India, Nov. 26 -- One out of every three children in India is malnourished, making us one of the leading nations in terms of malnourished children. According to the 2018 Global Hunger Index, India ranked 103 out of the 119 qualifying countries, with a score of 31.1, which is high enough to ring the bells for serious concern for hunger deprivation. The nation houses 46.6 million stunted children, one-third globally, as per the Global Nutrition Report 2018. Approximately half of all the under-five child mortality in India is credited to undernutrition.

The crisis of malnutrition is alarming and needs immediate attention. Any leading nation can't accomplish the economic and social development goals of the society, without addressing the bas...