National Nutrition

Malnutrition,its causes and effects and Govt. programmes for supplementary Nutrition

WHO Defines Malnutrition as “Malnutrition refers to deficiencies, excesses, or imbalances in a person’s intake of energy and/or nutrients. The term malnutrition addresses 3 broad groups of conditions: undernutrition, which includes wasting (low weight-for-height), stunting (low height-for-age) and underweight (low weight-for-age); micronutrient-related malnutrition, which includes micronutrient deficiencies (a lack of important vitamins and minerals) or … Read more

06.09.17 Madhya Pradesh (MPPCS) Current Affairs

MADHYA PRADESH   No misuse of funds, Madhya Pradesh government tells HC   The discretion of release of compensation rests with chief minister and the funds are subject to audit, thus, there can be no misuse of funds, said the state government in its reply submitted before the Indore bench of Madhya Pradesh high court.   Responding … Read more

02-12-2017 (MPPCS) Madhya Pradesh Current Affair

MADHYA PRADESH   Madhya Pradesh tops country in abduction with 17 victims a day in 2016   Every day, on an average, 17 children were kidnapped in Madhya Pradesh, reveals the latest data released by the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) on Thursday. Around 6,016 cases of kidnapping and abduction of children have been registered in the 2016 … Read more

09.03.18 (MPPCS) Madhya Pradesh Current Affairs

MADHYA PRADESH Shivraj Singh Chouhan Announces Pension For Single Women   Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Women’s day announced ‘Mukhyamantri Mahila Kosh’ scheme under which women who aren’t married and are above the age of 50 will be given pension.   Chouhan also took the occasion to assert that any person who … Read more

08.05.18 (MPPCS) Madhya Pradesh Current Affairs

MADHYA PRADESH Mou signed on ppp mode for placement services   A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between the State’s Employment Department and Yashasvi Academy for Talent Management Private Ltd., Pune for the upgradation of employment offices as placement centres on the basis of Public-Private Partnership (PPP) mode.   As many as 15 districts … Read more

05.05.18 (MPPCS) Madhya Pradesh Current Affairs

MADHYA PRADESH At MP schools, no eggs in mid-day meals   It’s final — eggs will not be a part of mid-day meals for children in Madhya Pradesh schools.   Though state government has always been against serving eggs to children under the free mid-day meals, Chitnis’s announcement has put a lid on the debate as … Read more

Health services, Preventive and curative health programmes in India / M.P. with an emphasis on children and women’s health. Issues related to availability of curative health to all.

Government of India is committed to the goal of ‘Health for All’  The obligation of the Government to ensure the highest possible health status of India’s population and access to quality health care has been recognized by a number of key policy documents.Health care system supplement in improving the health of individuals, particularly those belonging … Read more