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How hunger came back to haunt India Starting in the mother’s womb, the first 1,000 days of a child’s life provide a window of opportunity to improve the child’s nutrition and health outcomes. Those are closely linked to better education, earnings, and health outcomes in later life. (Photo: HT) Reetika Khera With data showing a worrying rise in child undernutrition, urgent action is required. Where are the gaps? Getting ICDS services running immediately should be top priority, along with a resumption in school meals. Since malls and cinema halls have reopened, anganwadis should too Shar...

Putting food at the centre of India’s nutrition agenda Updated: Updated: December 18, 2020 00:40 IST Reducing the burden of child undernutrition needs a policy goal — providing affordable access to quality food items Share Article AAA Reducing the burden of child undernutrition needs a policy goal — providing affordable access to quality food items The provisional verdict from the fifth round of the National Family Health Survey (NFHS 2019-20 factsheets on the burden of child undernutrition is not encouraging, with few exceptions. For the most part, this assessment has relied on the me...