Which state has recently become the third state to have a food Security Atlas?

Solution

• Jharkhand became the third state after Bihar and Odisha in eastern India to have a Food Security Atlas for its rural areas prepared by Delhi-based Institute for Human Development (IHD) as part of the research initiative of the Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research (IGIDR), Mumbai.
• Odisha and Bihar had their Atlas launched in 2018.
• This Atlas has been prepared by the IHD as part of the research initiative ‘System of Promoting Appropriate National Dynamism for Agriculture and Nutrition (SPANDAN)’ implemented by the IGIDR with support from a grant from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.
• The objective of SPANDAN initiative is to undertake research understanding the linkages between agriculture, nutrition and health in India.