Modi malnutrition quote unpalatable
Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi was on Thursday, under fire for his “malnutrition is due to fashion statements” remark during an interview with an American daily. The Wall Street Journal had quot
Modhwadia criticizes Modi for his Gujarati girls malnourished statement
Congress leader Arjun Modhwadia on Thursday criticised Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi for linking the level of malnutrition in the state to figure-conscious girls.
"This statement is not only a
21,000 kids severely malnourished
Children in Anganwadis in the state suffer from severe malnutrition is a well-known fact. But a shocker is that malnutrition is rampant even among kids who stay home or attend private crèches.
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As crops rot, millions go hungry in India
Every day some 3,000 Indian children die from illnesses related to malnutrition, and yet countless heaps of rodent-infested wheat and rice are rotting in fields across the north of their own country.
Malnutrition: Govt to hold health camps
Basic facilities will be provided at all anganwadis and nutritious food will be made available to pregnant women to bring down deaths of children due to malnutrition, the state government told the hig
Economists list cheapest ways to save the world
Leading economists have ranked how to best and most cost-effectively invest to solve many of the world's seemingly insurmountable problems, a Danish think-tank said Monday, calling for a shift in glob
Anganwadis: address unknown
Members of a new committee constituted by the Karnataka High Court to study malnutrition among Anganwadi children in the state were in for a rude shock while touring Bidar and Gulbarga. The committee
Malnutrition: HC cracks whip, plan in 15 days
The Karnataka High Court has taken upon itself the task of monitoring the progress in tackling malnutrition among anganwadi children in the state. On April 3, a division bench headed by Chief Justice
Malnutrition: No easy ‘exit’ for state
The Karnataka government cannot simply wish away child malnutrition in the State by filing rosy affidavits before the court and by constituting a monitoring committee – reprimanded the Karnataka High
Court raps govt over child malnutrition
An angry high court on Monday took the State government to task for its “irresponsible and callous attitude” in dealing with cases of malnutrition across the State. A bench, headed by Chief Justice Vi