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The government may shortly include Aadhaar card as a valid document for filing income tax returns. (Photo: PTI/File)

Aadhaar raj: Targeting the poor & vulnerable

There are many reasons why Aadhaar and biometric identification fails in rural areas.

28 Oct 2017 12:17 AM IST

Like hundreds of children in Ghouta, Sahar was suffering from acute malnutrition (Photo: AFP)

Babies dying of starvation pay the price of war in Syria

On Saturday, the parents of Sahar Dofdaa, just 34 days old, took her to a hospital in the Eastern Ghouta town of...

23 Oct 2017 8:34 PM IST

The countrys serious hunger level is driven by high child malnutrition and underlines need for stronger commitment to the social sector, the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) said in its report. (Photo: Representational/PTI)

#100 in hunger index is a real shame for India

The problem of numbers may be self-defeating given the Indian scale, although that argument too is beaten if we compare...

17 Oct 2017 2:24 AM IST

Dr Deepak Sawant

State health ministry forms panel to curb malnourished children's...

The committee will assess the queries regarding the neonatal fatalities in the state and civic-run hospitals.

9 Sept 2017 2:43 AM IST

File image of an injured horse.

Horses seized from cart handlers freed by court

The People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) has taken over the responsibility for these horses.

12 Jan 2018 3:00 AM IST

The report, compiled in collaboration with the World Health Organization. (Photo: AFP)

Double burden of malnutrition: obesity and premature death

Report reveal that double burden of obesity, undernourishment stalks world.

16 Dec 2019 7:36 PM IST

While many in Asia still do not get enough calories to thrive, in the Pacific the problem is too many empty calories. (Photo: AP)

People in Asia-Pacific are still malnourished; aims to eliminate...

UN: Nearly a half-billion in Asia-Pacific still going hungry.

12 Dec 2019 2:12 PM IST

Caitlin is raising money for medical expenses while doctors say she may not survive more than six months due to the impact of the disorder (Photo: Pixabay)

Rare condition makes teenager vomit 30 times a day and may kill her in...

She is malnourished and at risk of organ failure as delivering nutrition directly to the liver bypassing the digestive...

29 Aug 2018 1:20 PM IST

Children between 0 to 6 are dying due to weight issues.

45,000 malnourished kids in tribal areas

The court in September 2016 had voiced concern over the deaths due to malnutrition in tribal areas in 2015-16.

27 July 2017 2:57 AM IST

Praja Foundation has said government initiatives often fall woefully short of attaining stated objectives.

Malnourishment jumps to 34 per cent from 8 per cent in civic schools

BMC chief Ajoy Mehta and BMC education officer Mahesh Palkar were unavailable for comment.

31 May 2017 2:52 AM IST