New Delhi: Nearly 63% of children in the 0 to six years group in Delhi suffer from anaemia. Pre-school education is available to only 2.7 lakh children in the three to six years group, out of the eligible 12 lakh. These figures are preliminary findings of an alternate report on the status of young children in India which was released on Monday.

Time to rely on yield within the country
by Sucha Singh Gill

New Delhi: There's some good news on health front. According to a study by USAID and CARE India, there has been an 8 per cent decline in malnutrition cases in nine states across India

Agencies
Jabalpur: Acting on a public interest petition on alleged malnutrition deaths of children in four districts of Madhya Pradesh, the state High Court has directed respective district Collectors and anganwadi field workers to appear before the court on February 5.

NAGPUR: The Bombay high court has come down heavily on the state government for failing to check malnutrition and infant deaths among tribals of Melghat in Amravati.

HERALD REPORTER
PANJIM, JAN 16
Goa may have taken quite a few strides on the health front but, has not succeeded in wiping out malnutrition. It still remains a significant problem among children and adults.

Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan celebrated Makar Sankranti festival amidst children. He offered Laddus made of jaggery and linseed to children and flew kites with them. Chief Minister Chouhan gave away grants under various schemes to the elderly, handicapped persons and small girls during the festival organised by Women and Child Development and Social Development department.