Tag: Malnutrition
Urban Food Insecurity Deals With Issues Beyond Food
Urban poverty and poor diets are intricately linked with one another. With most of the world’s population living in or considering moving to the...
The Triple Burden of Malnutrition
A recently released Comprehensive National Nutrition Survey (CNNS) survey shows that 35% of Indian children under five are stunted, 17% are wasted and 33...
Malnutrition in All Its Forms
India is facing nutrition paradox. While on one hand there are children who suffer from the effects of undernutrition, there are other children who...
CSR: Food Politics in Mid-Day Meal for Children
The mid-day meal program has been one of the most celebrated initiatives by the government in India. The program that provides mid-day meals to...
CSR: IAS Officer’s Efforts to Remove Influence of Quacks
In a tribal district in Madhya Pradesh, toddlers are branded with hot iron rods to treat malnutrition. The tradition has been going on for...
Joint fight against malnutrition in India
India has the most number of malnourished children in the world – 1 in every 3 children is malnourished. Out of 500 million children...
CSR Needs To Step In To Control AES Outbreak
More than 100 children lost their lives in Muzaffarpur district of Bihar because of the Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (AES) outbreak. AES, more commonly referred...
L&T MHPS Boilers extends CSR support to ISKCON Food Relief Foundation
ISKCON Food Relief Foundation, branded as Annamrita, has received support in form of food delivery vehicles from L&T MHPS Boilers. Five delivery vehicles were...
For some children, the mid day meal is their only meal: Dhananjay Krishna Das, Chairman (North India), Annamrita by ISKCON Food Relief Foundation
Despite having a food wastage ratio of 40%, India has the largest number of malnourished kids. ISKCON Food Relief Foundation, branded as Annamrita, is...
Time Ripe For Nutrition Revolution
India has been able to fight protein hunger and calorie hunger but now there is a need to fight hidden hunger. India’s focus needs...
Fighting Malnutrition Among Farmers
Farmers are the nutrition providers of any nation. They are responsible for producing food for the entire nation. Ironically, they are also one of...
In conversation with Mrs Pankaja Munde and Mr. Jagannath Kumar at Reliance Nutrition Garden MOU Signing Event
Government of Maharashtra and Reliance Foundation has collaborated to minimise malnutrition in children through adoption of Reliance Nutrition Gardens. The partnership is aimed at...
