Maharashtra Nutrition Crisis

After facing flak from the Supreme Court for its "lack of concern" over the problem of malnutrition in Maharashtra's tribal areas, the state government swung into action and held a meeting, chaired by Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, to decide on a comprehensive nutrition policy.

In Maharashtra's drought-hit Beed, 11-year-old Sachin Kengar went this morning to get water from the well near his village. In the parched district, it is one of the many deep wells in which water has mostly dried up and pooled at the bottom. While trying to get to the water 30 feet down, Sachin slipped and fell. In disturbing visuals, his...

After facing flak from the Supreme Court for its "lack of concern" over the problem of malnutrition in Maharashtra's tribal areas, the state government swung into action and held a meeting, chaired by Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, to decide on a comprehensive nutrition policy.

In Maharashtra's drought-hit Beed, 11-year-old Sachin Kengar went this morning to get water from the well near his village. In the parched district, it is one of the many deep wells in which water has mostly dried up and pooled at the bottom. While trying to get to the water 30 feet down, Sachin slipped and fell. In disturbing visuals, his...