New Delhi: The nutritional level among children in India has worsened in the past five years, according to health data released earlier this week. Eighteen of the 22 states and territories of the Union (UT) saw an increase in the percentage of children under the age of five with stunting, …
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Written by Udit Misra, Nushaiba Iqbal | New Delhi | Updated: December 14, 2020 7:26:08 am Child wasting reflects acute malnutrition and refers to children who are underweight for their height. (Archive) Several states across the country have changed course and seen levels of child malnutrition worsening despite dramatic improvements …
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New Delhi: India is now ranked 94th out of 107 countries in terms of hunger, and remains in the category of ‘severe’ hunger according to the Global Hunger Index 2020. According to the study, 14% of India’s population is undernourished. Last year, the GHI ranking of India was 102 out …
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New Delhi: India is now ranked 94th out of 107 countries in terms of hunger, and remains in the category of ‘severe’ hunger according to the Global Hunger Index 2020. According to the study, 14% of India’s population is undernourished. Last year, the GHI ranking of India was 102 out …
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