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Addressing the launch event, the chief minister said his government is adopting a focused and evidence-based approach to tackle key human development challenges, particularly maternal and child health needs. "This is a mission mode programme. We will continue to refine and improve it on the basis of feedback, with the goal of eliminating stunting and malnutrition," he said. He emphasised that the first 1,000 days of a child's life are critical for physical and cognitive development, and called ...Read More >
SHILLONG, March 31: Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma on Tuesday launched "Mission 1000 Days," a programme aimed at improving nutrition and early childhood development outcomes. The initiative is being implemented through multiple departments under the Meghalaya Human Development Council, in convergence with the Departments of Social Welfare, Health & Family Welfare, Community & Rural Development, Education, and Planning. Sangma said the programme is part of a broader effort to address key human ...Read More >
Shillong, Mar 31 (UNI) Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K. Sangma on Tuesday launched "Mission 1,000 days" to improve nutrition and early childhood development outcomes for growth and development of a child. This is a critical phase for child, and through this programme, the government will provide support to a mother from conception to two years of age. Launching the "Mission 1,000 days", the Chief Minister said the initiative is part of a broader effort to address core human development chall ...Read More >
LUCKNOW In a veiled attack on the Samajwadi Party, chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday said that the distribution of nutritious food for children at anganwadi centres was earlier controlled by liquor mafia syndicates. "Those who are born with a silver spoon cannot understand the pain of the poor. We cannot expect them to truly relate to such suffering. They may deliver speeches, but they neither connect with people's hardships nor design effective schemes. Their focus remains limited to th ...Read More >
Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday launched a sharp attack on the Samajwadi Party, alleging that before 2017, "big mafia" controlled the distribution of supplementary nutrition in the state. Questioning the earlier arrangement, the chief minister said, "Who was distributing this nutrition before 2017? It was the biggest mafia in north India, which was given government contracts in exchange for money, and he decided everything." Addressing an event organised to dist ...Read More >
Lucknow: Efforts to strengthen child nutrition services and generate local employment are set to get a push as chief minister Yogi Adityanath will launch several programmes related to child development and nutrition at Lok Bhavan on Monday.Director, child development and nutrition, Sarneet Kaur Broca, said that growth monitoring devices such as stadiometers, infantometers and weighing scales would be distributed to improve tracking of children's health."Across the state, over 1.33 lakh stadiomet ...Read More >
Union Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare Prataprao Jadhav on Friday said the Government of India, under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, is committed to strengthening the integrated healthcare ecosystem. "Today, healthcare is not limited to hospitals; it must begin at home for individuals to focus on their overall well-being," Jadhav said while addressing virtually the 4th Annual Illness to Wellness Summit in the national Capital. The MoS (Independent Charge) for Aa ...Read More >
Lucknow: Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, while addressing a program organized at Lok Bhavan on Monday for the inauguration and foundation-laying of Anganwadi projects, said that a target has been set this year to appoint more than 5,000 Anganwadi workers and over 60,000 helpers. The recruitment process has already begun. Along with this, to ensure social security for Anganwadi workers who take care of children below 6 years of age, benefits of 'Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana' (PMJJBY) ...Read More >
Lucknow: Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday, through a grand program organized at Lok Bhavan, took a major step towards making the Anganwadi system of Uttar Pradesh digital, empowered and modern. On this occasion, he distributed smartphones to 69,804 Anganwadi workers and supervisors and appointment letters to 18,440 workers and helpers. He also inaugurated and laid the foundation for various child development and women welfare projects costing more than ₹450 crore. At the event, CM Yogi ...Read More >
Lucknow, March 30 (SocialNews.XYZ) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday announced that the state has set a target to recruit over 5,000 Anganwadi workers and more than 60,000 helpers this year, adding that the process has already begun. Speaking at a programme at Lok Bhawan here after inaugurating various Anganwadi projects, the Chief Minister said steps have also been taken to strengthen social security for frontline workers engaged in child care. He said Anganwadi workers a ...Read More >
