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

08.02.18(MPPCS) Madhya Pradesh Current Affairs

MADHYA PRADESH Kanhan river water at alarmingly critical level   For the second consecutive year, just before the onset of summer, water level in Kanhan river has dropped to an alarmingly critical level in the first half of February itself.   The river flow as measured on Wednesday morning at the upstream Beena confluence was 129MLD, which … Read more

08.02.18 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN 14-yr-old swimmer Gauravi Singhvi does Rajasthan proud in Mumbai   Ninth-grader Gauravi Singhvi, 14, from the City of Lakes set another record by covering a distance of 48 kilometers in 9 hours 22 minutes in Mumbai on Tuesday. She is the youngest swimmer in the state to do so. She began her mission from … Read more