Africa’s Sahel has the highest rate of child marriage globally: Report
Around 5 million children in the central Sahel face a growing humanitarian crisis, according to a new report
Left to starve: How COVID-19 is hitting India’s children
The COVID-19 lockdown is likely to render millions of children in India malnourished
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
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
Ground report: How cyclones Amphan & Yaas pushed girls from the Sundarbans into trafficking
Cyclone-battered South 24 Paraganas is one of country's poorest districts & hunting ground for traffickers
COVID-19: 2.5 mln more girls can be pushed into child marriage, warns report
This could reverse the progress of last 25 years towards gender equality and child rights, warns report by Save the Child
‘Passionate strategy needed to mitigate malnutrition due to lockdown’
Down To Earth talks to experts, William Joe and SV Subramanian, about the impact of the COVID-19 lockdown on child malnutrition
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
Millets should be mainstreamed for better nutritional outcomes in children
Civil society organisations can play an enabling role in helping the government to combat malnutrition by introducing millets in ICDS
Nearly 4,000 Odisha villages free of child marriage now
Child marriages surged after COVID-19 first wave; streamlined state efforts helped arrest the trend, claim officials
How COVID-19 is exposing children to traffickers
School closure due to COVID-19 has not only precluded many from access to education, but also from a source of shelter and nourishment
Marketing of formula milk preventing breastfeeding of infants
3-part Lancet paper finds exploitative market thrives despite WHO recommendations, violating World Health Assembly code
Cough syrup can harm children: Experts warn of contamination risks
Toxicologists Winston Morgan and Shazma Bashir unpack the dangers of glycol poisoning
2022 too short, too far: How food systems evolved for the hungry
Down To Earth recaps the primary environment, health and developmental news from 2022
National nutrition week: How kitchen gardens are saving villagers from malnourishment
Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the latest address of Mann ki Baat noted that the month of September will be observed as National Nutrition Month&…
COVID-19: ‘Inadequate food for children, pregnant women at Delhi Anganwadi centres’
Half-kg panjiri, 250-gm groundnuts being supplied to beneficiaries instead of nutrition kits, claimed Anganwadi workers in letter to Delhi …
COVID-19 lockdown: Surge in domestic violence cases in Punjab
A 50% spurt in cases of domestic violence has been observed in Punjab since lockdown
How is the Global Hunger Index ranking calculated?
India ranks 107 out of 121 countries in GHI 2022; Centre accuses it of misinformation
Particularly vulnerable tribes: How a focus on nutrition tipped the health scale for children in remote Odisha
Better funding, community training & cultural context can improve outcomes further, say experts
India slips 7 spots to rank 101 among 116 countries on Global Hunger Index
Globally, India worst in ‘wasting’ or ‘weight for height’ among children, says latest Global Hunger Index
Hungry nation: 70% Indians cannot afford healthy diet
Rising food prices fuelled this upward trend, with the cost of a healthy diet increasing by 3.3% in 2020
As told to Parliament (February 10, 2023): Smriti Irani says her ministry ‘unaware’ of CSE report on malnutrition deaths
The report by Centre for Science & Environment and DTE shows over 1.7 million Indians die every year due to poor diet
Maternal committees in Madhya Pradesh: Beginning of decentralised nutrition governance
The December 2, 2020 state order endows Sahyogini Matru Samitis with authority to monitor implementation of ICDS, fix accountability of service …
Hidden Hunger: Every second child globally deficient in micronutrients, finds report
56% preschool aged children, 69% non-pregnant women of reproductive age lack in iron, zinc & vit A
Population populism: UP draft population bill will impact the vulnerable, especially women
The focus must be on safeguarding women and girls’ reproductive health. Smaller families can be achieved by ensuring gender equality, …