As told to Parliament (February 11, 2021): No ban on petrol, diesel cars in near future

All that was discussed in the House through the day

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

Acute malnutrition worsened among children: NFHS-5

Stunting among children below five did not improve at all; child obesity increased across several states

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  

Budget 2015: Uphold child rights for the ‘right’ future

At least 10 per cent of Union budget for children if they are to get proper education, nutrition and protection

Fixing severe child malnutrition: Views from Amravati’s Dharni

Between May 2020 and May 2021, the infant mortality rate in Dharni block was 37.28%; maternal mortality rate was 3.25% 

SC directs Gujarat, Rajasthan to decentralise food procurement under ICDS

Tells states to keep big contractors out of nutrition programme for children, and pregnant and lactating women

Activists reject Parliament panels's food security bill recommendations

Demand comprehensive legislation for food security and nutrition of all, including vulnerable groups

Failure to use funds behind Gujarat’s child malnutrition problem

Gujarat fails to use funds for mother, child nutrition

Business bites

Anganwadi workers hit the streets in protest

Allege government failure in implementation of remuneration hike, other demands not met

Health

Funding for the National Health Mission has been reduced by 20 per cent; spending on public health will also be reduced by 8 per cent

Last mile smile

Communities are coming together in Jharkhand to create vigilance mechanisms to enforce food entitlement programmes

State of malnourished children

CAG’s latest report blames poor management of anganwadis in Gujarat for the problem

How rural kitchen pays

Local procurement for anganwadis can revive rural economy in a big way

Child labour: When do we start to rewrite their story

The day people really start believing that there can be no reason that justifies child labour, not even poverty — is the day the real …

Why India remains malnourished

Despite a fast-growing economy and the largest anti-malnutrition programme, India has the world’s worst level of child malnutrition. The …

How Indian states are promoting organic, natural farming

States such as Odisha and Karnataka have started initiatives such as procurement of organic produce and linkages with PDS, ICDS and other schemes&…

Demand for SIT probe into Centre's child nutrition scheme

Supreme Court commissioners report multi-crore scam involving private contractors and bureaucrats in food distribution under Integrated Child …

Major revamp of ICDS recommended

Inter-ministerial report calls for improving infrastructure and facilities at anganwadi centres

Odisha set to introduce locally produced millets into ICDS, PDS

Keonjhar district will introduce ragi for pre-school meals through DMF funds from July 

Hunger stalks government schools in West Bengal

Pilot survey under Project Dipankar in four prosperous districts shows 87 per cent class I students of government schools are undernourished

1.2 million children in Karnataka are malnourished, state tells high court

Civil rights groups blame packaged food supplied to anganwadis 

Rural health, malnutrition get attention

Health sector overall allocated even less than what it received last year, say experts

Matter of life and death