Growth minus development
By  Yoginder K. Alagh Widening gender gap, rising malnutrition and hunger call for policy intervention In rapid-fire, the country was recently hit by three global rankings. […]
Malnutrition
How the Simple Act of Eating Together Is Tackling Malnutrition in Rural India
By Sanchari Pal This unusual yet very effective effort has led to tangible positive changes in the lives of nearly 30,000 people! For 35 years, Manshu […]
Tackling hunger in India
By Gudipati Rajendera Kumar This year’s report of Global Hunger Index shows that India has slipped three positions from last year — it ties with […]
Changing the face of Indian farming
Indian agriculture is expected to feed a growing and increasingly urbanised population. But if everyone wants to move to towns and cities, who is left […]
What schools have to do with health
By Arvind Virmani Every time a “hunger index” comes out, it attracts wide publicity and discussion. Nobody seems to notice that the “hunger index” doesn’t measure […]
For a TB-free India, break the cycle of hunger and disease
By Rajan Sankar Malnutrition and tuberculosis are India’s major public health challenges. And the importance of nutritional intervention as a weapon against tuberculosis cannot be overemphasised […]
Reform food and school systems to end malnutrition
By K Srinath Reddy A round half of under-five child deaths in India are linked to undernutrition. Susceptibility to a variety of infections, loss of cognitive […]
India ranked 97th of 118 in global hunger index
NEW DELHI: India continues to have serious levels of widespread hunger forcing it to be ranked a lowly 97 among 118 developing countries for which […]