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India has added facial recognition to the Poshan Tracker to ensure nutrition benefits reach the right people and reduce leakages. However, it raises concerns about privacy, consent, and the risk of excluding genuine beneficiaries. The Problem it Hopes to Solve Arguably, India has one of the world’s largest child nutrition programmes. Every day, nearly millions…
India is making strong progress toward SDG 1.2, significantly reducing multidimensional child poverty through social welfare programs, improved access to education, healthcare, and nutrition, according to UNICEF’s 2025 report. Declining Child Poverty: UNICEF India is making steady progress toward achieving Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 1.2, which aims to reduce poverty in all its dimensions by…
NITI Aayog and UNICEF India have partnered to improve maternal and child nutrition in Aspirational Districts through strengthened Anganwadi centres, frontline worker training, and CSR-supported initiatives. The collaboration aims to boost health outcomes and create scalable models for underserved regions. India’s policy think tank NITI Aayog has signed a Statement of Intent with UNICEF India…
NITI Aayog and UNICEF have partnered to improve maternal and child nutrition in India’s Aspirational Districts and Blocks through better healthcare delivery, awareness campaigns, and CSR-funded nutrition initiatives. The collaboration will also strengthen Anganwadi infrastructure, enhance ICDS services, and build the capacity of frontline workers to improve nutrition outcomes in underserved regions. India has taken…
In November 2000, Bihar and Jharkhand parted ways. The bifurcation birthed two siblings from one weary parent. Leaders on both sides pledged a brighter future. They promised equitable growth and stronger welfare. Child nutrition was at the heart of those vows. Twenty-five years later, the promises echo faintly. Malnutrition still stalks the young in both…
