Gargi Parsai

NEW DELHI: The Right to Food Campaign on Tuesday expressed its disappointment with the

INFANTS and children below two years and in particular infants below six months should be included as a vulnerable group in the Food Security Act, according to a group of civil society organisations.

It was an election promise of the Congress Party. Then, when the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance came back to power, it was part of its 100-day agenda. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh even declared,

BY BIRAJ PATNAIK
Food security, but not nutrition?

Marion Guillou is the chief executive of France

As govt tries to work out a pragmatic balance between economic imperatives and political compulsions of enacting a national food security legislation, RAVISH TIWARI takes stock of its problems

THE IDEA

Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has said that the drive for ending malnutrition in the state should be converted into a mass movement with the cooperation of society. He said that the curse of malnutrition intrigues him the most. Chouhan was addressing a review meeting of Woman and Child Development Department here today. He said that development of women and children tops his priorities.

HARDLY a week goes by without a food brand announcing a health initiative as they seek to position themselves as a force for good in the fight against obesity.

Utsa Patnaik

As part of the RUAF

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