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When you’re hungry and on a tight budget, do you fill up on a bag of chips, or reach for the fruits and vegetables, knowing they'll cost a small fortune? A recent report by the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) suggests that for many Indians, the former option is the only option. India's economic boom may be grabbing headlines, but beneath the surface lies a hidden crisis – a silent battle with <keyword id="20854722" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="undernutrition" source="keywords">undernutrition</keyword>. To be precise, 16.6% of the country’s population is suffering from malnutrition, the report said. This is an increase from 2011 levels, when 15.4% of the population was malnourished. Spurning this purported <keyword id="21886989" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="unhealthy-diet" source="keywords">unhealthy diet</keyword> is the fact that at least 38% of the Indian population ate unhealthy foods, while only 28% ate all five recommended food groups — including at least one starchy staple food, one vegetable, one fruit, one pulse, nut or seed and one animal-source food. But as more and more people turn to salty snacks and fried foods, this might not just be a matter of taste preference; economics plays a dirty hand. The <keyword id="21886988" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="IFPRI-report" source="keywords">IFPRI report</keyword> highlights a cruel twist – nutrient-rich foods like fruits and vegetables are significantly more expensive than calorie-dense, processed options. This means people struggling to make ends meet are often forced to choose cheap, <keyword id="21886985" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="calorie-dense-foods" source="keywords">calorie-dense foods</keyword> over a <keyword id="24524" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="balanced-diet" source="Orion">balanced diet</keyword>. The consequences are stark, but the situation gets even more complex. India, like many developing countries, faces a "double burden" of malnutrition. While undernourishment persists, there's also a rise in overweight and obesity. This seemingly contradictory trend can be explained by the affordability factor – people fill up on cheap, unhealthy calories, leading to weight gain without proper nutrition. IFPRI points a finger at agricultural and food policies that prioritise cheap staples like rice and wheat over a wider range of nutritious crops. Subsidies and research focus often neglect essential pulses, coarse grains, and the vegetables people need for a balanced diet. This new report is a wake-up call. It urges policymakers to prioritise a food system that offers affordable, healthy options for everyone. This means revamping agricultural policies, educating consumers about healthy choices, and potentially even regulating the marketing of unhealthy processed foods. It remains to be seen if our government and policy makers will be able to find a way to make healthy eating accessible to all. In the meantime, stay informed and stay safe.

More Indians choose cheap, unhealthy over nutritional food due to lack of affordability: Report

New Delhi, Apr 7 () Food insecurity, malnutrition and poverty may escalate, particularly among marginalised people in the developing world due to the rapid spread of coronavirus, a latest report by International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) said on Tuesday. IFPRI in the 2020 Global Food System report said policymakers must focus on building a more resilient, climate-smart, inclusive and healthy food systems that can help people withstand these types of shocks. Worldwide, more than 13 lakh people have been infected by coronavirus since its outbreak in China in December last year, while more than 70,000 have died including over 50,000 in Europe and more than 10,000 in the US. In India, there are 4,421 confirmed cases with 114 deaths so far. "The spread of COVID-19 has highlighted how vulnerable we all can be to global shocks," IFPRI Director General Johan Swinnen said. He said food systems provide opportunities to improve food and nutrition security, generate income, and drive inclusive economic growth, but even in prosperous times many people are deprived of these benefits. "Greater inclusivity in food systems is not a panacea for this or any other crisis, but it is a critical part of strengthening our resilience. "Times of crises also offer opportunities for change and it is essential that we act now so that everyone, especially the most vulnerable, can recover from the COVID-19 shock and be prepared to withstand future shocks," he said. The report highlighted the central role that inclusive food systems play in meeting global goals to end poverty, hunger, malnutrition and offered recommendations for making food systems more inclusive for four marginalized groups – smallholders, women, youth, and conflict-affected people. The report observed that national food systems across the developing world are already transforming rapidly, creating challenges and opportunities to make them more inclusive to all these groups. Case studies of these transformations in Bangladesh, Ethiopia, Nigeria, and Vietnam provide useful examples of the drivers and components of change, as well as the promising entry points for actions that can increase inclusion, it said. "Approaches to food system transformation must be country specific, as each country's food system is unique," said John McDermott, director of the CGIAR Research Program on Agriculture for Nutrition and Health. Governments can foster these inclusive food systems by enacting laws, policies, and regulations that provide basic infrastructure, create the right market incentives, promote inclusive agribusiness models and leverage the potential of digital technology, the report said. Additionally, investments in human capital in areas such as secure land tenure rights, improved access to information, and stronger social protections can lower the barriers to participation that many marginalized groups face, it added. LUX SHW DRRDRR

COVID-19: Food insecurity, malnutrition, poverty may escalate in developing world says IFPRI

<ul><li>India’s has the disturbing distinction of having the highest number of stunted children. </li><li>The government has launched a scheme to combat undernutrition in the country. </li><li>But the scheme must provide for women’s well-being, says a study.</li></ul>India has the dubious distinction of ranking number one when it comes to the number of children exhibiting stunted growth. The condition is caused by chronic undernutrition in children in their most formative years - from the start of pregnancy to the age of two. According to a report released by <a href="http://unicef.in/Whatwedo/10/Stunting" data-type="tilCustomLink">UNICEF</a> last year, a staggering 38 percent of children in India, younger than five years, are stunted. Stunted children are quick to contract illnesses and disease and easily succumb to them. It is also associated with an underdeveloped brain that leads to reduced mental ability and thereby resulting in a domino effect of poor learning capacity, poor performance in school, lower earnings and they are eventually more susceptible to chronic nutrition-related diseases like diabetes, hypertension, and obesity. A new study by the <a href="https://www.ifpri.org/country/india" data-type="tilCustomLink">International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)</a> centred around understanding the geographical burden of stunting in India reveals that for the country to effectively combat stunting, the government must focus on women’s well-being and education. Low body mass index (19%) and education (12%) in women contributed to almost three-fourths of the differences in childhood stunting between low and high burden in Indian districts. Other factors contributing to this difference include adequate diet for children (9%), assets (7%), open defecation (7%), age at marriage (7%), antenatal care (6%), and household size (5%). The <keyword id="6557928" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="ifpri">IFPRI</keyword> study is based on the recently-released <keyword id="6557929" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="national-and-family-health-survey">National and Family Health Survey</keyword> (2015–2016) that covered 601,509 households in 640 districts. The researchers studied the determinants of stunting across the country’s diverse states and districts. The number of stunting cases varies substantially across districts. 239 of 640 districts have stunting levels above 40% whereas 202 have recorded 30–40% stunting in children. Districts with high numbers are heavily clustered in the north and centre of the country. 
	
