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Chhattisgarh: Average malnutrition rates plunge considerably in children
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
Raipur (Chhattisgarh) [India], November 22 (ANI): Statistics show that Chhattisgarh has witnessed a tremendous drop in child malnourishment as the average malnutrition rates have plunged significantly in the last five years.
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India's hunger problem worse than North Korea, Myanmar: Report
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 21 (ANI): A report by the Washington-based International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) has revealed that India has a higher rate of malnutrition than North Korea and Myanmar.
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State's fight is with malnutrition, not naxals: Chhattisgarh CM
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
Raipur (Chhattisgarh) [India], November 10 (ANI): Calling attention to the increasing problem of malnutrition in Chhattisgarh, Chief Minister Raman Singh on Friday said the state's fight was not with the naxals, but with malnutrition.
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Only 39 percent of Indian mothers initiate first hour breastfeeding
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept.4 (ANI): In India, malnutrition claims one out of three lives among children under five.
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Micronutrients deficiency most pervasive health condition among infants
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 2 (ANI): According to experts, micronutrients deficiencies are a major risk factor of illness in infants. Every day, over 6,000 children die in India under the age of five and more than half of these deaths are caused by micronutrient malnutrition-primarily due to lac
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UP Govt. swaps 'panjiri' with 'ladoo' in Anganwadi cen
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], May 22 (ANI): In a bid to fight malnutrition the Uttar Pradesh government has decided to provide ladoo's instead of panjiri (an Indian sweet dish) for children and pregnant women in Anganwadi centres across the state.
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Want your unborn child to have strong muscles? Keep 'to-be mum'
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Texas [United States], Feb 4. (ANI): Did you know that foetal malnutrition can lead damage the growth of muscles in your newborn child?
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Ruchi Soya to expand its edible oil fortification initiative for curbing m
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 24 (ANI-BusinessWireIndia): Ruchi Soya Industries Limited, India's leading Agri and Food FMCG company, today announced its plans to expand its Edible Oil Fortification initiative and play a role in curbing malnutrition in India. The company has been voluntarily fo
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Ruchi Soya to expand Edible Oil Fortification initiative to curb malnutrit
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 24 (ANI): Agri and Food FMCG major Ruchi Soya Industries on Tuesday announced its plans to expand its Edible Oil Fortification initiative and play a role in curbing malnutrition in India.
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World Bank to provide B'desh with additional US $1b fund for childcar
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], Oct.17 (ANI): World Bank President Jim Yong Kim on Monday announced to give an additional one billion US dollar fund to Bangladesh over the next two years as assistance for reducing malnutrition and stunting among children.
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Bombay HC raps Maha Govt. over malnutrition issues
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Mumbai [India], Oct. 14 (ANI): The Bombay High Court on Friday pulled up the Maharashtra Government for not properly handling issues related to malnutrition in the state.
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NHRC issues notice to MP Govt. over deaths of 116 children due to malnutri
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept. 28 (ANI): The National Human Rights Commission on Wednesday issued notice to Madhya Pradesh Government and called for a detailed report in the matter within four weeks over deaths of 116 children due to malnutrition related ailments in the Sheopur District of the sta
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