Indian nationals wait to board Air India flight to return India, at Tel Aviv, Israel, Thursday, Oct. 12, 2023. The Air India flight is bringing back stranded Indian nationals from Israel under operation Ajay. | Photo Credit: PTI Israel-Hamas war, day 7 updates: Air India flight from Tel Aviv lands in Delhi An Air India flight … Read more
Afghanistan is the only country in South Asia that performs worse than India on the index; India’s child wasting rate of 19.3% is worst in the world; country shows improvement in child stunting and child mortality indicators, but shows its GHI score has seen slight worsening Afghanistan is the only country in South Asia that … Read more
‘Analysis of causality of malnutrition reveals that food and status of health are the two immediate determinants.’ In the 2020 Global Hunger Index, India ranks 94th out of 107 countries. According to UNICEF’s data on India, nearly half of all deaths in children under 5 are attributable to undernutrition. Undernutrition puts children at greater risk … Read more
NFHS survey he survey was conducted in 17 states including West Bengal, Bihar, Maharashtra and five Union Territories including Jammu and Kashmir. (Representtaive Image) Several Indian states are still reeling under worsening levels of child malnutrition even with access to clean drinking water, fuel and improved sanitation pointed out a study conducted by the National … Read more
Minister for women and children and textiles, Smriti Irani, in an interview with ET, took on the Congress leadership for “not showing any remorse on the opposition’s treatment” of Rajya Sabha deputy chairman Harivansh Singh, and for urging Congress-ruled states to bypass the Centre’s bills on agriculture reforms. She said women issues are “not political … Read more