Nutrition Watch
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Brown, red, black: Are these white rice alternatives actually healthier?
Rice contains more than 15 essential vitamins and minerals including folic acid, magnesium, iron and zinc .
Yasmine Probst, The Conversation, Karen Zoszak, The Conversation & Olivia Wills, The Conversation
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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
Trending
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Fact-checking five days of Narendra Modi’s speeches: A catalogue of lies
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Uttarakhand restricts sale of land for agriculture as locals protest tourism infrastructure boom
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Expelled BJP Minority Morcha leader Usman Ghani arrested in Rajasthan
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Canada: Amid anti-immigration rhetoric, curbing international students is a knee-jerk reaction
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‘Be freed from what holds you back’: Poems by Buddhist women from the Murty Classical Library
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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
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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
Video
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Watch: K-Pop singer Aoora sings in Assamese as he collaborates with Nilotpal Bora in a new folk song
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Watch Anu Malik and Sonu Nigam’s impromptu performance of ‘Main Hoon Na’ at Farah Khan’s home
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Watch: Doordarshan newsreader faints on live TV in Kolkata owing to severe heat
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Watch: Spice Girls sing ‘Stop’ as bandmates reunite to celebrate Victoria Beckham’s 50th birthday
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Watch: Over 350 ballerinas come together to break the world record for standing on tip toes
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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
The Reel
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Aditi Rao Hydari on playing diverse characters: ‘I want the audience to take me home with them’
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The story of India’s unique ‘Milk Revolution’ is going to the Cannes Film Festival
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The story behind the ‘Kuch Kuch Hota Hai’ title track: ‘Just write very simple poetry’
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‘Juna Furniture’ review: A simplistic crusade against the neglect of senior citizens
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‘Late Night with the Devil’ review: A deft satire on the price of success
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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
The Field
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IPL 2024: Sanju Samson and Dhruv Jurel earn Rajasthan Royals easy win over Lucknow Super Giants
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Badminton, Thomas and Uber Cup 2024: Indian men beat Thailand in campaign opener; women beat Canada
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IPL 2024: Jake Fraser-McGurk’s whirlwind knock powers Delhi Capitals to win over Mumbai Indians
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Athletics, Asian U20 C’ships: Harshit Kumar wins hammer throw gold as India’s medal tally increases
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Archery, World Cup Shanghai: Indian compound archers sweep all three team event gold medals