India’s Child Wasting

Facts for Prelims (FFP) Source: DTE   Context: According to the latest UN inter-agency estimates, India has the highest child-wasting rate globally, with over 18% of Indian children affected by wasting in 2020.   Other findings: India had a stunting rate of 31.7 per cent in 2022, down from 41.6 per cent in 2012 India …