Toddler's biryani wish triggers major anganwadi menu overhaul in Kerala

When little Shanku's wish for biryani instead of the usual "upma" at his village anganwadi went viral three months ago, it caught the eye of Kerala Health Minister Veena George. IMAGE: Kindly note......

Bill Gates' $200 Bn Plan for Africa

The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation will scale up its efforts on the African continent, focusing on three key goals over the next 20 years, ending preventable maternal and child deaths,......

Budget: Mission Poshan 2.0 to improve nutritional outcomes

The supplementary nutrition programme and the Poshan Abhiyaan under the Women and Child Development Ministry has been merged to launch Mission Poshan 2.0 to strengthen nutritional content,......

What is Type 5 Diabetes?

'Everyone with low BMI will not get Type 5 diabetes.' Kindly note the image has been posted only for representational purposes. Photograph: Kind courtesy Nataliya Vaitkevich/Pexels.com   A recent......

India fares poorly in child well-being

India fares poorly among middle-income countries when it comes to overall well-being of children even as the world witnessed significant progress in child health, education and nutrition during the......

Aamir to pitch in for nutrition campaign

Actor Aamir Khan, who has been earning accolades for highlighting social issues through his television programme, will soon be seen spreading awareness about the problem of malnutrition as part of......

Orissa Anganwadis find space in cyberworld

It's an exercise in connectivity and dissemination of information. For, Anganwadis, the only pre-school childcare facilities for children below the age of five, in Orissa will now be available on......

Millennium Development Goals? Asian nations fail

Most south Asian nations will fall short on the Millennium Development Goals, a set of eight globally agreed development goals due to be achieved by 2015, a study by the World Bank and......

Why Tendulkar, Beckham and Djokovic have come together

Ahead of Father's Day, Sachin joins Beckham and Djokovic for UNICEF's Super Dads campaign. IMAGE: Sachin Tendulkar. Photograph: Hitesh Harisinghani/Rediff.com Cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar......