POSHAN atlas to map local crops, food grains for tackling malnutrition

Fight against Malnutrition     In News In a bid to tackle malnutrition, the government is developing an Atlas to map the crops and food grains grown in different regions of the country so that nutritious protein-rich food in local areas can be promoted. Introduction Malnutrition contributed 68.2 percent of deaths of children under the age of five years in 2017 in India. As per the recent report of India State-Level Disease Burden Initiative, the…

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