	
	
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 Source: Understanding the geographical burden of stunting in India: A regression-decomposition analysis of district-level data from the 2015–16; Authors: Purnima Menon, <keyword id="6557927" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="derek-headey">Derek Headey</keyword>, Rasmi Avula, and Phuong Hong Nguyen In order to address the problem of malnutrition, the government has launched a scheme called POSHAN (Prime Minister’s Overarching Scheme for Holistic Nutrition) Abhiyan or <keyword id="1577971" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="National-Nutrition-Mission">National Nutrition Mission</keyword> with a three year budget of Rs. 9046.17 crore (approx. $1.3 billion) commencing from 2017-18. This study aims to help the government prioritise actions to combat undernutrition by improving the socioeconomic, nutritional and health status of girls and women. The study suggests that the POSHAN mission will work if the government applies a district-wise targeted method to improve in women’s health, women’s education and women’s access to antenatal care and other services. According to Derek Headey, co-author of this study, “Our study highlights, yet again, the importance of gender-related factors, especially in South Asia. Any efforts to address stunting in high burden districts in India that do not explicitly consider the multiple ways in which women’s status and poverty play out, will likely fall short.”

Lack of focus on women’s well-being, education is leading to stunted growth in India’s children

India has emerged as the world’s fastest growing economy. However, Asia’s third largest economy just ranked 97th among 118 countries in the Global Hunger Index (GHI) released by the <keyword id="108578" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="International-Food-Policy-Research-Institute">International Food Policy Research Institute</keyword> (<keyword id="6557928" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="ifpri">IFPRI</keyword>). This puts the country behind even <keyword id="6354759" type="COUNTRY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Bangladesh">Bangladesh</keyword>, <keyword id="41896" type="COUNTRY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Iran">Iran</keyword>, <keyword id="6355112" type="COUNTRY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Iraq">Iraq</keyword>, and <keyword id="6354767" type="COUNTRY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Nigeria">Nigeria</keyword> in the hunger map. 
 
India’s policy addressing hunger and malnutrition in all age groups has a feast of questions and a famine of answers. India’s hunger, being worse than any sub-Saharan country, needs crisis management and a long term vision. 
 
<a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/Excise-duty-in-cigarette-hiked-Tobacco-farmers-in-india-are-struggling-to-make-ends-meet/articleshow/56872791.cms">ALSO READ: Excise duty in cigarette hiked. Tobacco farmers in India are struggling to make ends meet</a> 
 Be it <keyword id="4227644" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="manohar-das">Manohar Das</keyword> of <keyword id="4227647" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="tewri">Tewri</keyword> village in <keyword id="6360371" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Jharkhand">Jharkhand</keyword>, who works in hundred days of wage-employment or <keyword id="4227646" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="shib-baksha">Shib Baksha</keyword> of <keyword id="4227645" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="amlasol">Amlasol</keyword> village in <keyword id="61773" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="West-Midnapore">West Midnapore</keyword> district of <keyword id="6357783" type="CITY" weightage="20" keywordseo="West-Bengal">West Bengal</keyword>, who works as contract labour at nearby village, the thin line that connects them is the ignorance about ‘<keyword id="2209492" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="Modi-Sarkar">Modi Sarkar</keyword>’. The only thing they understand by the government is getting staples at Rs 2/kg and free goodies. However, staples alone can’t fulfill nutritional needs, as a result they end up with stunted growth and other diseases. Not everyone is as lucky as them. Their neighbours, unable to procure <keyword id="49514" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="bpl">BPL</keyword> (below poverty level) identity cards and Ration Cards aren’t entitled to these basic facilities and have to starve most of the days. Only feast they can think of is ant eggs roast during the scorching summer months. 
 
 
 
India’s overall GDP growth is expected to end at <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/Excise-duty-in-cigarette-hiked-Tobacco-farmers-in-india-are-struggling-to-make-ends-meet/articleshow/56872791.cms">7.1% this financial year</a>, as compared to 4.6% two years back. While food still counts as the basic requirement of human existence, India is a country that not only produces enough, but ironically, there is never enough for its ever growing population to eat. Funnily, while millions go hungry, for <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/Excise-duty-in-cigarette-hiked-Tobacco-farmers-in-india-are-struggling-to-make-ends-meet/articleshow/56872791.cms">India storage of surplus food</a> has always been a problem. 
 
 
 
India’s hunger-management disaster 
While development in many sectors is acknowledged, what is lesser known is that India has also made considerable progress on many social fronts, such as fertility decline, expansion of schooling and bridging the gender gap in education, especially at the primary and lower secondary levels. However, there is one <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/Excise-duty-in-cigarette-hiked-Tobacco-farmers-in-india-are-struggling-to-make-ends-meet/articleshow/56872791.cms">area of human development</a>, where India has been a disaster: tackling hunger and malnutrition. 
 
