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Stagnating funds deliver blow to nutritional status of schoolchildren in state

Budgets for key schemes such as the Prime Minister’s Overarching Scheme for Holistic Nutrition (POSHAN) and the Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) have stagnated and do not account for price rises for essential commodities.

13 April 2024, 23:32 IST

Stagnating funds deliver blow to nutritional status of schoolchildren in state

Stagnating funds deliver blow to nutritional status of schoolchildren in state

Stagnating funds deliver blow to nutritional status of schoolchildren in state

13 April 2024, 23:32 IST

Anganwadi kids shun broken-wheat upma, 90% goes waste

Approximately 250 grams of the upma is served to a child every day. With over 15 lakh children in 65,911 Anganwadis in the state, an estimated 2.6 lakh kgs of food may be getting wasted per day.

11 April 2024, 08:07 IST

Anganwadi kids shun broken-wheat upma, 90% goes waste

Anganwadi kids shun broken-wheat upma, 90% goes waste

Anganwadi kids shun broken-wheat upma, 90% goes waste

11 April 2024, 08:07 IST

Living museums of natural history

In the vicinity of Hesaraghatta lake, which is Bengaluru’s sole remaining grassland, researchers have documented approximately 235 bird species. The lesser florican, a bird thought to be extinct for 100 years, was rediscovered in 2011 in the Hesaraghatta grasslands.

28 March 2024, 00:38 IST

Living museums of natural history

Living museums of natural history

Living museums of natural history

28 March 2024, 00:38 IST

Bengaluru stares at insipid food table as water table dips in Kolar, Chikkaballapur

As a water crisis looms, lakhs of borewells in these districts are proving insufficient in providing a reliable water source for agriculture and drinking needs — putting the drinking water security of people in Chikkaballapur and Kolar and supply of vegetables to Bengaluru in jeopardy.

17 March 2024, 23:50 IST

Bengaluru stares at insipid food table as water table dips in Kolar, Chikkaballapur

Bengaluru stares at insipid food table as water table dips in Kolar, Chikkaballapur

Bengaluru stares at insipid food table as water table dips in Kolar, Chikkaballapur

17 March 2024, 23:50 IST

Karnataka: Midday meal scheme affected due to fund shortage

This is particularly concerning when the state government has opted to expand the midday meal initiative to students in 223 drought-affected taluks over the summer break.

14 March 2024, 21:15 IST

Karnataka: Midday meal scheme affected due to fund shortage

Karnataka: Midday meal scheme affected due to fund shortage

Karnataka: Midday meal scheme affected due to fund shortage

14 March 2024, 21:15 IST

Mending the fracture: India’s healthcare gender gap

While narratives and studies about the gender gap in diagnosis, treatment and research have come to the fore globally, there is little research or even acknowledgement of these gaps in the Indian context.

10 March 2024, 09:48 IST

Mending the fracture: India’s healthcare gender gap

Mending the fracture: India’s healthcare gender gap

Mending the fracture: India’s healthcare gender gap

10 March 2024, 09:48 IST

Spacing out surgeries could’ve saved Pavagad women: DHO

After preliminary investigations, the district health department has terminated the services of one doctor and two support staff under the National Health Mission.

28 February 2024, 03:06 IST

Spacing out surgeries could’ve saved Pavagad women: DHO

Spacing out surgeries could’ve saved Pavagad women: DHO

Spacing out surgeries could’ve saved Pavagad women: DHO

28 February 2024, 03:06 IST

On the road to independence

The state’s first trans woman to drive autos for a living, Kaveri Mary D’Souza, an Udupi native, is inspiring many to reach for new dreams and livelihoods.

31 December 2023, 17:34 IST

On the road to independence

On the road to independence

On the road to independence

31 December 2023, 17:34 IST

A transformation in the heartlands

Smart schools, libraries and women-friendly spaces — this is only a glimpse into the world of changes that M Shobha Rani has affected as a government officer

31 December 2023, 17:32 IST

A transformation in the heartlands

A transformation in the heartlands

A transformation in the heartlands

31 December 2023, 17:32 IST

Copra farmers in Karnataka on slippery ground as prices fall 50% in 5 months

This drastic reduction, farmers and experts say, is the result of a lack of government intervention to rein in the increased import of palm oil at subsidised rates and the government’s failure to procure copra to stabilise prices.

09 December 2023, 22:15 IST

Copra farmers in Karnataka on slippery ground as prices fall 50% in 5 months

Copra farmers in Karnataka on slippery ground as prices fall 50% in 5 months

Copra farmers in Karnataka on slippery ground as prices fall 50% in 5 months

09 December 2023, 22:15 IST