Simply put : Food vs Politics

Simply put: Space race and hunger

Inflation can kill Africa human development, World Bank warns

Most poverty-struck rural households in Africa spend between 57 and 59 per cent of their income on food

‘Deficiency in micronutrients in soil linked to health of children and women’

Districts with an increased proportion of soil zinc samples had significantly lower rates of child stunting and underweight

Nearly 282 million people in Africa were undernourished in 2022: UN

Approximately one billion people were unable to afford a healthy diet in 2021  

Simply Put: Sugary beverage

Malnourished but diabetic: An atypical form of ‘the rich man’s disease’ is spreading among Chhattisgarh’s tribals

Lean diabetes arises from intermittent starvation, overload on carbohydrate metabolism; lack of guidelines compounds problem

AES in Bihar: Poor anganwadi centres failed to deliver

The state also has the second-highest number of cases of malnourished children (43.9 per cent) in India    

Iron and zinc deficiencies can be addressed through simple measures: study

Cereals, tubers and legumes contain a class of anti-nutrients which make iron and zinc present in food, unavailable to the body 

How a nutrition programme is helping a Rwanda village overcome malnutrition

Under the Gikuriro Project, 336 households in Muhoza village do not have a single undernourished child as of now

Undernourished India: Which Assembly seats fare the worst

Policy initiatives driven by assembly constituencies can be more precise with greater political accountability

Every third child is malnourished, finds Global Nutrition Report 2018

‘Burden of malnutrition unacceptably high despite world being better equipped to fight it’

The flavoured salts of Uttarakhand

The age-old flavoured salts loaded with micronutrients are not only a healthy option, but can also tickle your taste buds

Maneka Gandhi pushes for packaged micronutrients to tackle malnourishment

Union Minister Maneka Gandhi was seen advocating for the system during a talk on nutrition

Fighting malnutrition, 4 meals a day: Chhattisgarh’s Rajnandgaon shows the way

Anganwadi workers cook meals and personally deliver them to homes across 3 blocks of Rajnandgaon district 

Nearly 10 million children in Horn of Africa in ‘greatest danger’ due to drought, says UNICEF

UNICEF has sought $250 million to help children facing drought in the region  

World Food Day: Looking for a new avatar in COVID-19 times

What we now need is smart, systemic action to get the food to those who need it and improve it for those who have it, says FAO Director-…

Dirty air and water increase cradle deaths in India

While absolute level of pollution increases risk, vulnerability is enhanced due to resource poverty

Tackling ‘hidden hunger’: Strategies to combat micronutrient deficiencies

In the face of the global hidden hunger crisis, it is imperative that we address the micronutrient deficiencies that silently erode our health  

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 

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  

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

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

COVID-19, war and hunger: Yemen’s humanitarian crisis is becoming worse

Over 10 million are on the brink of famine; as many as 400,000 children are at the risk of dying, according to UN  

309,000 babies die on their day of birth in India every year

Report by non-profit for children says one newborn dies every minute in South Asia; malnourishment, early pregnancy are factors