Child malnutrition rates in India are extraordinarily high- among the highest in the world, with nearly one-half of all children under 3 years of age being either underweight or stunted. Indeed, <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/Excise-duty-in-cigarette-hiked-Tobacco-farmers-in-india-are-struggling-to-make-ends-meet/articleshow/56872791.cms">child malnutrition rates </a>are higher in India than in many countries of sub-Saharan <keyword id="12925" type="ENTERTAINMENT" weightage="20" keywordseo="Africa">Africa</keyword>, even though income levels are significantly higher and levels of infant and child mortality are lower in India. 
 
 
 
Pediatric malnutrition Prevalence of child malnutrition in India has remained stubbornly high even after nearly a half-century of respectable agricultural productivity growth and two decades of post-reform economic growth and prosperity in the country. Adding more support to the view that child malnutrition is weakly correlated with income is the finding that among children of mothers with 10 or more years of schooling as well as mothers from the top income quintile, around one-quarter are underweight. Even in a relatively prosperous and dynamic state like <keyword id="6354766" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Gujarat">Gujarat</keyword>, child malnutrition rates have been stagnant over the past decade. 
 
<a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/heres-how-indepay-is-making-rural-india-cashless/articleshow/57232771.cms">ALSO READ: HOW INDEPAY IS MAKING RURAL INDIA CASHLESS</a> 
 The <keyword id="121300" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="National-Family-Health-Survey">National Family Health Survey</keyword> (NFHS) found that a <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/heres-how-indepay-is-making-rural-india-cashless/articleshow/57232771.cms">significant number of adults</a> in India suffer from malnutrition. Almost 58 per cent of pregnant women aged 15-49 were found to be anaemic. The Global Food Security Index also revealed that Indians lack adequate quantities of iron, <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/heres-how-indepay-is-making-rural-india-cashless/articleshow/57232771.cms">Vitamin A and protein in their diets</a>. 
 
 
 
“Half of the children who die before five years of age have malnutrion as a cause in their pathogenesis. If we look at proportion of weight at birth, 23 per cent of children weigh less than 2.5 kg, which is below normal. This low birth weight has its reason in the womb, which is where they are malnourished already before being born. Low birth weight increases over time and so by the time they are three-years-old, half the children are malnourished. Because of poor sanitation we have widespread <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/heres-how-indepay-is-making-rural-india-cashless/articleshow/57232771.cms">faecal oral contamination</a>. Water and food sources have high degrees of contamination and it results in diarrhoea and other gastro intestinal illnesses, which increases the child mortality rate,” said renowned public health specialist and activist Dr <keyword id="43944" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Binayak-Sen">Binayak Sen</keyword>. 
 
 
 
State of famine 
In 1943, three million people died in the infamous <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/author_articles_all.cms?query=%22Suchayan%20Mandal%22&amp;author=Suchayan-Mandal-479239841">Bengal famine</a>. There was no shortage of grain in <keyword id="6356978" type="CITY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Bengal">Bengal</keyword> at that time, yet people had nothing to eat. Interpreting the Famine of 1943,<a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/author_articles_all.cms?query=%22Suchayan%20Mandal%22&amp;author=Suchayan-Mandal-479239841"> Nobel Laureate Amartya Sen </a>suggested that the reason for it was the breakdown of the social arrangement in distributing food. To put the matter in a world context, every three seconds somewhere around the world, a child dies of causes related to avoidable malnutrition. "In those three seconds, the world armaments industry spends 120,000 USD in order to keep the system responsible safely in place,” Binayak Sen told <keyword id="824043" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Business-Insider">Business Insider</keyword>. 
 
 
 
Ignorant policies that do the most harm Skyrocketing prices of daily food items spell more woe for the people, who are already paying "too much" to survive. International Fund for Agricultural Development’s (<keyword id="1367836" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="IFAD">IFAD</keyword>) Rural Poverty Report-2011 states, “While international food prices have declined since mid-2008, they are still substantially higher than prior to the price surge, and they are likely to remain at 2010 levels or higher for the next decade.” The report has suggested that about 100 million of world’s rural and urban people have to remain hungry. 
 “It will remain high, the era of cheap food is over," said <keyword id="669006" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Richard-Mahapatra">Richard Mahapatra</keyword>, managing editor of Down to <keyword id="6359982" type="ENTERTAINMENT" weightage="20" keywordseo="earth">Earth</keyword>. "This is because productivity of agriculture is low and thus impacts production. This is the supply side issue. Also the rainfed areas that contribute a signifcant amount of foodgrain is not getting the policy focus. Even though the new second Green <keyword id="24385" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="revolution">Revolution</keyword> is aimed at that, it seems to be flawed. Now, the demand side. Demand is increasing but we don't have robust distribution mechanism. So, it creates further price rise. Also, there is huge diversion of agricultural lands to other uses. Combined with low productivity, less lands and absence of distribution mechanism, we are set for high price rise.” 
 Due to the PDS (<keyword id="89442" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="Public-distribution-system">Public Distribution System</keyword>) and the <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/author_articles_all.cms?query=%22Suchayan%20Mandal%22&amp;author=Suchayan-Mandal-479239841">public wage programmes</a> starvation deaths have definitely come down, he contended. Often we call cheap food grain programmes as populist. They are indeed popular as poor find them useful and their starvation is avoided with this entitlement. 
 
