Nutritional Security

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said India has become a food surplus country and is also working to provide solutions for global food and nutritional security.

Sustainable diets are those that have minimal negative effects on the environment, support food and nutrition security, and promote a healthy lifestyle.

The number of undernourished people in India has declined in the last 15 years to 224.3 million in 2019-2021, according to a UN report, which also said that there are more obese adults and anaemic women in the world's second most populous country.

Google Play will start showing the Data safety section from Wednesday to let users see the information about how apps collect, share, and secure their data. The update is similar to Apple App Store's privacy nutrition labels that were introduced in 2020.

Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan on Thursday stressed the need to move from food security to nutrition security to achieve the goals of the Eat Right India Movement and urged other ministries concerned to form a joint platform to determine common goals and strategy and synergize their actions.

Food can be used as a reward, or as a creative expression. It can also be an expression of comfort, security and belongingness. Here are several other reasons to eat healthy and cultural food at all times.

Expressing concern over India's poor ranking in the global hunger index, Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu on Friday said policymakers and farm scientists must introspect and address this issue by ensuring food and nutritional security of the country.

Union Minister for Women and Child Development Maneka Gandhi on Monday said the draft National Policy for Women (NPW), which aims to ensure health, food security and nutrition to women, is awaiting nod by the PMO, but her Ministry could still implement it in phases.

In recent times, medical experts and doctors have started to believe and spread the word for creating awareness about the use of olive oil in regular foods to keep the heart safe and healthy.

For a public hearing on the National Food Security Act in Jharkhand’s Gumla district, conducted by activists in the presence of government officials, 75-year-old Jasmati Lohrain walked over four kilometres in the searing heat. The hearing, attended by over 500 villagers in Gumla’s Bharno block, was her only chance to get government officials to...

To educate industry stakeholders and farmers about millet crops, experts highlighted importance of the crop with regard to nutrition and other aspects.

The two-day meeting in Istanbul has focused on problems of food security and nutrition, including the impact of climate change.

Over 38,000 Somali children are at "high risk" from dying from starvation despite hunger levels improving by almost a third across the war-torn nation, UN experts said on Thursday.

In the face of climate change, conflicts and disease, our panel suggest how to ensure access to nutritious food for allDominic Schofield, Canada director, Gain, New York, USA, @dschofieldGAIN Connect farming to better food: It's important that agriculture...

In what could be bad news for countries seeking food security, researchers have found that the rising CO2 levels will deprive many food grains of their nutritional value. As carbon dioxide levels rise this century, some grains and legumes will become...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said India has become a food surplus country and is also working to provide solutions for global food and nutritional security.

Sustainable diets are those that have minimal negative effects on the environment, support food and nutrition security, and promote a healthy lifestyle.

The number of undernourished people in India has declined in the last 15 years to 224.3 million in 2019-2021, according to a UN report, which also said that there are more obese adults and anaemic women in the world's second most populous country.

Google Play will start showing the Data safety section from Wednesday to let users see the information about how apps collect, share, and secure their data. The update is similar to Apple App Store's privacy nutrition labels that were introduced in 2020.

Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan on Thursday stressed the need to move from food security to nutrition security to achieve the goals of the Eat Right India Movement and urged other ministries concerned to form a joint platform to determine common goals and strategy and synergize their actions.

Food can be used as a reward, or as a creative expression. It can also be an expression of comfort, security and belongingness. Here are several other reasons to eat healthy and cultural food at all times.

Expressing concern over India's poor ranking in the global hunger index, Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu on Friday said policymakers and farm scientists must introspect and address this issue by ensuring food and nutritional security of the country.

Union Minister for Women and Child Development Maneka Gandhi on Monday said the draft National Policy for Women (NPW), which aims to ensure health, food security and nutrition to women, is awaiting nod by the PMO, but her Ministry could still implement it in phases.

In recent times, medical experts and doctors have started to believe and spread the word for creating awareness about the use of olive oil in regular foods to keep the heart safe and healthy.

For a public hearing on the National Food Security Act in Jharkhand’s Gumla district, conducted by activists in the presence of government officials, 75-year-old Jasmati Lohrain walked over four kilometres in the searing heat. The hearing, attended by over 500 villagers in Gumla’s Bharno block, was her only chance to get government officials to...

To educate industry stakeholders and farmers about millet crops, experts highlighted importance of the crop with regard to nutrition and other aspects.

The two-day meeting in Istanbul has focused on problems of food security and nutrition, including the impact of climate change.

Over 38,000 Somali children are at "high risk" from dying from starvation despite hunger levels improving by almost a third across the war-torn nation, UN experts said on Thursday.

In the face of climate change, conflicts and disease, our panel suggest how to ensure access to nutritious food for allDominic Schofield, Canada director, Gain, New York, USA, @dschofieldGAIN Connect farming to better food: It's important that agriculture...

In what could be bad news for countries seeking food security, researchers have found that the rising CO2 levels will deprive many food grains of their nutritional value. As carbon dioxide levels rise this century, some grains and legumes will become...