In a landmark ruling, India's Supreme Court has allowed the removal of life support of a 31-year-old man who has been in a vegetative state for more than a decade. This is the first instance of court-approved passive euthanasia - the act of withdrawing or withholding life-sustaining treatment - in India. The man, Harish Rana, had not left a will specifying directives for his treatment before he had an accident. India legalised passive euthanasia in 2018 but active euthanasia - any act that int ...Read More >
Lucknow, Mar 11 (PTI) The family of the 32-year-old Ghaziabad man who has been comatose for more than 12 years, in their plea to the Supreme Court, had said that allowing withdrawal of artificial life support will restore his dignity after years of irreversible suffering. The top court allowed passive euthanasia for Harish Rana, who has been in a permanent vegetative state since 2013 after suffering severe head injuries from a fall from the fourth floor of his paying guest accommodation on Augu ...Read More >
Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Monday announced the launch of the 'Meri Rasoi' scheme, under which the state government will provide essential food kits to 40 lakh families registered under the National Food Security Act. Mann made the announcement while addressing the media after chairing a cabinet meeting. He said the initiative aims to ensure that children from poor families receive adequate nutrition. He said that the state government already provides subsidised wheat to beneficiar ...Read More >
MUMBAI, India, Feb. 20, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- In a landmark move for the oral care category, Colgate-Palmolive (India) Limited onboarded the cricket icon Rahul Dravid as the new brand ambassador for Colgate Total. The partnership marks a shift in the oral care narrative -- moving from hygiene to performance ritual -- positioning peak oral health for peak performance on the field. Why Oral Health is a Performance Variable Scientific research indicates that the mouth is a primary gateway to the b ...Read More >
CHANDIGARH: A portion of the frontal section of Congress MLA Sukhpal Singh Khaira's house in Bholath, Kapurthala, was demolished on Monday by the office of the Block Development and Panchayat Officer (BDPO). Khaira, a strong critic of Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, condemned the move, calling it the dangerous introduction of "bulldozer (Pila-Panja) politics" in Punjab by Mann under directions from AAP supremo Arvind Kejriwal, aimed at silencing criticism and democratic dissent. As the de ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: Brighter smiles are set to light up classrooms across Haryana as Colgate-Palmolive (India) Limited joins hands with the Government of Haryana to take oral health education to 57 lakh school children. The collaboration expands Colgate's flagship Bright Smiles, Bright Futures programme, a global initiative that already reaches more than 10 million children annually across India. Now, Haryana's pupils are next in line for a lesson that promises to last a lifetime. At its heart, the par ...Read More >
New Delhi: With 260 Adverse Analytical Findings (AAFs) from over 7000 samples tested by National Anti Doping Agency (NADA) in 2024, India remains in the top tier of the global doping charts, a recent report from World Anti Doping Agency (WADA) has revealed. In percentage terms, a positivity rate of 3.6% comfortably puts India ahead of sporting powerhouses such as the USA, China, UK, and Russia, each of who, barring the US, tested more than India. While NADA's National Dope Testing Laboratory (N ...Read More >
A2 Milk in India: Why Kine Milk A2 Milk Is the Healthiest Choice for Modern Families Milk is one of the most established staples in the lives of Indian homes. Milk has so much into it of India's culinary culture that children consume milk in the morning before leaving for school, with elders wrapping up their chores for the day with a dosage of warm milk. Over the past years, though, the concerns of milk adulteration, problems with digestion processes, and the weakened nutritional levels of reg ...Read More >
New Delhi: Congress leader Sonia Gandhi flagged the challenges faced by ASHA and Anganwadi workers in the Rajya Sabha, demanding that they be given their remuneration on time, the amount given be doubled and the pending vacancies of nearly three lakh in ICDS be filled. Raising the issue during Zero Hour, Gandhi said, "I rise to draw the urgent attention of this House to the continued distress of women workers implementing critical government programmes -- ASHA workers, Anganwadi workers and hel ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], December 16 (ANI): Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare Jagat Prakash Nadda on Tuesday convened a focused interaction with Members of Parliament from Tamil Nadu to strengthen the State's contribution to India's tuberculosis (TB) elimination efforts under the initiative "Parliamentarians Championing a TB-Mukt Bharat." The meeting underscored the critical role of elected representatives in driving community-level action, reducing stigma, and ensuring early detection and ...Read More >
