Gujarat`s malnutrition rate worse than Somalia, says Katju

Last Updated: Sunday, December 23, 2012, 16:53

The Press Council of India Chairman Markendya Katju lashed out against Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi and heaped praise on Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan.

Congress’ ad campaign triggers storm in Gujarat

Last Updated: Monday, November 26, 2012, 17:20

Congress`s Gujarat unit was at the centre of a row over a picture it used for a poll advertisement on malnutrition.

Rising malnutrition figures a wake-up call: President

Last Updated: Monday, November 19, 2012, 22:37

Pranab Mukherjee on Monday said checking malnutrition alone can help the country achieve the target of sustained and inclusive growth.

Contractors siphon off food worth crores for poor, finds SC panel

Last Updated: Friday, November 2, 2012, 21:31

A report submitted to the Supreme Court on Friday has pointed to large-scale irregularities in the supply of supplementary nutrition to children.

A Food For Thought!

Last Updated: Tuesday, October 16, 2012, 13:48

India is home to largest undernourished even as food grains lay wasted

`Chhattisgarh Govt not serious about curbing malnutrition`

Last Updated: Saturday, October 13, 2012, 19:52

Congress alleged that the BJP Government was not serious about the health of children in Chhattisgarh.

Protest against Jairam Ramesh on temples remark

Last Updated: Sunday, October 7, 2012, 21:33

Activists of Bajrang Dal and VHP on Saturday held a demonstration outside Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh`s residence here in protest against his comments that there are more temples in the country than toilets.

HC directs state to frame policy to fight malnutrion

Last Updated: Tuesday, September 4, 2012, 14:44

The Bombay High Court has directed the Maharashtra government to formulate a short term and long term plans on a war footing to tackle malnutrition in the tribal belt of Melghat area of the state.

Gujarat`s health indicators ‘troubling’, Modi conceded in interview

Last Updated: Friday, August 31, 2012, 00:21

Narendra Modi has admitted in an interview that health indicators for women and children in Gujarat were "troubling."

Narendra Modi’s bitter slimming pill

Last Updated: Thursday, August 30, 2012, 16:46

For Mr Narendra Modi cultivation of persona is serious business.

Middle class girls choose beauty over health: Narendra Modi

Last Updated: Thursday, August 30, 2012, 10:10

The usually measured Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi has trigged a controversy by blaming vegetarianism and figure conscious Gujarati girls for high rate of malnutrition in the state.