Global Hunger Index 2021: Why India’s ranking is abysmal despite being world’s second largest food producer

India is the world’s largest producer of milk and pulses, and it is the second largest producer of rice, wheat,...

‘Serious’ levels of hunger in India, shows Global Hunger Index; govt terms the methodology ‘unscientific’

Recently released Global Hunger Index report paints a grim picture of the hunger crisis in India. Of 116 countries, India...

Rural Bihar in the grip of ‘viral fever’; children suffer the most, paediatric wards full

A viral fever, particularly debilitating to children, is sweeping through rural Bihar. Last month alone, a little less than hundred...

Southwest monsoon season ends with ‘normal’ rainfall; drought-prone Marathwada records highest rainfall departure of 48%

The southwest monsoon season officially ended today, on September 30, with the country witnessing ‘normal’ rainfall as it recorded 99...

Mid Day Meal scheme to be subsumed under PM-POSHAN with focus on participation of women, farmers

The Mid Day Meal scheme will now be known as PM-POSHAN and as many as 118 million children studying across...

Madhya Pradesh to provide fortified rice as part of the ration scheme

Every second woman of reproductive age and every second pregnant woman in Madhya Pradesh is anaemic. In a bid to...

Apart from identifying fever patients, door to door survey teams in UP collect details on vaccination and TB prevalence

With the rise in cases of dengue, malaria and other vector-borne diseases in the state, Uttar Pradesh has launched a...

Supreme Court rejects plea to start door-to-door COVID19 vaccination for all citizens

The apex court has rejected a PIL seeking a general order to the central government to begin door-to-door vaccination for...

National Nutrition Month: September is a good month to start your kitchen gardens

A 400 square metre patch of land is adequate to start a kitchen garden. With care and planning, the garden...

Nipah virus: 12 year-old dead in Kerala; state govt to start house-to-house surveillance

Following the death of a 12-year-old child in Kozhikode, the Kerala health department has announced house-to-house surveillance in containment zones....