Aahaar Kranti Mission

Vijnana Bharati (Vibha) and Global Indian Scientists’ and Technocrats’ Forum (GIST) under the Ministry of Science and Technology have come together to launch the mission with the motto of ‘Uttam Aahaar Uttam Vichaar’ or `Good Diet-Good Cognition’.
The mission is aimed to spread the message of the need for a nutritionally balanced diet and to understand the importance of being accessible to all local fruits and vegetables.
The `Aahaar Kranti’ movement is designed to address the peculiar problem being faced by India and the world called `hunger and diseases in abundance’.
The movement proposes to address the problem by working to rouse the people to the values and richness of India’s traditional diet, to the healing powers of local fruits and vegetables, and to the miracles of a balanced diet.
It will renew the focus on nutritionally balanced diets replete in locally sourced fruits and vegetables.

Studies estimate that India produces as much as two times the amount of calories that it consumes. However, many in the country are still malnourished.
The root cause of this strange phenomenon is a lack of nutritional awareness in all sections of our society.
There is a need for a nutritionally balanced diet also in the context of the current COVID-19 pandemic.
A healthy body would be able to handle the infection much better with greater immunity and higher resilience.
The United Nations has also declared 2021 as the International Year of Fruits and Vegetables, which vibes very well with Aahaar Kranti.
UN sustainable goal # 3 that emphasizes on human well-being reads, “Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages” and this goal too makes Aahaar Kranti more meaningful.

Union Minister for Science and Technology, Earth Sciences and Health and Family Welfare, Dr Harsh Vardhan has launched “Aahaar Kranti” mission recently.

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