2 of 3 child deaths in India due to malnutrition: Report

Children under 5 in Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Assam and Rajasthan worst-hit, finds study of 2017 data by ICMR, PHFI and NIN

WHO advises immediate skin-to-skin care for premature babies instead of initial period in incubator

Most babies born at or after 28 weeks survive in high-income countries, but in poor countries, survival rates can be as low as 10%

Undernourished India: Which Assembly seats fare the worst

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

One in every seven babies is born underweight: Study

The research includes data from 148 nations, but it only covers partial data from India

Bihar schoolkids to grow organic vegetables, fruits for their mid-day meals

After a successful pilot project, 20,000 schools will now be given Rs 5,000 each and asked to develop kitchen gardens

South, Southeast Asia have most of world’s underweight youth: IFAD

Number of those overweight also increasing; more underweights in rural areas 

Fortified rice scheme to create Rs 3,000-crore market for just five big firms

The Centre’s decision to provide only fortified food items under government schemes rekindles the debate on whether fortification helps …

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 …

3.1 million children under five die of malnutrition annually

Study says child mortality linked to maternal undernutrition, obesity