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Mini snack breaks and counselling sessions for school students in Delhi coming soon

Students would be advised to bring at least one food item mentioned in a weekly planner for the mini snack break

Published on 21st December 2022
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Midday meal scheme was launched 27 years ago on Independence Day, August 15, 1995. Where does it stand now?

The scheme that was first launched in 1995 was meant to improve students’ attendance in schools, reduce dropouts and have a beneficial impact on children’s nutrition

Published on 15th August 2022
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After pioneering midday meal, now Tamil Nadu to offer breakfast to gov't school students

The free breakfast scheme was earlier launched in the state in May on a trial basis at schools across 15 districts 

Published on 27th July 2022
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Obesity, malnourishment, anaemia and more: What ails children of Bengaluru and why?

India ranked 101 out of 116 countries in Global Hunger Index (GHI) 2021. India’s score on GHI indicators is 27.5, which shows that India has a serious level of hunger

Published on 7th July 2022
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Students studying in AP gov't schools to get eggs, peanut jaggery chikki with midday meals

This has been initiated by the Government of Andhra Pradesh to address the nutritional needs of students studying in government schools 

Published on 4th July 2022
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One egg costs Rs 6. If Karnataka govt pays Rs 5 per egg for anganwadis, who pays the remaining amount?  

The workers at various anganwadis of the state have been repeatedly asking the government to correct this because a few of them claim that they pay the difference out of their own pockets

Published on 8th February 2022
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Mid-Day Meal scheme out, PM-POSHAN in. But the budget remains the same?

When launched, it was claimed that the PM-POSHAN scheme is a lot more than just one midday meal. Then why hasn't it been allotted a larger budget?

Published on 1st February 2022
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Fearing falling back on online classes, rural private schools propose alternatives to Karnataka govt 

By such alternative measures, they believe children would be spared from being left out of education and they requested that these issues be discussed by the cabinet

Published on 7th January 2022
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Raising marriageable age for women from 18 to 21 can reduce malnutrition among kids, reveals study by VNSGU

252 children were studied by VNSGU research team and the results highlighted that most malnourished mothers were married before they turned 18

 

Published on 29th December 2021
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Eggs in Mid-Day Meals: Parents in Karnataka pull kids from school fearing 'bad influence'

The education department has stayed firm on its decision to provide eggs in Mid-Day Meals in Karnataka to deal with the malnutrition crisis

Published on 23rd December 2021
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Fighting malnutrition: Why the FCI plans to distribute fortified rice to make India well nourished by 2024

Fortification of rice is a cost-effective and complementary strategy to increase vitamin and mineral content in diets and a step towards nutritional security and to fight anaemia and malnutrition

Published on 22nd December 2021
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Almost 75 per cent of India's severely malnourished children live in UP and Bihar, says WCD Ministry

Uttar Pradesh has 3,55,314 severely malnourished children. This accounts to 39.5 per cent of the total number of malnourished children in the country

Published on 20th December 2021
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Surging deaths, malnutrition amongst Afghan children amidst medical supply shortages owing to international sanctions

ITV News reported that medics in Afghanistan's largest children's hospital, Indira Gandhi, in the capital Kabul are also facing severe hardship. They haven't been paid for three months

Published on 27th November 2021
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Karnataka decides to provide eggs and bananas to kids in mid day meals from December 2021

From this December to March 2022, as many as 14,44,322 children from seven districts will get an egg every day in their midday meals for 46 school days

Published on 24th November 2021
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Bombay High Court questions Maharashtra about malnutrition deaths amongst children, says welfare schemes only on paper

The petitioners told the court that from August to September this year, 40 children died and there had been 24 cases of stillbirth due to malnutrition and lack of doctors in state's Melghat region

Published on 13th September 2021

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