not get additional funds this year

‘One in three couldn’t afford food year-round in 2020’

Pandemic-induced poverty and rise in food prices keep healthy diet out of reach of three billion people

Around 66% children below 2 years don't get nutritious diet: UNICEF

The diets of children in this age group have not improved in the last decade  

Food and beverage products marketed by music stars are unhealthy

A new study reveals an unprecedented surge in ads on unhealthy food targeting children

Anganwadi, ASHA work massively disrupted during COVID-19 pandemic: Survey

Workers reported increase in stress levels, study finds

Poshan Abhiyan scheme lags behind its target

The focus of the scheme was to reduce stunting in children aged between 0 and 6 years from 38.4 per cent to 25 per cent by 2022; but recent study …

Why UNICEF wants to raise $255 million this year for eastern, southern Africa

The additional funds will support children with adequate, life-saving nutrition services

CSE welcomes Centre’s recommendation to ban sale of junk food

Child development ministry has proposed a ban on sale of junk foods in school canteens across India

Child malnutrition is down: survey

Prevalence of underweight children down from 76  to 43 per cent for boys, 74 to 42 per cent for girls over past  four decades, says …

COVID-19: Role of nutrition gardens in ensuring nutrition for children

Nutrition risk of children widens during the COVID-19 pandemic; adequate diets necessary for optimal growth, health and development

Jairam urges caution over Lancet series recommendations on nutrition

Rural development minister shares concerns of activists at launch of Lancet series; stresses community role in fight against malnutrition