Right to Food : Policy Support and Governance
Right to Food Enough food is produced to feed everyone – however over 690 million people are currently suffering from chronic hunger. Every woman, man and child has the right…
Right to Food Globally
The orders issued by the court clearly established that the court understands the right to life, affirmed in article 21 of Indian constitution, as implying the right to food. While…
Right to Life also includes pure Foods: Supreme Court
The right to life and human dignity also encompasses the right to have food articles and beverages which are free from harmful residues such as pesticides and insecticides, the Supreme…
A Common Sense Approach to the Right to Food
Reference to ‘the right to food’ has been a fixture of food security debates since the 1996 Rome Declaration on World Food Security, and the movement to enshrine the human…
The human right to adequate food and freedom from hunger
The Heads of State and Government gathered in Rome at the World Food Summit at the invitation of FAO, reaffirmed on November 13 1996 the right of everyone to have…
The Fight for the Right to Food continues
According to figures from the FAO, there are almost 870 million chronically undernourished people in the world today, primarily in developing countries. Every year, 6 million children die, directly or…
Right to Food -A Fundamental Right
In the above mentioned Proceedings, the Commission has taken the view that the Right to Food is inherent to a life with dignity, and Article 21 of the Constitution of…
Right to Food and Development
The historical and political background of the Right to Food (hereinafter also referred to as RTF) is much more than the history and politics of malnutrition. It concerns the development…
Malnutrition in India
This article is based on the editorial “The malaise of malnutrition”. It talks about the reasons and challenges associated with malnutrition in India Modern-day India represents a paradoxical situation where a…
Challenges in Malnutrition
Source : https://health.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/industry/challenges-in-malnutrition/59942512 World Bank data indicates that India has one of the world’s highest demographics of children suffering from malnutrition According to the survey, 38.4% of Indian children under…