Currently, 81.35 crore people covered under the National Food Security Act (NFSA) pay Rs 1-3 per kg for foodgrains
Food and Agriculture Orgnaisation (FAO) Officer-In-Charge, Konda Reddy Chavva spoke to NDTV about eliminating hunger, food insecurity, and ensuring sustainable agriculture
“We are working to make farmers more resilient and more food secure”, said Dr Ulac Demirag, Country Director and Representative, International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)
Telangana government provided free medicines as a part of a welfare scheme to benefit the poor in the state
Food systems are increasingly stressed, as the world faces an overlapping crisis - climate change, pandemic and wars, said, Shombi Sharp, United Nations Resident Coordinator in...
COVID-19, conflict, climate crises exacerbate setbacks for childhood and adolescent prospects, women’s rights, states the new report by United Nations
The expert committee of the ICMR said that the indicators of undernourishment, stunting, wasting and child mortality do not measure hunger per se as these are...
The World Health Organization (WHO) has asked countries to recognize the importance of investing in primary healthcare-oriented systems, stressing that there is "no economic security without...
The Union Ministry sources said that according to the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) the indicators of undernourishment, stunting, wasting and child mortality do not...
India has ranked 107 out of 121 countries in the Global Hunger Index (GHI) 2022, the peer-reviewed annual report, jointly published by Concern Worldwide and Welthungerhilfe
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on October 17 kickstarted the distribution of PMJAY-MA Yojana Ayushman cards in Gujarat via video conferencing and has said that India is...
The celebration witnessed drawing and poster-making competition for school students which was followed by the Swachhata song, Nukkad Natak around the handwashing and hygiene theme 'Unite...
34-year-old Dr Swaminathan Chandramouli runs “Doctor on Wheels”, a mobile-healthcare initiative to provide at-home medical services to senior citizens in...
70-year-old Dr Arunoday Mondal, a Padma awardee has been providing healthcare services for free to rural Sundarbans for over two...
Padma awardee Dr. Neelam Kler highlighted the importance of having a holistic healthcare approach to reduce neonatal and maternal mortality...
Dr Indira Chakravarty, who is a Public Health Specialist, said that the Banega Swasth India campaign has helped people understand...
Currently working as the Chairman of the Asian Institute of Gastroenterology and AIG Hospitals in Hyderabad, Padma awardee Dr Nageshwar...
