Sounding concerns about the prevalence of unsafe food in the country, the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) is seeking a sharp reduction. FSSAI chairman Pawan Kumar Aggarwal, speaking at a Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) event, drew attention to “very low” public confidence in Indian foodstuffs. Aggarwal drew attention to a survey …
India celebrates Children’s Day every year on November 14th — a week earlier than the global celebration of World Children’s Day on November 20th. The earlier date marks the birthday of India’s first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru, informally known as Chacha Nehru (“Uncle Nehru”) among children. The day is celebrated by giving children treats, presents, …
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“A child born today will experience a world that is more than four degrees warmer than the pre-industrial average, with climate change impacting human health from infancy and adolescence to adulthood and old age,” reads a report published yesterday by The Lancet Countdown on Health and Climate Change – lending a chilling insight into the …
Soon, junk food will no longer be sold in schools. The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has moved to prohibit the sale of junk food in school canteens against the backdrop of a growing crisis of childhood obesity in the country. By 2030, India is expected to be home to 27 million …
Former Union Finance Minister Pallaniappan Chidambaram — currently in the custody of the Enforcement Directorate in connection with the INX media money-laundering case — has reportedly been diagnosed with Crohn’s disease. The former Cabinet minister, who currently sits in the Rajya Sabha, was hospitalised with severe stomach pains. His health has been in decline for …
In 2017, more than 1.04 million children under the age of five lost their lives. Of these deaths, malnutrition accounted for seven lakh. The findings of the India State-Level Disease Burden Initiative’s report highlight malnutrition as one of the foremost health concerns of the country. Few other conditions can claim to have taken so many …
India has slipped on the International Food Policy Research Institute’s Global Hunger Index (GHI), ranking 102nd out of 117 countries. Countries are scored by the GHI between zero and 100, with India scoring 30.3 – worse than the score for the South Asia region as a whole, which the GHI puts at 29.3. India fares …
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The Maharashtra government is in the firing line for its performance on health indicator by experts, who claim that the outward appearance of progress belies the truth of the government’s performance. “The last five years tell the story of lost opportunities as far as the health sector is concerned,” said Jan Swasthya Abhiyan (People’s Health …
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Diabetes continues to be a disease of epidemic proportions in India, as new government figures remind us. The overall prevalence of diabetes in the country is 11.8 percent, with men and women almost equally affected. Twelve percent of men are diabetic, compared to 11.7 percent of women. The findings come from the National Diabetes and …
India is battling a full-blown crisis of obesity, one which is anticipated only to worsen in the years to come. More than 135 million Indians are affected by obesity, according to a study published earlier this year. Meanwhile, research indicates that the condition no longer strictly discriminates along class lines. “We found evidence suggesting it …
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