The programme is annually celebrated in the month of September, with a different theme each year, primarily focusing on addressing malnutrition by ensuring convergence of various nutrition-related schemes and programmes
Rashtriya POSHAN Maah (Prime Minister's Overarching Scheme for Holistic Nutrition), also known as the National Nutrition Mission, is celebrated in the month of September every year since 2018, with the aim to reduce undernutrition levels among children below six years of age, pregnant women, and lactating mothers.
A five-year-old boy who was bitten by a stray dog last month died at the Pariyaram Medical College Hospital here on Saturday despite being vaccinated.
As heavy rains lashed various parts of Kerala, water in many rivers rose to dangerous levels prompting evacuation of hundreds of people living in low-lying areas and riverbanks.