 
 
Adult malnutrition 
“Roughly 33-35 per cent of the entire Indian population have a BMI below 18.5, which is indicative of calorie malnutrition. They aren't getting enough food to eat. More than one-third of India is on a chronic basis not getting proper food to eat. Low BMI is also restricting people’s immunity,” said Binayak Sen. 
 “Without addressing nutritional status, there can be no adequate development. Food Security Act does nothing for betterment of nutritional status of the poeple as such. <keyword id="250148" type="ENTERTAINMENT" weightage="20" keywordseo="The-Bill">The Bill</keyword> is like 'something is better than nothing'. Five kilos of wheat per person per month make two chapattis per day. With two chapatis the nutritional question isn’t answered. This terrible nutritional deficit is yielding polarization in society,” he added. 
 
Urban malnutrition 
In villages, people stay in close bond with each other, who can be approached for help in <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/author_articles_all.cms?query=%22Suchayan%20Mandal%22&amp;author=Suchayan-Mandal-479239841">times of crisis</a>. Migrating people in cities start living in slums and ghettos, where they have to live with people unknown and untrustworthy. Moreover, people fight here to make ends meet, which actually leads to self-centric attitude. 
 
Red corridor hunger 
“People who are in chronic situation and stable famine are able to withstand only because of their access to natural resources like land, water and forest," opined Binayak Sen. "<a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/author_articles_all.cms?query=%22Suchayan%20Mandal%22&amp;author=Suchayan-Mandal-479239841">Access to this resources was unrestricted</a>. Designating the common properties as commodities that can be owned by corporates is restricting poeple’s right to access and in a way right to live. Any form of resistance is labelled as insurgency. First they try civil ways and then take recourse in military measures. People have to confront. Application of eminent domain needs to be questioned. Under 5th schedule, govt has to ensure people’s access to natural resources but there is not a single instances of government intervening.” 
 
“They have mapped it as red corridor but poeple’s deprivation hasn't been mapped yet," said Sen. 
 
"We need to relook at the arm forces and UAPA laws. Whole discourse in election has become restricted to attitudes to development. Development is about accessing resources. Nobody is saying there are vital issues involved. What is going to happen to the poeple whose right has been denied? State will not be thwarted in its course. There needs to be a contestaion in the level of people. They need to raise the issue.” 
 
Business Insider’s Take 
Agriculture contributes around 16 per cent to<a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/author_articles_all.cms?query=%22Suchayan%20Mandal%22&amp;author=Suchayan-Mandal-479239841"> India’s GDP</a>; it is coming down over the years. But still 60 per cent people depend on this. What does this mean? Is it that it is reliable as a source of livelihood or people don't have any other source thus depend on agriculture? In both the cases, shifting people out of agriculture is going to be a tough challenge. Industries or the service sectors have their own limitation and can't absorb such a huge number of people. Strategically, this will be a blunder as we kill out food self-sufficiency.

BI Investigation: India’s food nightmare is killing millions of
children across the country every day

When women are empowered, children are less likely to be underweight, say researchers who have studied several households in <keyword id="19897145" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="odisha" source="keywords">Odisha</keyword>. The study gathered data from more than 1,900 farming households from 12 districts in Odisha, home to some of India's most vulnerable tribal groups. The research was conducted by the Alliance of Biodiversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT), Italy, which sought to gather field evidence of how <keyword id="20009191" type="General" weightage="100" keywordseo="women-empowerment" source="keywords">women empowerment</keyword> affects <keyword id="19992806" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="food-security" source="keywords">food security</keyword>, and quality of diet and childhood. The findings were published in the journal PLoS ONE. The researchers scored the women in these households using the Women's Empowerment in Agriculture Index (WEAI), a measure that helps gauge their inclusion in agriculture. The index quantifies such factors as women's decision-making related to agricultural production and their control over how income was used in the household, among others. The index was co-launched in 2012 by the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), headquartered in Washington, DC. The WEAI, based on individual-data, but reported as an aggregate score at national or regional level, also measures women's empowerment relative to that of the men in their households. The researchers compared the WEAI score with varied aspects of the woman's household, such as the number of different foods and weight of children for their age. The team also measured the height and weight of the children and discovered that women's empowerment significantly increased children's weight-for-age z-scores (WAZ), and weight-for-height z-scores (WHZ), but not their height-for-age z-scores (HAZ). Z-scores reveal how distant one's individual score is from the average of the entire sample. "The improvements in the z-scores contributed to reduced prevalence of underweight and wasting in children with mother's with a higher empowerment score," lead researcher Jonathan Mockshell, an agricultural economist at the Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT, said. "Overall, the results showed that women's empowerment improved household dietary diversity, food consumption, and <keyword id="22853204" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="child-anthropometry" source="keywords">child anthropometry</keyword> (reduced prevalence of underweight and wasting in children) among the vulnerable populations in Odisha, India," the authors wrote. India continues to be the largest contributor to global prevalence of hunger and malnutrition, resulting in a rising number of cases of children with conditions, such as anaemia, stunted growth, underweight and disability. Multiple programmes aimed at women empowerment have been rolled out, including <keyword id="21340350" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="mission-shakti" source="keywords">Mission Shakti</keyword> by the state government and the Odisha Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Group Empowerment and Livelihoods Improvement Program (OPELIP), the authors said. Owing to limited evidence of how women empowerment impacts on nutritional outcomes among vulnerable population groups, we conducted our study in the context of OPELIP, they said. Future studies could provide additional insights in this regard using larger datasets, since the current study involved a relatively small number of respondents for data on child physical measurements like weight and height, Mockshell said.

