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Adani Foundation Chief Dr Priti Adani Meets 215 "SuPoshan" Volunteers In Gujarat
Dr Priti Adani, the chairperson of the Adani Foundation, today met over 200 volunteers working in villages to combat malnutrition in women and children under the Foundation's "SuPoshan" project in Gujarat's Narmada district.
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"40% Commission Karnataka, Rapist Remission Gujarat": Telangana's KTR Posts
Telangana Minister KT Rama Rao today took a dare on Twitter and said the state will see a "remarkable turnaround" in its malnutrition statistics over the next 18 months and asked the minister concerned to "gear up" for the job.
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33 Lakh Children In India Malnourished, Over 50% Cases Severe: Report
Over 33 lakh children in India are malnourished and more than half of them fall in severely malnourished category with Maharashtra, Bihar and Gujarat topping the list, the Ministry of Women and Child Development has said in response to an RTI query
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Gujarat Chief Minister Refutes UNICEF Malnutrition Data, Says Situation 'Strikingly Improved'
Gujarat Chief Minister Anandiben Patel has refuted UNICEF data which says that over 33 per cent children in the state were underweight. She said the data is based on the figures of 2004-2005 and the situation has "strikingly improved" since then.
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Gujarat Chief Minister Urges People to Help Government for Malnutrition-Free State
Gujarat Chief Minister Anandi Patel on Saturday called for people's participation in the mission to make the state malnutrition-free.
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Narendra Modi talks about toilets, situation in his state more pathetic: Brinda Karat
The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) has lambasted the working of the Integrated Child Development Scheme (ICDS) in Gujarat, which is aimed at fighting malnutrition among children, saying that every third child in the state is underweight. While the BJP has defended state government, Congress and other parties have slammed the Gujarat governme...
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Every third child in Gujarat is underweight: CAG
The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) has lambasted the working of the Integrated Child Development Scheme (ICDS) in Gujarat, which is aimed at fighting malnutrition among children, saying that every third child in the state is underweight.
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Battleground Gujarat: Narendra Modi's blitzkrieg vs Congress blooper?
As he eyes a hat-trick in the state, Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi is leaving no stone unturned. So, it's an unprecedented publicity blitzkrieg that the media-savvy chief minister has unleashed in the run-up to the polls in the state next month.
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Did Gujarat Congress' advertisement 'lift' UN image?
A political controversy has broken out over a Congress advertisement ahead of the next month's crucial elections in Gujarat. The advertisement which talks about the malnutrition figures also shows a picture of a malnutritioned child.
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After criticism, Narendra Modi announces scheme to fight malnutrition
Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi, on a one-month state-wide yatra that kicks off his election campaign, has announced a government scheme that he says will fight malnutrition. Gujarat's malnutrition problem got global attention recently when Mr Modi attributed it to "figure-conscious" young girls watching their weight.
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Watch: Modi attributes malnutrition to 'beauty conscious' girls
US daily the Wall Street Journal has quoted Mr Modi as explaining the challenge of malnutrition in Gujarat thus, "Gujarat is by and large a vegetarian state. And secondly, Gujarat is also a middle-class state. The middle-class is more beauty conscious than health conscious - that is a challenge. If a mother tells her daughter to have milk, they'll ...
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Narendra Modi under fire for attributing malnutrition in Gujarat to 'beauty conscious' young girls
Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi has reportedly attributed malnutrition problems in his state to young Gujarati girls being figure-conscious.
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Human Development Report 2011: Gujarat fares poorly on malnutrition levels
After coming in for some lavish praise from a US think tank report for his state on the path of growth and development, Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi should have reasons to worry, going by the findings of the India Human Development Report 2011.
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Adani Foundation Chief Dr Priti Adani Meets 215 "SuPoshan" Volunteers In Gujarat
Dr Priti Adani, the chairperson of the Adani Foundation, today met over 200 volunteers working in villages to combat malnutrition in women and children under the Foundation's "SuPoshan" project in Gujarat's Narmada district.
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"40% Commission Karnataka, Rapist Remission Gujarat": Telangana's KTR Posts
Telangana Minister KT Rama Rao today took a dare on Twitter and said the state will see a "remarkable turnaround" in its malnutrition statistics over the next 18 months and asked the minister concerned to "gear up" for the job.
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33 Lakh Children In India Malnourished, Over 50% Cases Severe: Report
Over 33 lakh children in India are malnourished and more than half of them fall in severely malnourished category with Maharashtra, Bihar and Gujarat topping the list, the Ministry of Women and Child Development has said in response to an RTI query
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Gujarat Chief Minister Refutes UNICEF Malnutrition Data, Says Situation 'Strikingly Improved'
Gujarat Chief Minister Anandiben Patel has refuted UNICEF data which says that over 33 per cent children in the state were underweight. She said the data is based on the figures of 2004-2005 and the situation has "strikingly improved" since then.
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Gujarat Chief Minister Urges People to Help Government for Malnutrition-Free State
Gujarat Chief Minister Anandi Patel on Saturday called for people's participation in the mission to make the state malnutrition-free.
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Narendra Modi talks about toilets, situation in his state more pathetic: Brinda Karat
The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) has lambasted the working of the Integrated Child Development Scheme (ICDS) in Gujarat, which is aimed at fighting malnutrition among children, saying that every third child in the state is underweight. While the BJP has defended state government, Congress and other parties have slammed the Gujarat governme...
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Every third child in Gujarat is underweight: CAG
The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) has lambasted the working of the Integrated Child Development Scheme (ICDS) in Gujarat, which is aimed at fighting malnutrition among children, saying that every third child in the state is underweight.
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Battleground Gujarat: Narendra Modi's blitzkrieg vs Congress blooper?
As he eyes a hat-trick in the state, Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi is leaving no stone unturned. So, it's an unprecedented publicity blitzkrieg that the media-savvy chief minister has unleashed in the run-up to the polls in the state next month.
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Did Gujarat Congress' advertisement 'lift' UN image?
A political controversy has broken out over a Congress advertisement ahead of the next month's crucial elections in Gujarat. The advertisement which talks about the malnutrition figures also shows a picture of a malnutritioned child.
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After criticism, Narendra Modi announces scheme to fight malnutrition
Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi, on a one-month state-wide yatra that kicks off his election campaign, has announced a government scheme that he says will fight malnutrition. Gujarat's malnutrition problem got global attention recently when Mr Modi attributed it to "figure-conscious" young girls watching their weight.
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Watch: Modi attributes malnutrition to 'beauty conscious' girls
US daily the Wall Street Journal has quoted Mr Modi as explaining the challenge of malnutrition in Gujarat thus, "Gujarat is by and large a vegetarian state. And secondly, Gujarat is also a middle-class state. The middle-class is more beauty conscious than health conscious - that is a challenge. If a mother tells her daughter to have milk, they'll ...
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Narendra Modi under fire for attributing malnutrition in Gujarat to 'beauty conscious' young girls
Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi has reportedly attributed malnutrition problems in his state to young Gujarati girls being figure-conscious.
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Human Development Report 2011: Gujarat fares poorly on malnutrition levels
After coming in for some lavish praise from a US think tank report for his state on the path of growth and development, Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi should have reasons to worry, going by the findings of the India Human Development Report 2011.
