Bridge the milk divide for a nutritionally secure India
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Bridge the milk divide for a nutritionally secure India

The Hindu  

For a long time, India has told the incredible supply side story of its milk revolution. Consumption disparities The latest Household Consumer Expenditure Surveys by the National Sample Survey Office show that households in the top-income decile consume three to four times more milk per capita compared to households in the lowest-income decile. Urban households consume ~30% more milk per capita than rural ones, despite most milk being produced in rural India. Among social groups, Scheduled Tribe households consume four litres less milk per capita compared to general category households. Ensuring equitable access for the most vulnerable while moderating overconsumption among the affluent would honour Verghese Kurien’s vision of a nutritionally secure India, making the benefits of the milk revolution accessible to all.

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Why adulteration is rampant in unorganised dairy sector
6 months ago

Why adulteration is rampant in unorganised dairy sector

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi Nearly half of all dairies in India, the world’s largest milk producer, fall in the unorganised sector and adulteration of ghee or clarified butter, a traditionally valued fat, is rampant, experts have said. Of this, “less than half of the milk sold is handled by the organised sector comprising dairy cooperatives and private dairy enterprises, while the rest …

Milk Price Surge: 4 in 10 Families Have Cut Down on Quantity or Switched to Alternatives, Survey Says
2 years, 1 month ago

Milk Price Surge: 4 in 10 Families Have Cut Down on Quantity or Switched to Alternatives, Survey Says

News 18  

Frequent increase in prices of milk of different brands in the last one year has compelled many consumers, already struggling with household expenditure post Covid pandemic, have either reduced the consumption of milk or switched to cheaper alternatives, a survey shows. According to a survey by LocalCircles, 19% families have cut down on the quantity consumption of milk after the …

Why ensuring nutrition for its children is emerging as India’s silent emergency
2 years, 5 months ago

Why ensuring nutrition for its children is emerging as India’s silent emergency

Firstpost  

Better nutrition is related to improved infant, child and maternal health, stronger immune systems, safer pregnancy and childbirth, lower risk of non-communicable diseases and longevity With a population of over 1.25 billion, 22 official languages and half a dozen major religions, India has always been a country with a unique blend of paradoxes. Better nutrition is related to the improved …

India must strengthen ICDS, midday meals to tackle paradox of falling nutrition outcomes amid rising GDP
3 years, 11 months ago

India must strengthen ICDS, midday meals to tackle paradox of falling nutrition outcomes amid rising GDP

Firstpost  

The COVID-19 pandemic has shifted policy focus to health in an unprecedented manner. The data on stunting, wasting and underweight are usually collected from Demographic and Health Surveys, a collection of nearly 400 surveys across 90 countries. The percentage of GDP spent by India on health has been low compared to countries like China, and the average in Latin America …

Number of undernourished people declines in India; obesity in adults on the rise: UN report
4 years, 8 months ago

Number of undernourished people declines in India; obesity in adults on the rise: UN report

The Hindu  

The number of undernourished people in India has declined by 60 million in over a decade, according to a UN report which said that there were less stunted children but more obese adults in the country. The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World report, released on Monday, estimated that almost 690 million people globally were undernourished in …

Mother's milk is the best
6 years, 2 months ago

Mother's milk is the best

Deccan Chronicle  

As per statistics, only 44.6 per cent of infants are breast fed within an hour of birth, and only 54.9 per cent are exclusively breast fed for six months in India. The World Health Organisation and UNICEF insist that exclusive breastfeeding has to be encouraged by the community and government must initiate comfortable eco-systems so that women can opt for …

2 out of 3 Indians drink milk laced with detergent, urea and paint
9 years ago

2 out of 3 Indians drink milk laced with detergent, urea and paint

Hindustan Times  

Two out of three Indians drink milk laced with detergent, caustic soda, urea and paint, union minister for science and technology Harsh Vardhan told the Lok Sabha on Wednesday, underscoring the country’s struggle with adulteration of food items by unscrupulous traders. Union minister Harsh Vardhan said over 68% of the milk sold did not conform to standards laid down by …

The dairy diary: myths about milk
12 years, 6 months ago

The dairy diary: myths about milk

Hindustan Times  

Did you know that boiling and re-boiling milk several times a day on a high frame affects the nutritional content of the milk? Although it doesn’t happen anymore, there was a time when many children in north India did not make it to their fifth birthday as they fell victim to the Indian Childhood Cirrhosis — a manifestation of copper …

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