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October 11 , 2019
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- In a bid to tackle malnutrition, government is developing an Atlas to map the crops and food grains grown in different regions of the country.
- The atlas will be used to promote nutritious protein rich food in local areas.
- Union Government has launched a new initiative called “POSHAN Atlas” under the Poshan Abhiyaan scheme.
- It is launched as a collaborative effort of
- Ministry of Women and Child Development (WCD)
- Deendayal Research Institute
- Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
- According to the World Bank Global Nutrition Report – 2018, malnutrition costs India at least $10 billion annually in terms of lost productivity, illness and death.
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