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How India Can Become Developed When Malnutrition Prevalent, Asks Raghuram Rajan
India needs to address problems like malnutrition to become a developed nation and also focus on its most important asset of human capital, former RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan said on Sunday.
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Over 14 Lakh Children "Severely Malnourished" In India: Centre To Rajya Sabha
There are over 14 lakh severely malnourished children in the country as per the government's Poshan Tracker, the Women and Child Development Ministry said on Wednesday.
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33 Lakh Children In India Malnourished, Over 50% Cases Severe: Report
Over 33 lakh children in India are malnourished and more than half of them fall in severely malnourished category with Maharashtra, Bihar and Gujarat topping the list, the Ministry of Women and Child Development has said in response to an RTI query
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Malnutrition Not A Direct Cause Of Death Among Children Under 5 Years: Centre
The government on Friday said malnutrition was not the direct cause of death among children under the age of five years.
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2 Of 3 Indians Stunted Due To Malnutrition, Earn 13 Per Cent Less: Report
India has the fourth highest number of stunted people in the workforce in the world, according to a new study by the World Bank. 66 per cent Indians in the workforce are stunted because of childhood malnutrition, which leads to a 13 per cent loss in income per capita, the report finds.
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India Can Offer Developmental Solutions To The World
Humankind has come a long way in the quest for knowledge, science and technology. The global economy has never before witnessed such unprecedented levels of economic growth and technological advancements. The last century, in particular, has transformed the social and economic lives of millions across the globe. Yet, the human society is far from t...
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Human Rights Panel Seeks Report From Maharashtra On Malnutrition Deaths
The National Human Rights Commission has issued a notice to Maharashtra government over reports of 600 children dying this year due to malnutrition in Palghar district of the state.
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What India Needs To End Malnutrition By 2030
It may seem like a no-brainer to say that we need data to guide efforts to end malnutrition. Would you run an economy without a regular stream of credible data? You’d be flying blind if you did, and we know what happens if you try to do that. And yet this is precisely the situation that those trying to end malnutrition in India find themselves in...
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PM Modi's Budget Cuts Hurt Fight Against Malnutrition: Maneka Gandhi
India's main programme to fight child malnutrition has been hit by budget cuts that make it difficult to pay wages of millions of health workers, Union Cabinet Minister for Women & Child Development Maneka Gandhi said on Monday.
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Little Girls Bear the Brunt in India's Vicious Cycle of Malnutrition
When Palak was found barely breathing buried under a mound of soil in an impoverished village in Bihar, doctors who treated the abandoned new-born girl knew that nursing her back to health would not be easy.
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Madhya Pradesh: Battle for food gets desperate, grain rotting continues
When hunger stalks, several stories of desperation are born. In Madhya Pradesh, Rajesh Gond, a tribal man, was arrested for stealing wheat from his neighbour's house so that he could feed his family. Rajesh stole a seventy-kilo sack of wheat worth one thousand rupees from his neighbour's house. For a tribal villager like him whose ...
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How India Can Become Developed When Malnutrition Prevalent, Asks Raghuram Rajan
India needs to address problems like malnutrition to become a developed nation and also focus on its most important asset of human capital, former RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan said on Sunday.
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Over 14 Lakh Children "Severely Malnourished" In India: Centre To Rajya Sabha
There are over 14 lakh severely malnourished children in the country as per the government's Poshan Tracker, the Women and Child Development Ministry said on Wednesday.
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33 Lakh Children In India Malnourished, Over 50% Cases Severe: Report
Over 33 lakh children in India are malnourished and more than half of them fall in severely malnourished category with Maharashtra, Bihar and Gujarat topping the list, the Ministry of Women and Child Development has said in response to an RTI query
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Malnutrition Not A Direct Cause Of Death Among Children Under 5 Years: Centre
The government on Friday said malnutrition was not the direct cause of death among children under the age of five years.
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2 Of 3 Indians Stunted Due To Malnutrition, Earn 13 Per Cent Less: Report
India has the fourth highest number of stunted people in the workforce in the world, according to a new study by the World Bank. 66 per cent Indians in the workforce are stunted because of childhood malnutrition, which leads to a 13 per cent loss in income per capita, the report finds.
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India Can Offer Developmental Solutions To The World
Humankind has come a long way in the quest for knowledge, science and technology. The global economy has never before witnessed such unprecedented levels of economic growth and technological advancements. The last century, in particular, has transformed the social and economic lives of millions across the globe. Yet, the human society is far from t...
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Human Rights Panel Seeks Report From Maharashtra On Malnutrition Deaths
The National Human Rights Commission has issued a notice to Maharashtra government over reports of 600 children dying this year due to malnutrition in Palghar district of the state.
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What India Needs To End Malnutrition By 2030
It may seem like a no-brainer to say that we need data to guide efforts to end malnutrition. Would you run an economy without a regular stream of credible data? You’d be flying blind if you did, and we know what happens if you try to do that. And yet this is precisely the situation that those trying to end malnutrition in India find themselves in...
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PM Modi's Budget Cuts Hurt Fight Against Malnutrition: Maneka Gandhi
India's main programme to fight child malnutrition has been hit by budget cuts that make it difficult to pay wages of millions of health workers, Union Cabinet Minister for Women & Child Development Maneka Gandhi said on Monday.
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Little Girls Bear the Brunt in India's Vicious Cycle of Malnutrition
When Palak was found barely breathing buried under a mound of soil in an impoverished village in Bihar, doctors who treated the abandoned new-born girl knew that nursing her back to health would not be easy.
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Madhya Pradesh: Battle for food gets desperate, grain rotting continues
When hunger stalks, several stories of desperation are born. In Madhya Pradesh, Rajesh Gond, a tribal man, was arrested for stealing wheat from his neighbour's house so that he could feed his family. Rajesh stole a seventy-kilo sack of wheat worth one thousand rupees from his neighbour's house. For a tribal villager like him whose ...
