Nutrition Watch
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Children from communities facing discrimination are more likely to have stunted growth: Study
While links between child malnutrition and poverty are well-established, a new study shows how social discrimination is also a factor in stunting.
Tanya Jain, IndiaSpend.com
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India needs village-level data to curb malnutrition among children
Local-level data will make government interventions more effective and authorities more accountable for nutrition programmes, a Harvard study points out.
Archita Raghu, Indiaspend.com
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Why female farm workers’ nutrition levels drop during peak agricultural seasons
While women’s engagement in farming is similar to men’s, they don’t get relief in domestic work even during peak agricultural seasons, research shows.
Sahana Ghosh
Trending
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‘Media, politicians totally clueless’: Sudhir Chaudhary on Zee News before leaving the channel
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British businessman wins defamation case against Republic Bharat for calling him an ISI ‘stooge’
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Fact check: In Germany, Modi made several untrue claims about India’s growth
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Time travel: A theoretical physicist explains the paradoxes of going to the past or future
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In Udaipur, family of murdered tailor say they don't know who wrote the post supporting Nupur Sharma
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After 15 years, child stunting has risen in four North Eastern states
While Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland and Tripura saw an increase in impaired growth among children, Assam, Manipur and Sikkim saw a decline.
Neha Saigal, IndiaSpend.com & Saumya Shrivastava, IndiaSpend.com
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Self-help groups in rural Odisha are helping women avoid malnutrition and unwanted pregnancies
The activities are conducted under the Swabhimaan programme, part of the Odisha Livelihoods Mission.
Swagata Yadavar, IndiaSpend.com
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In charts: Eggs could help reduce India’s chronic child malnutrition, a new survey shows
The survey provides malnutrition data on school-going children for the first time.
Nithya Subramanian
Video
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Watch: Mexico mayor ‘marries’ crocodile to honour age-old indigenous ritual
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Watch: Devotees participate in rath yatra festival festivities on Florida beach
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Watch: First same-sex couples in Switzerland get married after ‘Marriage for All’ law is passed
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Watch: Comic trio’s hilarious recreation of ‘Annual Day’ dance performances in schools
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‘Not prime minister, he’s a salesman’: Watch Telangana CM K Chandrasekhar Rao’s searing criticism
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In India, eggs are abundant and cheap, but often don’t reach those who need them most
While some states such as Uttar Pradesh do not have a policy for the provision of eggs to pregnant mothers and infants, others grapple with stunted budgets.
Sana Ali, IndiaSpend.com
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The X factor: Teenage pregnancies are large silent contributors to childhood malnutrition in India
An IFPRI study shows that India needs to look beyond the challenge of providing food to tackle the challenge of malnutrition.
Nayantara Narayanan
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Government identifies 12,000 undernourished children in eight states
The Ministry of Women and Child Development said the deficiencies were found after it launched a real-time monitoring project in June.
Scroll Staff
The Reel
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‘Dr. Arora’ trailer: Web series takes a humorous look at sexual problems
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Circle of love: Nagesh Kukunoor on going from ‘Hyderabad Blues’ to ‘Modern Love Hyderabad’
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Start the week with a film: ‘American Honey’, the flip side of the American Dream
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In ‘Shamshera’, a ‘masala potboiler’ and Ranbir Kapoor as ‘never seen before’
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Deepti Naval at the movies: Single-screen theatres, Rajesh Khanna and ‘Mera Naam Joker’
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A free school meal programme for children is helping Indonesia tackle stunting
Millions of Indonesian children suffer from stunting due to under-nutrition, limiting their potential and posing a threat to the country's economic future.
Thin Lei Win
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Rural India is eating less than it did 40 years ago
Despite higher economic growth, malnutrition levels are almost twice as high in South Asia as compared to Sub-Saharan Africa.
Pavitra Mohan, IndiaSpend.com
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Fewer young children are malnourished in India but undernourished population still high
India still has more underweight and stunted children than any other country.
Prachi Salve and Saumya Tewari, IndiaSpend.com
The Field
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Badminton, Malaysia Masters Super 500: PV Sindhu faces tough ask, HS Prannoy to lead men's charge
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Watch: Jasprit Bumrah’s super delivery to dismiss Zak Crawley and break England’s opening stand
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Sri Lanka vs India: Renuka’s four-for and Mandhana-Shafali’s record stand give India series win
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Watch, Sri Lanka v India: Alert Yastika Bhatia brilliantly dismisses Anushka Sanjeewani
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Premier League: Arsenal sign striker Gabriel Jesus from Manchester City