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South Sudan risks "return to full-scale war" amid entrenched impunity and
Updated : 1 week, 3 days ago IST
A UN body has warned that South Sudan is close to returning to full-scale war amid rising violence, political instability, and sexual abuse. With mass displacement and severe malnutrition affecting millions, the commission urged urgent international action to prevent further atrocities and i
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Over 26 million Pakistani children out of school despite improvements in i
Updated : 1 week, 3 days ago IST
A report by Dawn reveals 26.2 million Pakistani children are out of school. While girls' completion rates and school infrastructure have improved, declining funding and a 24 per cent female labour force participation rate remain major hurdles. Officials are now developing an "Action Plan" to
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Himachal rolls out IGMSSY scheme with Rs. 207 crore outlay to tackle malnu
Updated : 1 week, 3 days ago IST
To strengthen maternal and child health and combat malnutrition, the State Government has decided to launch the Indira Gandhi Matri Shishu Sankalp Yojna (IGMSSY) with an outlay of Rs. 207.11 crore.
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Fuelling Education, One Meal at a Time: Deutsche Bank and Akshaya Patra Ce
Updated : 2 months ago IST
Jaipur (Rajasthan) [India], January 23: In a powerful testament to the impact of collaboration, Deutsche Bank and The Akshaya Patra Foundation marked a landmark achievement: serving 100 million mid-day meals to school children across India. The milestone was celebrated at an event in Jaipur,
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CSR activities should be seen as minimum threshold, not limitation: Piyush
Updated : 2 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal on Tuesday emphasised that the fight against malnutrition must be pursued as a collective national responsibility, involving government, corporates, communities and individuals alike.
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CM Bhupendra Patel calls to strengthen thinking well and doing well to adv
Updated : 3 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Addressing the concluding ceremony, he stated that the roadmap for Viksit Gujarat 2047, shaped by the Prime Minister's vision for Viksit Bharat 2047, is grounded in this guiding principle. He added that this Chintan Shibir will provide the intellectual foundation for Thinking Well and Doi
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Gujarat government's 12th Chintan Shibir underway in Dharampur
Updated : 3 months, 4 weeks ago IST
Gujarat Government's 12th Chintan Shibir, led by Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel, is underway for three days at the Shrimad Rajchandra Ashram in Dharampur, a tribal region of Valsad district.
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APEDA facilitates first export of fortified rice kernel from Chhattisgarh
Updated : 4 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA), under the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India, has facilitated the first export consignment of 12 metric tonnes of Fortified Rice Kernel (FRK) from Chhattisgarh to Costa Rica.
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Nutrition Day: Implementation of various schemes to address nutrition gaps
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi took oath as the Chief Minister of Gujarat on October 7, 2001, marking 24 years of public service this year. To commemorate his journey, Vikas Saptah is being celebrated across the state from October 7 to October 15, with October 9 designated as Nutri
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Hostage describes what she suffered in Hamas captivity
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The first of 477 long and torturous days. Days turned into months, and months turned into more than a year. There were periods without food or water; I suffered severe malnutrition and unimaginable hunger, as well as many untreated injuries. I was held in unbearable sanitary conditions, cons
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India witnessing rapid rise in overweight, obesity across all age groups:
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
According to UNICEF's Child Nutrition Global Report 2025, launched recently, obesity has, for the first time, surpassed underweight globally as the most common form of malnutrition among school-aged children and adolescents. Today, one in ten children worldwide, nearly 188 million, live with
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Israeli probe finds Gaza hunger reports inflated, deaths misattributed
Updated : 7 months, 2 weeks ago IST
According to the Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories (COGAT), the inquiry found that Hamas' Ministry of Health "biased and misleadingly" presented malnutrition data, sometimes attributing deaths of people with severe pre-existing conditions to hunger. "Hamas is cynically
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