Study provides evidence of effects of women empowerment on children weight and height

A recent <keyword id="19918794" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="icmr" source="keywords">ICMR</keyword> report highlighting the many evils of <keyword id="21839065" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="ultra-processed-food" source="keywords">ultra processed food</keyword> sent news channels across the country into a frenzy of publishing fear-mongering articles. Like all those self-proclaimed ‘experts’ and dieticians with questionable certifications using Instagram to scream into our faces about how everything we were feeding ourselves was going to dole us an untimely death weren’t enough. In light of these developments and fresh food getting increasingly more expensive, how is the working-class Indian supposed to feed themselves? As the cost of living continues to surge, families around the globe are feeling the pinch in their pockets. From housing to healthcare, every aspect of our financial lives is under scrutiny. Yet, perhaps one of the most telling impacts of this crisis is the subtle shift in our grocery shopping habits, particularly when it comes to fresh produce. Amidst these tightening purse strings and pressure to eat clean and healthy, a trip to the grocery shop is akin to carefully picking your way through a minefield. And I, for one, would be lying if I said that all of this wasn’t frustrating me. An IFPRI report revealed that nutrient-rich foods like fruits and vegetables are significantly more expensive than calorie-dense, processed options. And this is leading to a rather large sect of the population unable to meet the recommended <keyword id="21129270" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="dietary-guidelines" source="keywords">dietary guidelines</keyword>. While this is a huge problem that needs to be addressed from multiple fronts, a more accessible alternative to farm-fresh veggies and fruits might be hiding in plain sight: frozen foods. Often overlooked in favour of their fresh counterparts, frozen foods offer a convenient and cost-effective solution. We know what you’re thinking. Some @healthy_eats_with_champa advised you against eating frozen food because they don’t have the same nutritional value as ‘fresh’ food. However, contrary to popular belief, frozen fruits and vegetables can retain higher levels of certain nutrients, such as vitamin C and E, owing to their rapid freezing process. In fact, freezing not only preserves nutritional quality but also extends shelf life, reducing the risk of food waste — another concern that weighs heavily on environmentally conscious consumers. With a little foresight and preparation, surplus garden produce can be transformed into a freezer bounty, ready to elevate your culinary creations. Furthermore, another viable option that is oft painted in a negative light, canned fruits and vegetables, can also suit budget-conscious shoppers. Despite undergoing the canning process, which entails cooking, these pantry staples remain a reliable source of essential nutrients. To mitigate nutrient loss, consider adding canned vegetables towards the end of the cooking process, ensuring maximum retention of their nutritional value. For those seeking to diversify their palate while reaping the nutritional benefits, fermented foods offer a tantalising solution. Beyond their tangy flavours and crunchy textures, fermented vegetables harbour a wealth of probiotics, invaluable for nurturing a <keyword id="22031830" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="healthy-gut-microbiome" source="keywords">healthy gut microbiome</keyword>. In the face of economic uncertainty, the quest for nutritious yet affordable meals need not be an insurmountable challenge. By embracing the versatility of frozen, canned, and fermented produce, individuals can navigate the cost of living crisis without compromising on their health and well-being. So, the next time you find yourself perusing the aisles of the supermarket, consider the wealth of options available beyond the gleam of fresh produce. After all, a balanced diet is not a privilege but a fundamental right for all.

Buying frozen and canned produce could actually help working Indians eat more nutritional meals!

<ul><li>SBI has cut the savings rate by 0.25% to 2.75% on all deposits. </li><li>The Confederation of Indian Alcoholic Beverage Companies (CIABC) has urged 10 states to allow sale of alcoholic beverages. </li><li>Investor wealth on Tuesday jumped ₹ 7,71,377 crore as markets bounced back.</li></ul>Following are the top business stories of April 7. India biggest producer of 'game-changer' hydroxychloroquine drug; has enough capacity India is the biggest manufacturer of hydroxychloroquine, the anti-malarial drug that is being touted as 'game-changer' in the fight against COVID-19 and is being aggressively sought by US President Donald Trump. WhatsApp to limit sharing of frequently forwarded messages to one chat at a time WhatsApp will allow users to send frequently forwarded messages to only one chat at a time as part of efforts to curb spreading of misinformation amid the <keyword id="1754604" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="coronavirus">coronavirus</keyword> pandemic. Sensex, Nifty log best single session ever tracking global peers Indian market gauges Sensex and Nifty logged their biggest one-day gains ever in absolute terms on Tuesday, tracking global peers amid signs that the Covid-19 pandemic may be peaking in some of the hard-hit countries. Indian economy likely to grow 2% in FY21: Icra Icra Ratings on Tuesday sharply cut the country's GDP forecast amid the COVID-19 crisis and expects the economy to grow at just 2 per cent in the current fiscal. Rupee surges 49 paise to end at 75.64 against dollar amid stocks rally The rupee on Tuesday surged by 49 paise to close at 75.64 against the US dollar, following a rally in stock markets. Insurance cos start offering exclusive COVID-19 policies, partnering with online payment firms Seeing business opportunity amid the spread of the coronavirus pandemic, insurance companies in the country have started offering policies specific to COVID-19 and some of them partnered with digital payment service providers to push sales of such plans, officials said on Tuesday. Remuneration paid to directors to attract GST: AAR Companies will have to pay GST on the remuneration they dole out to directors, the Authority for Advance Ruling (AAR) has said. Food insecurity, malnutrition, poverty may escalate in developing world says IFPRI Food insecurity, malnutrition and poverty may escalate, particularly among marginalised people in the developing world due to the rapid spread of coronavirus, a latest report by International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) said on Tuesday. Plunging fuel demand has OMCs worried on all fronts National oil companies are staring at inventory losses as they have to bring down refinery throughputs because of the plunging demand for fuels following the nationwide lockdown to contain the deadly coronavirus infection. RBI relaxes overdraft facility norms for states, UTs The Reserve Bank on Tuesday relaxed norms for state governments to avail overdraft facilities for a longer period until September 30 as they are facing cashflow mismatches amid coronavirus outbreak leading to countrywide lockdown. IL&amp;FS case a 'blessing in disguise' to address corp governance issues: Official Describing the IL&amp;FS matter as a "watershed moment", Corporate Affairs Secretary Injeti Srinivas has said it was a blessing in disguise that forced the government to take the bull by its horns and address the difficult issue of corporate governance. French firm Total's arm invests ₹ 3.7K cr to form JV with Adani Group French energy firm Total SA on Tuesday said it has invested Rs 3,707 crore to set up 50:50 joint venture with Adani Green Energy Ltd (AGEL) through its step-down subsidiary. Investor wealth jumps Rs 7.71 lakh cr as markets recover Investor wealth on Tuesday jumped ₹ 7,71,377 crore as markets bounced back after two days of fall, tracking a broad-based rally in global equities. Vodafone Idea users face connectivity issues Several subscribers of Vodafone Idea on Tuesday reported poor call and data connectivity issues. SBI cuts savings rate by 25 bps to 2.75% The country's largest lender SBI on Tuesday said it has cut the savings rate by 0.25% to 2.75% on all deposits. Allow liquor sale; illicit trade burden on exchequer: CIABC to 10 states The Confederation of Indian Alcoholic Beverage Companies (CIABC) has urged 10 states to allow sale of alcoholic beverages saying that a blanket ban during the lockdown to contain coronavirus has resulted in sale of illicit and spurious liquor while causing burden on exchequer. SEE ALSO:<a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/topic/coronavirus">Coronavirus News and Updates</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/india/news/how-to-check-coronavirus-symptoms-at-home/articleshow/74960334.cms">What are the Coronavirus symptoms and how to check for them at home</a>

