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1 week ago | 
hindustantimes.com | Oommen C. Kurian |Debosmita Sarkar |Shoba Suri
The BRICS+ bloc, accounting for over 40% of the world’s population and a substantial share of its forest area, can play a critical role in shaping responses to climate-related health threats. The grouping’s leadership in harmonising policies across the domains of climate action and healthcare can have profound implications for global strategies to manage pandemics and protect planetary health.
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Jan 9, 2025 | 
or-f.org | Shoba Suri
Anaemia cases have been on the rise since the COVID-19 pandemic, and India needs a holistic public health approach to tackle this problemImage Source: Getty India has the highest number of anaemic individuals globally, with anaemia often described as a silent epidemic in the country. Despite efforts to address it, anaemia remains a significant public health challenge, and its prevalence has continued to rise in recent decades.
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Jan 9, 2025 | 
orfonline.org | Shoba Suri
Anaemia cases have been on the rise since the COVID-19 pandemic, and India needs a holistic public health approach to tackle this problemImage Source: Getty India has the highest number of anaemic individuals globally, with anaemia often described as a silent epidemic in the country. Despite efforts to address it, anaemia remains a significant public health challenge, and its prevalence has continued to rise in recent decades.
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Jan 2, 2025 | 
or-f.org | Shoba Suri
India’s elderly population is growing rapidly, with the number of people aged 60 and above expected to reach 193.4 million by 2031. As this demographic expands, addressing the health and nutritional needs of older adults has become a pressing challenge. In South Asia, India is experiencing a moderate rate of aging, with the proportion of elderly individuals expected to reach 20 percent by 2050, and 36.1 percent by 2100 (figure below).
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Oct 10, 2024 | 
or-f.org | Shoba Suri
Image Source: Getty This article is part of the essay series “World Mental Health Day 2024”Food insecurity is a major global public health issue that severely impacts mental well-being. The intricate connection between food security and mental health plays a crucial part in achieving both Sustainable Development Goals 2 ‘Zero-Hunger’ and 3 ‘Good Health & Well-being’.
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Sep 20, 2024 | 
news18.com | Shoba Suri
Global evidence has established the serious implications of malnutrition on a child’s physical and brain development, which, in turn, adversely affects cognitive abilities, overall productivity, and the economic progress of a nation. The World Bank notes, “A 1 per cent loss in adult height due to childhood stunting is associated with a 1.4 per cent loss in economic productivity.” Experts have also linked malnutrition to the lack of progress in 14 of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
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Sep 19, 2024 | 
news.abplive.com | Swapnil Tripathi |Kumar Kartikeya |Nayanima Basu |Shoba Suri
‘Vighnaharta’, another name for Lord Ganesh, means ‘one who removes obstacles’. However, a Ganesh Puja at the residence of the Chief Justice of India (CJI), attended by the Prime Minister (PM), has sparked controversy, with the internet up in arms against the Chief Justice. The visit has been criticised as an erosion of the separation of powers, and an act “undermining judicial independence”, given that the government is the largest litigant.
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Sep 19, 2024 | 
news.abplive.com | Nayanima Basu |Shoba Suri |Sagarneel Sinha |Amitabh Tiwari
HomeblogOpinion: When Yahya Khan Threw A Champagne Party As US Dispatched ‘Big E’ For Bangladesh An irate United States President Richard Nixon was sitting at the Oval Office in the White House with plans to impose stringent sanctions on India and even nuke it, if needed, for waging a war against West Pakistan, now Pakistan, and helping Bangladesh, then East Pakistan. It was December 1971, and the Bangladesh Liberation War was at its peak.
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Sep 17, 2024 | 
or-f.org | Shoba Suri
India has implemented several nutrition programmes over the last 40 years, including the Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) and the midday meal scheme. However, nutrition issues and stunting persist, and are roadblocks to the country’s development. The return on investment in reducing stunting and wasting is manifold, $18 on every $1 invested.
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Sep 17, 2024 | 
orfonline.org | Shoba Suri
India has implemented several nutrition programmes over the last 40 years, including the Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) and the midday meal scheme. However, nutrition issues and stunting persist, and are roadblocks to the country’s development. The return on investment in reducing stunting and wasting is manifold, $18 on every $1 invested.
