Wednesday, May 18, 2022
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Oct 27, 2021 Dr Teena Dasi The ongoing Covid-19 pandemic poses an increased threat to maternal and child undernutrition, and compels us to reflect on the causes of maternal and child nutrition, and reaffirm the focus to improve the status.
Jul 22, 2021 Shauravi Malik The world over, a startling number of children is developing health problems, allergies and lifestyle disorders as a result of an unhealthy diet.
Improving maternal and child nutrition is a high priority for the government. The POSHAN Abhiyan, India’s flagship programme to tackle under-nutrition, has ambitious targets of reducing child stunting by 2% per annum and reducing anaemia in women and children by 3% per annum.
May 25, 2021 Kalyani Prasher Food hubs can play a key role in tackling the scourge of hunger and malnutrition
It is a need of the hour for parents to ensure that their children stay stress-free amid pandemic. Here are some tips on how to go about it.
Nutrition deficiency in the first two years leads to the risk of developing chronic diseases later in life. Here are some measures to avoid that.
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Here’s our tribute to four Instagram stars who helped promote the cause
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The Ministry for Women and Child Development also asks states to set up Poshan Vatikas and promote Yoga
The milk bank will be set up to ensure breast milk for newborn babies whose mothers cannot breastfeed them
Here's how to replenish your body with some hot winter delicacies
Treating Severely Acute Malnourished children must be the first priority of healthcare workers
Niti Aayog flags gaps and challenges in the implementation of Poshan Abhiyan in various states
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It is estimated that reducing malnutrition could add about 3% to India's GDP as one in every three malnourished children in the world is Indian
Here are some tips to control unhealthy eating habits developed during the COVID-19 pandemic and the lockdowns.
What does the ancient and strenuous British sport of rugby have to do with food, underprivileged children and the equally ancient city of Calcutta, now known as Kolkata?
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Diabetes is a major risk factor for Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease, which if left untreated may progress to liver scarring or liver fibrosis
Eating healthy winter foods help keep your kids, disease-free and warm. Here are 7 foods to include in your kid’s diet:
For children from India’s poorest families, a lost year of learning has been the least of their losses. School closure has meant the loss of safe spaces, daily nourishment, and the very experience of childhood.
A farmer sits near his red chillies at a deserted APMC market, during the weekend curfew imposed by the Karnataka government to curb the spread of COVID-19, in Hubballi.
PTI Photo
Delhi Chief Minister & AAP National Convenor Arvind Kejriwal being welcomed by women supporters during his door-to-door campaign ahead of the Goa Assembly elections, in Goa.
PTI Photo
A health worker collects swab sample of a woman for COVID-19 test, amid concerns over rising Omicron cases, in Gurugram.
PTI Photo
Traffic jam on a road at Shalimar Bagh during the weekend curfew imposed by the Delhi government to curb the spread of Covid-19, in New Delhi.
PTI Photo/ Shahbaz Khan
The Lajpat Nagar market wears a deserted look during the weekend curfew imposed by the Delhi government to curb the spread of Covid-19, in New Delhi.
PTI Photo/ Shahbaz Khan
He would take his colour, brushes and canvas outside to paint and talk with his love. He would stand close to the window and paint, keeping an eye on his muse.
They say the violin mimics the human sound. In his case, it was that of love, of longing. He didn’t know any other way of loving.
Younger people do not have much progressive beliefs; a 2017 survey found that one-third of young people opposed inter-caste marriage.
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The pandemic has made it clear that virtual learning is here to stay. In the West, the big question is whether it will dilute the quality of the college experience and education. In India, which grapples with digital divide, the question remains whether this will reach most people at all.
Jan 15, 2022 Saikat Majumdar 
Even after two years of the Covid-19 pandemic, many 'informed' individuals in India continue to deny the virus with unscientific claims and unfounded data. The latest? Omicron will end the pandemic.
Jan 08, 2022 Rakhi Bose 
Across Asia there are deeply entrenched obstacles to a mode of higher education that is liberal in multiple senses – disciplinary and epistemological but also social and political.
Jan 01, 2022 Saikat Majumdar 
The two incidents in the recent past, one in Mon district of Nagaland and the other at Lakhimpur Kheri in Uttar Pradesh, undermined the core principles democracy and federalism.
Dec 28, 2021 Tanvir Aeijaz 
