Nutrition Current Affairs, GK & News
Aahaar Kranti: Mission launched by Health Minister
The Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare Dr Harsh Vardhan recently launched “Mission Aahaar Kranti”. The mission aims to spread the message of the importance of nutritionally balanced diet. It will also promote the importance of accessibility to local fruits and vegetables. About the mission The Mission is designed to address the major problem ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2021
Category: Events Current Affairs • Government Schemes Current Affairs • Important Days & Events Current Affairs
Topics: aahaar kranti • malnourishment • National Family Health Survey • Nutrition • Stunting • underweight • Wasting
PM Modi inaugurates “Arogya Van’ in Kevadia, Gujarat
On October 30, 2020, PM Modi inaugurated “Arogya Van” in Kevadia, Gujarat. The Prime Minister is on a two day visit to the state and will participate in the Ekta Diwas celebrations that is to be held on October 31, 2020. Key Highlights The van (forest) has hundreds of medicinal plants. It also provides information ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2020
Category: Government Schemes Current Affairs
Topics: Arogya Van • global nutrition report • malnutrition • Medicinal plants • Nutrition • PM Modi • Rashtriya Ekta Diwas
“What India Eats” report by Indian Council Medical Research: Key Facts
The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) and National Institute of Nutrition recently released a report, “What India Eats”. According to the report, the urban regions in the country consumed more fat than those in rural areas. Key Findings of the Report The urban centres of India consumed 51.6 grams of fat per day The ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2020
Category: Reports & Indexes Current Affairs
Topics: Hyderabad • ICMR • Indian Council of Medical Research • National Institute of Nutrition • Nutrition • Obesity • Overweight
High prices of pulses may affect nutrition security: Tata Cornell Study
According to a new study by the Tata-Cornell Institute for Agriculture and Nutrition, New York, food habits during the COVID 19 may have shifted from diverse and nutritive diets to staple foods such as wheat and rice as the prices of vegetables, pulses and eggs rose sharply after the lockdown whereas those of cereals remained ..
Month: Current Affairs - July, 2020
Category: Reports & Indexes Current Affairs
Topics: Cereal Prices • COVID-19 • Non-cereals • Nutrition • Tata-Cornell Institute for Agriculture and Nutrition
Jaya Jaitly Task Force Constituted
The Government of India has constituted Jaya Jaitly Task Force that will work on the issues of women and child development. About the task force The task force was constituted by the Ministry of Women and Child Development. The team will work on the following Lowering Maternal Mortality Rate. Improve Nutritional Levels. Examine issues that ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2020
Category: India Nation & States Current Affairs
Topics: Child Sex Ratio • Infant Mortality Rate • Maternal Mortality Rate • Nutrition • sex ratio • total fertility rate • Women and Child Development • Women Empowerment