nutrition

In Gandhinagar, on March 12, Minister of Women and Child Development, Dr. Manisha Vakil, responded to MLA Jignesh Mevani's remarks about Anganwadi workers and malnutrition during the Gujarat Assembly session. She stated that the condition of Anganwadi centers had significantly improved under the...

New Delhi, March 11 The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) urged plant-based food manufacturers to use QR codes on product labels on Wednesday, saying that existing labels are too small for consumers to read, as the regulator seeks to build trust in a rapidly growing sector...

New Delhi, March 11 There is no proposal before the Ministry of Women and Child Development to design, in coordination with the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India, a "front-of-pack labelling" awareness campaign to identify empty calories in ultra-processed snacks, the Rajya Sabha was...

Kolkata, March 10 – Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) IT Cell Chief and the party's central observer for West Bengal, Amit Malviya, criticised the Mamata Banerjee government on Tuesday for not participating in the Central government-led Aspirational Blocks Programme through the NITI Aayog.In a post...

A training program on "Promoting Low-Cost Fish Feed for Fishery Farmers" was organized by the Krishi Vigyan Kendra Samba to enhance the knowledge and skills of local fish farmers on affordable and efficient feeding practices. Approximately 40 fish farmers from different areas of the Samba...

Bhopal, March 9 – Under the Pradhan Mantri Surakshit Matritva Abhiyan (PMSMA), a district hospital in Burhanpur district, Madhya Pradesh, conducted health check-ups and counselling sessions for 40 pregnant women at its OPD.The program provided guidance to pregnant women on maternal and newborn...

Itanagar, March 9 Arunachal Pradesh Governor Lt Gen KT Parnaik (Retd) on Monday advised citizens to grow seasonal vegetables in their own backyards wherever possible.While planting saplings of avocado in the horticultural farm of Lok Bhavan here, Parnaik, who has consistently encouraged people...

New Delhi, March 7 Women and Child Development Minister Annapurna Devi said on Saturday that Indian tradition has always recognized women as a source of strength, creativity, and compassion, and asserted that the Modi government is working to ensure women-led development across sectors...

March 2, Kohima: Union Minister of State for Minority Affairs and Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying, George Kurian, has reiterated the Centre's commitment to accelerating development in the Northeast towards a "Viksit Bharat" (Developed India).He was on a two-day visit to the Tuensang...

Bhubaneswar, February 26 Union Minister Annapurna Devi has advised the Odisha government to organize 'Tithi Bhojan' and observe 'Poshan Diwas' in Anganwadi centres to strengthen nutrition initiatives.The union minister told officers of the Women and Child Development Department of Odisha...

Sabarkantha, February 25 – A district-level nutrition initiative in Sabarkantha district, Gujarat, has reported improvements in maternal health and birth weights after a year of targeted support for underweight pregnant women.The “Lalan Palan” project, launched by the Sabarkantha District...

New Delhi, February 25 In a move aimed at better serving patients and their attendants, the Delhi government is planning to set up around 40 additional Atal Canteens near government hospitals across the city, with extended operating hours from 10 am to 10 pm, according to an official."Unlike...

Mumbai, February 25 – Maharashtra Minister of Women and Child Welfare, Aditi Tatkare, stated on Wednesday that 192 Gram Panchayats from the state have secured positions among the top 1,000 performing Gram Panchayats in the country – the highest representation by any state in the 'Suvidha Gram...

Chandigarh, February 23 Colgate-Palmolive (India) Limited announced on Monday that it has partnered with the Haryana government to provide oral health education to 57 million school children across the state.The Bright Smiles, Bright Futures (BSBF) program reaches over 10 million children...

Shimla, February 23 The Himachal Pradesh government has planned to launch the Indira Gandhi Matri Shishu Sankalp Yojna (IGMSSY) with an outlay of ₹207.11 crore to strengthen women and child healthcare services and combat malnutrition in the state.The scheme aims to provide high-quality...

Chandigarh, February 23 Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann announced the launch of the 'Meri Rasoi' scheme on Monday, under which the Punjab government will provide essential food kits to 40 lakh families registered under the National Food Security Act.Speaking to the media after chairing a cabinet...

Gurugram, February 21 A seminar held here on Saturday discussed sustainable palm oil cultivation and ways to strengthen India's edible oil security, according to a press statement.The seminar, 'Nutritional and Functional Aspects of Palm Oil,' was organized by FARE Labs and was attended by...

Mumbai, February 17 The climate crisis is also a child rights crisis, as it impacts nutrition and learning, UNICEF India Representative Cynthia McCaffrey said on Tuesday."We call the climate crisis a 'child rights crisis'… Today, one billion children around the world live in an extremely...

Lucknow, February 16 Uttar Pradesh Women and Child Development and Nutrition Minister Baby Rani Maurya said in the Assembly on Monday that children in the state are being provided supplementary nutrition according to prescribed standards, and that malnutrition levels have declined.However, she...

New Delhi, February 16 – Pakistan is facing the dual burden of malnutrition and obesity, intensifying pressures on the national health system and public well-being, a new report has lamented, adding that widespread consumption of nutrient-deficient foods has compounded Pakistan’s long-standing...