Union budget 2015: Children left asking for their dues, as ever
The most drastic cut in child budget so far has occurred in the 2015-16 budget
Nutrition and affirmative action: The twain shall meet
A lot could be done for making ICDS responsive and impactful for the Dalit children. However, there are multiple design and operational flaws
How rural kitchen pays
Local procurement for anganwadis can revive rural economy in a big way
Matter of life and death
Cradles of hope
A recent health survey throws up figures that defy logic. Some districts in India’s nine most backward states have curbed infant mortality …
Exclusive cereal-dependence
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
Business bites
Healthy local menu for moms-to-be in Bihar
Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) programme starts new initiative to fight malnutrition
Centre's child development scheme plagued by shortcomings, finds CAG
Over 30 per cent of the anganwadi centres have no toilets or drinking water
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
Failure to use funds behind Gujarat’s child malnutrition problem
Gujarat fails to use funds for mother, child nutrition
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
Major revamp of ICDS recommended
Inter-ministerial report calls for improving infrastructure and facilities at anganwadi centres
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
Activists reject Parliament panels's food security bill recommendations
Demand comprehensive legislation for food security and nutrition of all, including vulnerable groups
State of malnourished children
CAG’s latest report blames poor management of anganwadis in Gujarat for the problem
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
Lalitpur’s baby formula
Programme to promote breastfeeding improves health of children under two
Last mile smile
Communities are coming together in Jharkhand to create vigilance mechanisms to enforce food entitlement programmes
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 …
Maneka Gandhi pushes for packaged micronutrients to tackle malnourishment
Union Minister Maneka Gandhi was seen advocating for the system during a talk on nutrition
Community Health Programmes: Genesis and Impact on Rural Health
Participation of the community is essential for successful implementation of healthcare schemes