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SC asks Centre to come out with model Community Kitchen Scheme
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 16 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked the Centre to come out with some policy decision with regard to implementation of the Community Kitchen Scheme by taking into consideration other similar schemes relating to the community kitchen which are already in op
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One million children suffering from malnutrition in Afghanistan
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], November 15 (ANI): As Afghanistan is currently experiencing one of the world's worst humanitarian crises, one million children are suffering from malnutrition in the country, local media reported on Monday.
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75 nutrition smart villages will strengthen India's campaign against malnu
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 11 (ANI): Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar on Wednesday announced the "Nutrition Smart Village" programme to reach out to 75 villages across India with the objective of promoting nutritional awareness, education and behavioural change in rural ar
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SC to hear plea for setting up of community kitchens on Oct 27
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 22 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to list for hearing a plea seeking directions to all states and union territories to formulate a scheme for setting up community kitchens across the country to combat hunger and malnutrition.
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BJP to focus on nation-building, social welfare; aims at 'Malnutrition fre
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 19 (ANI): BJP national office bearers, during a meeting earlier on Monday, has decided to start social schemes aimed at 'Malnutrition free India' and 'Disease free India', the source said.
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Urgent need for policy makers and industry to collaborate for addressing s
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi (Delhi) [India], October 14 (ANI/NewsVoir): There is an urgent need for consultations between policy makers and the Industry manufacturing therapeutic foods to bust the myths around Energy-dense Nutritional Supplement (EDNS) and meet the challenge of Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM)
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One million malnourished Afghan children could face death, says UNICEF
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], October 10 (ANI): Without immediate action, an estimated one million children in Afghanistan are projected to suffer from severe acute malnutrition in 2021 and could die, a top UNICEF official said after wrapping up a trip to the country, reported local media.
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Half of Afghanistan's children under-5 expected to suffer from acute malnu
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
New York [US], October 6 (ANI): An estimated 3.2 million Afghan children under five are expected to suffer from acute malnutrition by the end of the year, UN agencies warned on Tuesday, adding that without immediate treatment, at least a million are at risk of dying.
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Over 1.5 million Afghan children at risk of malnutrition: UN agency
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], October 3 (ANI): Amid a sharp spike in the prices of food materials, more than 1.5 million Afghan children are at risk of malnutrition under the conditions of severe poverty.
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India to take up malnutrition eradication as 'Jan Andolan' under PM's lead
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 27 (ANI): Union Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare, Dr Bharati Pravin Pawar on Monday expressed confidence that under the visionary leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, India will be successful in taking up the eradication of malnutrition as a
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Bombay HC pulls up Maharshtra govt over death of children due to malnutrit
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Bombay (Maharashtra) [India], September 21 (ANI): Bombay High Court on Monday pulled up the state government over malnutrition deaths of children in the tribal areas of Maharashtra and asked it to focus on stopping them.
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'Blue food revolution' can help tackle climate change, malnutrition
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 17 (ANI): An unprecedented review of the aquatic foods sector has uncovered how fisheries and aquaculture can play a greater role in delivering healthy diets and more sustainable, equitable and resilient food systems around the world.
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