From liquor sale amid lockdown to SBI cutting savings rate- here’s what you might have missed in headlines today

<ul><li>The <keyword id="6354977" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="Supreme-Court">Supreme Court</keyword> of India has decided to suspend the implementation of India’s three new farm laws until further notice. </li><li><keyword id="45053" type="POSITION" weightage="20" keywordseo="Chief-Justice-of-India">Chief Justice of India</keyword> <keyword id="2193113" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="SA-Bobde">SA Bobde</keyword> instructed the formation of a four-member committee — all of whom are pro-reform — to bridge the divide between the government and the protestors.</li><li>The hearing will resume on January 18.</li></ul>The Supreme Court bench headed by Chief Justice of India (CJI) SA Bodbe has hit pause on India’s new farm laws. "We are going to suspend the implementation of the three farm laws until further orders", he said. The apex court has also stepped in to resolve the deadlock between farmers unions and the government by constituting a committee of agricultural economists and experts. However, all four members — Ashok Gulati, PK Joshi, Bhupinder Singh Mann and Anil Ghanwat— are pro-reform. None are a part of the farmer groups who want the laws repealed entirely. <div type="twitter" handle="barandbench" handlename="Bar &amp; Bench" image="http://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/1304761912068984833/5-qPfQOb_normal.jpg" favoritecount="102" retweetcount="38" status="Supreme Court stays the implementation of Three Farm Legislations#SupremeCourt #FarmersProtests #FarmLaws https://t.co/qoq9sWkud5" createdat="1610439109000" id="1348905510175531008"></div> “We are forming a committee so that we have a clearer picture. We don't want to hear arguments that farmers will not go to the committee. We are looking to solve the problem," the Chief Justice said. A stay on the new farm laws means that while the laws have not been repealed, the government cannot forcefully implement them until further notice. Members of the <keyword id="10583038" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="farm-laws-committee">farm laws committee</keyword> Agricultural economist Ashok Gulati has been a vocal supporter of deregulating agricultural markets. “I’ve been asking for this for 20 years,” he told Business Insider in an <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/policy/economy/ashok-gulati-interview-on-essential-commodities-act-and-apmc-changes/articleshow/75760364.cms">earlier interview.</a> <div type="image" title="ashokgulati_edited" msid="80233351" hostid="261" caption="&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;Agricultural economist Ashok Gulati&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;"></div> Agricultural expert and former director of the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) PK Joshi too is another propagator of the new farm laws. His published articles praise the government’s efforts to assuage the farmer’s concerns. “Scrapping the three farm laws will be disastrous for the entire agricultural sector, more so for the farmers,” he wrote in one the editorials published in the <a href="https://www.financialexpress.com/opinion/need-to-think-beyond-minimum-support-prices/2167394/">Financial Express</a> <div type="image" title="pk joshi" msid="80233394" hostid="261" caption="&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;Agricultural expert and former director of the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) PK Joshi&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;"></div> The two farm union members — National President of the Bharatiya Kisan Union Bhupinder Singh Mann and President of the Shetkari Sanghatana Anil Ghanwat — are part of the pro-reform farm groups. In mid-December, the two met with Agriculture Minister NS Tomar and <a href="https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/pro-reforms-farm-groups-seek-implementation-of-new-laws-with-amendments/article33327886.ece">called for</a> the implementation of the laws after bringing certain amendments to satisfy the protesters. <div type="image" title="VS 2021 (1)" msid="80233488" hostid="261" caption="&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;National President of the Bharatiya Kisan Union Bhupinder Singh Mann (L) and President of the Shetkari Sanghatana Anil Ghanwat (R)&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;"></div> <div type="Article" hostid="261" msid="80211336" title="‘You tell us whether government is going to put on hold farm laws or we will do this,’ Supreme Court tells Centre" mstype="2" mssubtype="0"></div> India’s three new farm laws: <ol><li>Farmers (Empowerment and Protection) Agree of Price Assurance and Farm Services Act 2020</li><li>Farmers Produce Trade &amp; Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Act</li><li>Amendment to the Essential Commodities Act</li></ol>In addition to the farmers’ objections to the new laws, it was also contended that the laws are unconstitutional. They were passed at the height of the pandemic at a time when the opposition had boycotted the Monsoon Session of Parliament and requests for a recorded vote — instead of a voice vote — were ignored. Attorney General KK Venugopal added allegations that Khalistani’s have infiltrated the protests. “If there is an infiltration by a banned organization, and somebody is making an allegation here on record, you have to confirm it. You file an affidavit by tomorrow,” Bodbe told Venugopal. The hearing will resume on January 18. 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All four members on the panel appointed by the Supreme Court have openly supported the farm laws in recent days

