The state

A report, prepared and released by the United Nation

A new government is at our doorstep. Here's a list of things it needs to do in the first 100 days of power.

Action 100: Social Sector
1. Set up ministry for skill development
2. Tackle malnutrition
3. Launch national mission for female literacy
4. Beef up NREGA, launch plan for urban poor
5. Pass Right to Education Bill
6. Amend Land Acquisition Act

Despite the Planning Commission and the PMO's objection to packaged food in government creches, women and child development minister Renuka Chowdhury wrote to states in February to provide these to the children
In April she approached the Supreme Court for a directive that would make her note to the states legally binding

Around one-third of children in the country die of malnutrition which can be prevented easily by creating awareness about breastfeeding, said the speakers at the national launching of One Million Campaign, a global web-based initiative to support women to breastfeed, in the city yesterday.

The campaign was launched with the slogan 'No more milk scandals like the one with melamine'.

Around one-third of children in the country die of malnutrition which can be prevented easily by creating awareness about breastfeeding, said the speakers at the national launching of One Million Campaign, a global web-based initiative to support women to breastfeed, in the city yesterday.

The campaign was launched with the slogan 'No more milk scandals like the one with melamine'.

Aarti Dhar

GUNA (M.P.): Round-the-clock call centres across the world are known for doing business, but the one here runs to save lives

Somalia's worst drought in a decade is pushing growing numbers of children into near-famine conditions and deepening the humanitarian crisis caused by political violence, the United Nations warned on Tuesday.

Some 3.2 million Somalis are among an estimated 19 million people in the Horn of Africa in urgent need of life-saving food assistance, top UN aid officials said.