Saturday, Jul 02, 2022
Dec 24, 2020 Mr. R Pitchiah Here are some healthy food habits to keep your immunity levels in check during the winter season
Dec 18, 2020 PTI According to the research, there was no evidence of mother-to-child transmission of the coronavirus via breast milk or placenta.
A pilot study reveals low blood sugar at birth and genetic diseases, are important underlying cause for a common form of epilepsy in young Indian children
Dec 16, 2020 Veena S Rao Can our policymakers revisit and redesign the government nutrition programmes to obtain results?
A focused solutioning hub could help boost our maternal and infant health programmes
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Not just children, rise in obesity has even been recorded in adults in the latest NFHS survey in comparison to NFHS-4.
The partial survey of 18 state and 5 union territories show a rise in infant malnutrition, and decline in infant mortality
As 2020 comes to a close, here's some facts and figures on how India and the world are performing on food and nutrition security.
India's commitment will be used to strengthen all levels of care in response to the pandemic and to ensure essential public health functions during the year 20-21.
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India’s Covid-19 mitigation efforts should be to prevent child undernutrition now rather than to treat it later.
While low revenues due to the pandemic may mean substantial funds for nutrition may not be possible, there are still ways to ensure more nutrition for the money. Here’s how.
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There is a need to intensify efforts to address all causes of anaemia, say healthcare experts
As India marks anti-obesity day, let's look at the immense cost of being an overweight nation
Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel launches Outlook Poshan campaign, pledges to make his state malnutrition free within the next three years.
RUTF ensures the recovery of a SAM child in 2-3 months at the community level, which is higher than other nutrition programmes
Health minister highlighted India's "TB Harega, Desh Jeetega" campaign that targets to achieve the goal target related to TB by 2025
The already high incidence of wasting and stunting among children will see a dramatic increase unless we can ensure proper nutrition.
Some thoughts on how to deal with the dietary, information and market deficits which cripple the demographic advantage
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.
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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.
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A health worker collects swab sample of a woman for COVID-19 test, amid concerns over rising Omicron cases, in Gurugram.
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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.
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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 
