In a call for expression of interest last month, ICMR proposed a research project to devise standards suitable for Indian context. Here’s what the body plans to do with this exercise.
POSHAN Abhiyaan had set a target of two percentage points per annum reduction in stunting and underweight prevalence. None of the 22 states/UTs could do it.
India also has the largest number (17 crores) of women in reproductive age affected by anaemia, followed by China (9 crores) and Pakistan (2.5 crores).
No nation other than China can negotiate one-on-one with Trump on an equal footing. That’s why the middle powers who so far formed the core of multilateral bodies now feel orphaned.
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