Bhopal (madhya Pradesh): Deputy Chief Minister Rajendra Shukla said that the government has constituted a high-level committee to investigate the alleged HIV blood transfusion to four thalassemia kids in Satna district. It is also being investigated whether the blood transfusion took place in other hospitals also or only in the government hospital, said the minister while addressing media persons on Tuesday on completion of two years of BJP-led state government. Four children suffering from th ...Read More >
CHENNAI: Right4Paws, a premium pet nutrition brand owned by Coimbatore-based Pet Prakalp India Pvt Ltd, has announced the successful closure of its Series A funding round in which it has raised Rs 14 crore from a group of high net-worth individuals. Three Pins Capital Ltd, UAE, acted as advisor to the transaction. The capital raised will be used to expand manufacturing infrastructure, scale production capacity and strengthen internal capabilities. Pet Prakalp operates as the research, innovat ...Read More >
New Delhi: Congress Parliamentary Party Chairperson Smt. Sonia Gandhi today delivered a powerful address in the Rajya Sabha, spotlighting the dire conditions faced by women workers integral to India's flagship government programs, including ASHA workers, Anganwadi workers and helpers, and community resource persons under the National Rural Livelihood Mission. Speaking with urgency, Smt. Gandhi highlighted the paradox of these programs, designed to empower women, yet leaving the very workers who ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], December 16 (ANI): Congress Parliamentary Party Chairperson and Rajya Sabha MP Sonia Gandhi on Tuesday urged the Centre to "work closely" with the state governments to fill all vacancies of Accredited Social Health Activists (ASHA) and Anganwadi workers in the country, and also flagged their "meagre" honorariums despite their vital contribution to public service delivery. Addressing the Upper House of the Parliament during the Zero Hour, Sonia Gandhi urged the government to e ...Read More >
New Delhi : The Gates Foundation today announced the appointment of Archna Vyas as its Country Director for India. In this role, Archna will lead the foundation's work in close collaboration with the central and state governments, philanthropists, civil society, academia, and the private sector to advance the foundation's priorities in India, aligned with the Government of India's vision of Viksit Bharat. The foundation has worked in India since 2003, in collaboration with the Indian government ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], December 16 (ANI): Congress Parliamentary Party Chairperson Sonia Gandhi on Tuesday drew the attention of the Rajya Sabha to the ongoing distress faced by women workers implementing critical government programs, including ASHA workers, Anganwadi workers and helpers, and community resource persons under the National Rural Livelihood Mission. Speaking in the Rajya Sabha, Gandhi said, "I rise to draw the urgent attention of this House to the continued distress of women workers i ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], November 20 (ANI): India's child-focused policies are driving significant improvements in well-being and poverty reduction, yet stronger, sustained social sector investment is essential to secure long-term gains for the country's 460 million children, according to UNICEF India Representative Cynthia McCaffrey. In its latest report, State of the World's Children 2025, released on the occasion of World Children's Day on Thursday, UNICEF revealed that more than 400 million child ...Read More >
VMPLNew Delhi [India], November 14: The Anil Agarwal Foundation (AAF), the social impact arm of the Vedanta Group, India's leading energy transition metals, oil & gas, critical minerals, power, and technology conglomerate announced a landmark moment in India's social impact journey. Nand Ghar, Vedanta's flagship social impact initiative, has surpassed the 10,000 centers milestone across 16 states, transforming the lives of over four lakh children and three lakh women every day, nationwide.Nand G ...Read More >
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin on Friday extended Children's Day wishes and said he would stand by them at every step of their development and rejoice in their success. In a post on X, he listed several welfare measures being implemented by his government for children, including nutrition kits, the breakfast scheme at schools, the Anbukarangal Scheme for children who have lost their parents, Naan Mudhalvan, Pudhumai Penn and Tamil Pudhalvan schemes, and the Tamil Nadu State Policy for Chi ...Read More >
VMPL New Delhi [India], November 14: The Anil Agarwal Foundation (AAF), the social impact arm of the Vedanta Group, India's leading energy transition metals, oil & gas, critical minerals, power, and technology conglomerate announced a landmark moment in India's social impact journey. Nand Ghar, Vedanta's flagship social impact initiative, has surpassed the 10,000 centers milestone across 16 states, transforming the lives of over four lakh children and three lakh women every day, nationwide. Na ...Read More >
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