India is home to one-third of the world’s stunted children. With 35.5% of children under 5 stunted, 19.3% wasted, and anaemia rising to 67.1%, child malnutrition remains a national emergency. Explore the NFHS-5 data, state-wise disparities, the caste intersection, government interventions like ICDS and POSHAN Abhiyaan, and what India must do to break the intergenerational cycle of hunger.
