Stunting Current Affairs, GK & News
Study: Social Discrimination key factor in Stunting
As per a study of July 2021 titled “The Missing Piece of the Puzzle: Caste Discrimination and Stunting”, children from Scheduled Castes (SCs), Scheduled Tribes (ST) and Muslim families are more prone to stunting. Highlights Stunting is a condition where body height is less than the accepted range at a given age. Study highlights that, ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2021
Category: Reports & Indexes Current Affairs
Topics: child stunting • effect of social identity on stunting • Malnutrition in children • Malnutrition in India • Social discrimination • Stunting • UPSC
Global Report on Food Crises
The Global Report on Food Crises is produced by the Global Network against Food crises which also includes the World Food Programme. This is the fifth edition of the Global Report on Food Crises and it makes some grim reading. The number of people facing acute food insecurity and requiring urgent food, nutrition and livelihoods ..
Topics: Food security • Global Report on Food Crises • Reports • Stunting
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
Jharkhand’s SAAMAR Campaign- Highlights
The Jharkhand government has launched the “SAAMAR Campaign” which stands for “Strategic Action for Alleviation of Malnutrition and Anaemia Reduction” campaign recently. The campaign was launched to tackle the malnutrition in Jharkhand. Highlights The SAAMAR campaign was started with the aim of identifying the anaemic women and malnourished children. The campaign converges several departments to ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2021
Category: Government Schemes Current Affairs • States Current Affairs
Topics: child stunting • national nutrition survey • SAAMAR campaign • state of Jharkhand • Stunting • Wasting
WHO releases Global Nutrition Report, 2020
On May 13, 2020, the World Health Organization released Global Nutrition Report, 2020. Highlights According to the report, India is one among the 88 countries that are to miss global nutrition targets set for the year 2025. India also has highest rates of domestic inequalities, especially in malnutrition. Along with Nigeria and Indonesia, India was ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2020
Category: Reports & Indexes Current Affairs
Topics: Anemia • COVID-19 • global nutrition report • Hunger • malnutrition • Poverty • Stunting • Wasting • World Health Organisation (WHO)
India ranks 77 on sustainability index and 131 on Flourishing Index
On February 20, 2020, WHO, Lancet and UNICEF together released a report titled “A Future for the World’s Children”. According to the report, a new Global index has been included in comparing performance of child nutrition, education and sustainability. According to the report, India ranked 131 in flourishing index and 77 on sustainability index. Highlights ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2020
Category: Reports & Indexes Current Affairs
Topics: Children Health • CO2 emission • Dengue • Heatwaves • Malaria • malnutrition • Sea level increase • Stunting • The Lancet • UNICEF • WHO