Child Nutrition

Study links underweight children in urban India with social backwardness, illiteracy and lack of toilets

A new study by National Institute of Nutrition shows that an underweight child in urban India is more likely to belong to a disadvantaged community, have an illiterate father or live in a home without a toilet than other children

Karnataka has over 47,000 severely malnourished children: Government

Karnataka has more than 47,000 severely malnourished children, according to government figures.