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  India loses 4 per cent of GDP due to malnutrition: Report

  Health | January 21, 2018 16:32 IST

  India loses about 4 per cent of GDP (gross domestic product) to malnutrition, greater than India's entire defence budget, which is 1.5 per cent of GDP.

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  52 children die in 30 days at MGM Hospital in Jamshedpur; main cause is malnutrition, says administration

  India | August 27, 2017 21:29 IST

  52 infants have been reported dead in last 30 days at Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Medical College (MGM) Hospital in Jharkhand's Jamshedpur.

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  80,000 children 'wasting' from hunger in Myanmar: UN

  World | July 17, 2017 14:54 IST

  Over 80,000 children under the age of five living in Muslim-majority areas of western Myanmar are "wasting" and will need treatment for acute malnutrition over the next year

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  MP: Toddler exposes goverment's nutrition scheme

  News | July 05, 2017 12:24 IST

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  40% of total food is wasted in US, study reveals

  Lifestyle | May 15, 2017 15:35 IST

  In the time where 795 billion people are starving, US is wasting 40 percent of their food

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  Feeding India: A non-profit organization that works to end hunger and malnutrition

  News | March 22, 2017 13:18 IST

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  PM Modi urges scientists to battle hunger, malnutrition

  Politics | November 06, 2016 17:26 IST

  Prime Minister Narendra Modi today asked scientists to find solutions for hunger and malnutrition that prevail in the society while conserving the bio-diversity. "Today, millions of people are struggling with hunger, poverty and malnutrition. Science

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  ‘So what,’ asks Maharashtra Minister after 600 tribal children die from malnutrition

  Politics | September 18, 2016 10:47 IST

  Maharashtra's Tribal Welfare Minister Vishnu Sawra has landed himself in a soup after his casual response to a tragedy in which 600 tribal children perished due to malnutrition in Palghar.

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  Gujarat CM Anandiben Patel launches state-wide campaigns against malnutrition

  India | May 29, 2016 8:26 IST

  Ahmedabad: Chief Minister Anandiben Patel on Saurday launched launched two state-wide campaigns against malnutrition at Ahwa town in Dangs district. As part of 'Bal Amritam' and 'Mission Shakti' campaigns, iron-rich supplementary food would be provid

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  Nitish Kumar orders planting of Jamun,lemon tress to tackle anaemia in Bihar

  Politics | December 20, 2015 8:34 IST

  Patna: In a bid to prevent anaemia and malnutrition among children in Bihar, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today said that lemon and jamun trees be planted at all Aganwadi centres in the state.Kumar instructed that

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  Chubby, affluent: India's new face of malnutrition

  India | December 05, 2015 13:51 IST

  Broadening girths are expanding India's battle against malnutrition, a new Indian study has revealed, setting off a host of so-called lifestyle ailments.This is happening as India fights a losing battle with the bulge, hosting as

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  Narendra Modi's Budget cuts hurt fight against malnutrition: Maneka Gandhi

  Politics | October 19, 2015 17:55 IST

  New Delhi (Reuters): India's main programme to fight child malnutrition has been hit by budget cuts that make it difficult to pay wages of millions of health workers, a cabinet minister said on Monday in

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  Shut out: India's poor, urban children

  India | July 25, 2015 11:18 IST

  A child from a poor, urban family is 40% more likely to die than a richer child in India's towns and cities.Children below 10 in urban areas—especially girls—are 20% more likely to be sick than

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  Why malnutrition remains a challenge for India

  India | July 24, 2015 8:36 IST

  •    India has reduced malnutrition, but it is 27% worse than Brazil, 26% worse than China and 21% worse than South Africa.•    Rural areas have seen more declines in percentages of malnourished children than urban

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  Government has accorded high priority to hunger: Ram Vilas Paswan

  Politics | July 22, 2015 21:57 IST

  New Delhi: The central government has taken note of the United Nations annual hunger report, and accorded high priority to the issue of hunger, a union minister said on Wednesday."The government has taken note of

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  Last 5 Years, number of undernourished Indians rises

  India | June 02, 2015 14:48 IST

  India has the highest number of undernourished people in the world at 194.6 million, down 7% over the past two decades, but up 2.6% over the past five years. China, which had the most undernourished people,

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  More Poor Children in School, 30% Suffer Malnutrition

  India | May 21, 2015 14:37 IST

  97% of 12-year-olds were enrolled in elementary schools in 2013; up from 89% in 2006. Almost a third of children continue to show signs of malnutrition at age 12 with high rates for economically- and socially-marginalised

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  Malnourishment high among children of migrants: study

  India | February 16, 2015 22:44 IST

  Jaipur: Higher level of malnutrition has been observed among children of migrants who change places in search of livelihood. Lack of food and nutrition security, feeding and dietary practices and illnesses to their mothers are

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  Aamir Khan appointed Unicef ambassador for South Asia

  Bollywood | October 09, 2014 23:02 IST

  Kathmandu: Bollywood superstar, director and producer Aamir Khan has been appointed Unicef Ambassador for South Asia, the UN agency announced here Thursday.Aamir endorsed the offer, in which capacity he would support Unicef's work to promote

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  Aamir Khan discusses malnutrition with Nepal PM

  Bollywood | October 09, 2014 21:29 IST

  Kathmandu:Though some substantive achievement has been made in the region for overall development of children, compared with developed nations, South Asia needs to do more, Nepal Prime Minister Sushil Koirala said here.The prime minister made