Nutrition Watch
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In UP, anganwadis aren’t getting enough dry rations to save women and children from malnutrition
The state has 1.89 lakh anganwadi centres that are meant to provide women and children with nutritious ration. Not all of them are getting their full supplies.
Ranvijay Singh, IndiaSpend.com
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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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Kathmandu mayor installs map of ‘Greater Nepal’ after ‘Akhand Bharat’ controversy
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Indian schools are unprepared to deal with heat waves that are already disrupting education
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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
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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
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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
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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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