<ul><li>India’s child nutrition program may have left out women and poor from the benefits under <keyword id="481348" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="Integrated-Child-Development-Services">Integrated Child Development Services</keyword> (ICDS). </li><li>India is home to almost 31% of world’s stunted children with 46.6 million stunted children recorded last year, as per the Global Nutrition Report. </li><li>The program was particularly lagging in ‘high malnutrition’ states — Uttar Pradesh and Bihar.</li></ul>A government-run program to curb undernutrition in India may have <a href="https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/indias-child-nutrition-programme-excludes-poorest-households-study/articleshow/68196603.cms">left out</a> less educated women and poorest households from accessing benefits of the nutrition program, according to a recent study conducted by researchers at the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). Launched in 1975, the program — Integrated Child Development Services — gained momentum in the country from 2006 to 2016. Overall, the program aims to foster children under the age of six years and pregnant and lactating women, providing food, education and healthcare facilities. With alarming levels of undernutrition in India, the program plays a key role — in 2015 it served an estimated 102 million women and children in the country. However, the study has shown that the program, initially aimed at disadvantaged castes and tribes, lagged in <a href="https://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/fewer-gains-for-child-nutrition-plan-in-up-bihar-study-119022800193_1.html">high malnutrition states</a> of Uttar Pradesh and Bihar. Worryingly, it revealed that pregnant women with low education received far fewer services compared to other people. The study’s authors point to logistical challenges to reach these communities. "Even in better performing states, exclusion of poor could be due to challenges of reaching remote areas, despite attempts to close district-wise equity gaps or local challenges of exclusion within villages due to caste or location-based exclusion," research co-author Kalyani Raghunathan said in a statement to IANS. The study found improvement in the program’s services in four key areas — supplementary food, health and nutrition education, health check-up, and child-specific services. Childhood supplementary food service growth saw a jump of eight percentage points from 2006 to 2016. The program covered more than 50% in the central and southern states of Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Uttaranchal, Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh. India is home to<a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/one-third-of-the-worlds-stunted-children-live-in-india/articleshow/66875512.cms"> almost 31%</a> of world’s stunted children at 46.6 million stunted children recorded last year, as per Global Nutrition Report. The study was the first to do an in-depth analysis on a national scale, study researcher Arindam Nandi<a href="http://v"> reportedly </a>said. With inputs from IANS See also: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/one-third-of-the-worlds-stunted-children-live-in-india/articleshow/66875512.cms">India has over 46 million stunted children — that's more than the population of Australia and Sri Lanka put together</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/half-of-childhood-cancer-cases-go-undiagnosed-says-a-lancet-study/articleshow/68195268.cms">Half of childhood cancer cases go undiagnosed, says a Lancet study</a>

India left out women from its largest child nutrition program: Study

<div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table float_right"><div><div class="image on-image"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/ifpri/6169707470/">flickr/IFPRI</a></div></div></div>US crude oil inventories fell last week after a climb for two straight weeks.The latest <a href="http://www.eia.gov/petroleum/supply/weekly/">data</a> from the Energy Information Administration showed a fall in stockpiles by 4.3 million barrels in the week ending July 10.This brought the total number of barrels to 461.4 million, maintaining them at a level not seen in the last 80 years.In the <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/us-crude-oil-inventories-july-8-2015-7">prior week</a>, inventories climbed by 384,000 barrels.Shortly after the release, West Texas Intermediate crude oil fell slightly to around $52.17 per barrel, down more than 1%. Oil prices have zigzagged this week, but fell more than 2% on Tuesday after news of the Iran nuclear deal crossed, with some watchers concerned about a flood of exports to the market.More to come ...

US oil inventories fall after a two-week build

<div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table float_right"><div><div class="image on-image">REUTERS/StringerPeople play with pigeons at a park in Wuhan, Hubei province, April 10, 2013.</div></div></div>Can money buy <keyword id="6358439" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="happiness">happiness</keyword>? If the Chinese growth story is to be believed, the answer is no. 
Despite their per capita <keyword id="47201" type="COMPANY" weightage="60" keywordseo="income">income</keyword> being nearly 20 times what it was in the late '80's, the Chinese have experienced a decline in life satisfaction.
<keyword id="1334" type="COUNTRY" weightage="60" keywordseo="China">China</keyword>'s growth model has not been completely "happy," according to <a href="http://papers.nber.org/tmp/49245-w19648.pdf">the Oxford Companion to the Economics of China ,write</a> Shenggen Fan of the IFPRI, Ravi Kanbur of Cornell University, Shang-Jin Wei of Columbia University and Xiaobo Zhang of Peking University. 

