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Friday, August 1, 2025
TopicMalnutrition

Topic: Malnutrition

40% kids below 5 yrs of age underweight, 61% breastfeeding mothers anaemic in Haryana—PRS analysis

Land of ‘doodh dahi ka khana’ exhibits very poor indicators on women and child health even as funds for various govt schemes to address malnutrition in state have been increased.

Israeli strikes kill 20 Palestinians in Gaza, some in attacks on tents, say medics

The Israeli military, which has been fighting Palestinian militant group Hamas in Gaza since October 2023, said it conducted strikes on ‘terrorist targets’ in Beit Lahiya.

Yemen witnesses ‘extremely critical’ malnutrition among kids under 5

Malnourishment has impacted 600,000 children, including 120,000 who are 'severely' malnourished.

Famine declared in Sudan’s Zamzam camp

An estimated 730,000 children in the conflict-ridden country are at risk of severe acute malnutrition.

UK calls for increased aid to Myanmar amid rising food insecurity

UK ambassador says over half of Myanmar's children are out of school, and many face malnutrition.

Climate crisis damaging your mental and physical health in 5 big ways

Climate change undermines many of the determinants of good health such as livelihoods, a good diet, access to healthcare and equality.

India ranks 111th of 125 on Global Hunger Index. What it means & why govt says it’s ‘erroneous’

Report shows India has highest 'child-wasting rates', indicating acute undernutrition, for 2nd year. Expert says govt 'should focus on reducing malnutrition' despite its issues with findings.

How Dutch firm aims to reach ‘90 cr Indians fighting for food security’ with Vit A fortified rice

Senior Royal DSM official François Scheffler says their firm is working with the central government, NGOs and rice millers to expand Vitamin A fortified rice production.

‘Challenge accepted’: KTR claps back at Infosys ex-director Pai’s tweet on Telangana malnutrition

The minister tweeted that his state will see 'remarkable turnaround' in malnutrition stats in 18 months, and outdo BJP-ruled Karnataka and Gujarat.

As PM’s ‘Mann ki Baat’ urges awareness, experts say malnutrition as much a food availability issue

Experts say governance issues and gaps in understanding the root of the problem thwart eradication efforts. Minor improvement in indicators, but India caught in malnutrition cycle.

On Camera

Trump tariff forces India to shed illusion. Stop conflating status with power

India’s future lies in pragmatism. Protectionism must be phased out gradually, not in disruptive shocks.

Over six-fold spike in digital transactions since 2019-20, govt informs Parliament

Govt says digital payments also uplift under-served communities by providing them financial footprint that can be used to assess credit worthiness in absence of traditional documents.

India to get last of Spain-built C-295 next month, focus now on 1st India-made aircraft

New Delhi: The last of the C-295 transport aircraft that is replacing the ageing Avro fleet of the Indian Air Force (IAF) will be...

Modi’s Bharat vs Indira’s India: 11-yr report card of politics, diplomacy, economy, nationalism

As Narendra Modi becomes India’s second-longest consecutively serving Prime Minister, we look at how he compares with Indira Gandhi across four key dimensions.