Malnutrition still being the biggest malady of Odisha, the MS Swaminathan Research Foundation (MSSRF) has come up with an innovative project to counter it.

Press Council of India chairman Markandey Katju on Sunday hit out at Gujarat CM Narendra Modi describing as “phoney” his claims of development in the state.

Press Council of India Chairman Markendya Katju today hit out at Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi, describing as “phoney” his claims of development in the state and saying its malnutrition rate

A campaign to create awareness among the rural masses to help them overcome malnutrition has been launched in Hassan district by the Department of Information, Government of Karnataka.

Eight publicity units, 10-12 streetplay troupes and around 24 department officials, besides local publicity officers are engaged in the campaign. During the publicity campaign, eight publicity units are visiting two villages a day to cover all the 160 villages in eight taluks and are creating awareness on nutritional issues through streetplays, film shows, exhibition and folk songs, Assistant Director of Information of Mysore G Chandrakanth said on Sunday.

Surplus production forces Federation to look at new markets

The Karnataka Milk Federation will supply skimmed milk powder (SMP) to over 20 lakh anganwadi children in the age group of six months to three years, and to five lakh adolescent girl children identified by the Department of Women and Child Development. The Federation will supply 1,000 metric tonnes of SMP per month from December till March to anganwadi children across the State and an additional 60 metric tonnes of milk powder to malnourished children aged between three and six years in Bidar, Gulbarga, Yadgir, Bellary and Koppal districts, KMF managing director Harsh Gupta said on Friday.

The Uttar Pradesh government signed a memorandum of operation with Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation on Thursday for bilateral and technical cooperation in health, nutrition, agriculture and other

Non-communicable diseases like cancer, diabetes and heart disease killed two out of three people in 2010 — a larger share than in 1990, when they were responsible for every second death in the worl

“If India wants to become a superpower, we have to ensure that there are no malnourished children in our country; and for that each Indian has to do his/her bit,” said Bollywood actor Aamir Khan sp

Unveiling a 36-week-long campaign against malnutrition by the Ministry of Women and Child Development, President Pranab Mukherjee on Monday described the dismal national figures on child malnutriti