They believe there are four reasons for this: 
1. The relative wealth effect: 
As income increases, people's aspiration primes to a new target. Relative deprivation is a widespread phenomenon. For example, when seeing neighbors suddenly getting rich, one may feel relatively deprived and less happy even though his own income does not change at all."
2. While the Chinese economy has done well overall, there is a large rural-urban gap in income:
"The large rural-urban gap in income and access to public service has been a defining feature of the contemporary Chinese economy, generating a major source of resentment for rural residents. Although during the reform period, health indicators have improved, their rural-urban gap has widened."
3. The higher education gap between rural and urban populations has widened:
"Thanks to the nine-year mandatory education law introduced in 1986, illiteracy rate has largely been eliminated in both rural and urban areas (Li, entry in this volume). However, the access to higher education has widened. In the late 1970s, most of the college students came from rural areas. However, the share of rural student dropped to only 10% in elite universities in recent years. There is an emerging trend that many rich families send their children abroad for college, even high school education. The number of studying abroad has increased at an annual rate of 25% in the past decade. Of course, the share of studying abroad among rural families was much lower than their urban counterparts."
4. The state of the environment hasn't helped: 
"Some undesirable outcomes of growth negatively affect people's life satisfaction. Environment problems and food safety are now among the top concerns of urban residents. The heavy smog in Beijing in early 2013 highlighted the seriousness of the problem. The pollution index in Beijing exceeded the safety threshold for 19 days out of 31 days (Washington Post, 2013). Two Chinese cities command the top spots in the lists of the world's ten most polluted places. Air pollution has become a national problem."
<a href="http://papers.nber.org/tmp/49245-w19648.pdf">Read the entire paper at NBER »</a>

Becoming Richer Hasn't Made China Much Happier

<div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table float_right"><div><div class="image on-image"></div></div></div>Stocks went nowhere, but still made a record high, on Thursday in a session that saw the averages rally early before selling off to trade nearly unchanged. The big story on Thursday was oil, which continued its recent tumble, falling below $75 for the first time since 2011. 
First, the scoreboard:
<ul>
<li>Dow: 17,640.2, +28, (+0.1%)</li>
<li>S&amp;P 500: 2,039, +1, (+0.05%)</li>
<li>Nasdaq: 4,676.3, +1.1, (+0.02%)</li>
</ul>
And now, the top stories on Thursday:
1. Crude oil got <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/crude-oil-tumbles-november-13-2014-11">completely slammed</a>. Again. West Texas Intermediate crude fell more than 3.5% on Thursday to well below $75 a barrel, its lowest level since 2011. WTI crude is now down about 30% from its highs earlier this summer, and in a note to clients <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/brent-crude-will-drop-to-70-2014-11">economists at Capital Economics</a> wrote that they expect Brent crude prices (which are used as the global benchmark and are currently around $78), to fall to $70 a barrel by 2016, four years earlier than the firm had expected. 
2. The latest report on <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/weekly-initial-jobless-claims-nov-13-2014-11">weekly jobless claims</a> showed claims rose about 12,000 last week to 290,000, though this level is still near 13-year lows. Following the report, Ian Shepherdson at Pantheon Macro said that, "absent any shove from tighter policy, claims can remain close to their current trend for an extended period." 
3. The BLS also released its latest Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey, or <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/jolts-report-november-13-2014-11">JOLTS report</a>, which showed there were slightly fewer job openings in September than in August, though job openings are still near multi-year highs. The biggest piece of data from the report, however, was the quits rate, which showed a 2% quit rate from workers in September, up from 1.8% the previous month. The report showed 2.8 million workers left their job during September, which a number of <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/markets-chart-of-the-day-november-13-2014-11">Wall Street economists</a> took as a positive sign for the labor market, with the idea being that workers are more likely to leave their job if they are confident they can find another one. 
4. New York Stock Exchange legend Art Cashin <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/art-cashin-traders-are-passing-around-singers-letter-2014-11">highlighted comments</a> from hedge fund manager Paul Singer in his morning note on Thursday, including Singer's recent commentary that "There is a current set of delusions that is powerful and dangerous: that monetary debasement can be infinitely pursued without consequences." The New York Times' Paul Krugman <a href="http://krugman.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/11/13/rage-of-the-traders/?module=BlogPost-Title&amp;version=Blog%20Main&amp;contentCollection=Opinion&amp;action=Click&amp;pgtype=Blogs&amp;region=Body">isn't so sure.</a> 
5. Warren Buffett is <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/berkshire-hathaway-acquiring-duracell-2014-11">buying batteries</a>. Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway announced on Thursday that it would acquire the Duracell brand from Procter &amp; Gamble, with P&amp;G getting $4.7 billion worth of its own shares currently held by Berkshire. The deal is expected to close in the second half of next year. 
6. DreamWorks Animation shares <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/dreamworks-shares-rise-on-hasbro-deal-talks-2014-11">gained more than 10%</a> on Thursday after reports from both Deadline.com and The New York Times said the company is in talks with Hasbro regarding a potential deal. But Business Insider's Kirsten Acuna, highlighting comments from analysts at Sterne Agee, <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/hasbro-and-dreamworks-animation-merger-makes-no-sense-2014-11">reported</a> that some in the investment community don't think the deal makes any sense. Hasbro shares fell more than 4% following the news. 
7. Twitter shares fell more than 5% on Thursday, retracing most of their gains from Wednesday, as S&amp;P <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/sp-twitter-credit-rating-bb--november-13-2014-11">assigned</a> the company's debt a 'BB-' rating, which is considered "speculative grade" or "junk" by the bond market. 
8. Apple shares gained more than 1% on Thursday, rising to a new <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/apple-has-rocketed-to-a-new-all-time-high-market-valuation-2014-11">all-time high</a> and pushing its market cap to its highest-ever level of $663.2 billion. 
9. Alibaba <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/alibaba-to-issue-bonds-2014-11">disclosed</a> that it plans to sell debt to US investors, in a deal that Bloomberg said could be worth $8 billion. 
10. Baker Hughes shares exploded higher late in the day Thursday after a <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/report-halliburton-considering-buying-baker-hughes-2014-11">report from The Wall Street Journal</a> said Halliburton is in talks to acquire its oil-field services rival. The report made no mention of a potential price, but shares of Baker Hughes, which were halted for volatility after the news, logged gains of more than 15%. 
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