Country: India Source: World Food Programme Please refer to the attached file. HighlightsAs part of ongoing efforts to strengthen climate and gender-responsive programming, the Norwegian Ambassador to India, H.E. Ms. May-Elin Stener, and WFP India Country Director, Ms. Elisabeth Faure, visited Nagaon, Assam on 24–25 April. They interacted with government officials, project partners, and communities engaged in the ENACT project, focusing on livelihoods, ecosystem restoration, and climate resilience. Ms. Faure also met with the Honourable Chief Minister of Assam, Mr. Himanta Biswa Sarma, to discuss potential areas of collaboration under the project.Operational UpdatesSocial Protection and Supply Chain• On 26 May, WFP facilitated a training on qualitative data analysis for 45 officials from NITI Aayog’s Development Monitoring and Evaluation Office. The session covered techniques for managing qualitative data using Microsoft Office tools and demonstrated the ATLAS.ti analysis tool.• In a major scale-up, the Government integrated Smart Warehouse Dashboards with Depot Darpan, the national warehousing portal launched in May 2025. The SMART Warehouse solution, previously piloted by WFP across 15 locations, employs AI and sensor-based monitoring to reduce grain losses and improve stock management within the Public Distribution System (PDS). The Government now aims to extend this solution to 2,278 warehouses across the country.Nutrition and School Feeding• WFP strengthened the capacity of government stakeholders and industry players in 10 states, focusing on rice fortification and the FoRTrace digital traceability portal. In Assam, Bihar, and Uttar Pradesh, WFP trained 107 rice millers, 40 fortified rice kernel manufacturers, and 66 food officials in Uttar Pradesh; 17 rice millers in Assam; and 55 millers with 20 officials in Bihar. In Bihar, 124 officials were trained as master trainers. In Maharashtra, Odisha, and Uttarakhand, WFP trained 875 officials from various departments, including Integrated Child Development and Education. Additionally, 76 food officials were trained in Kerala.• In Chhattisgarh, under the Poshan Pratham campaign, sensitisation sessions and school rallies were conducted across six districts in 57 government schools, reaching more than 2,200 students, teachers, and staff. Messages about fortified rice were promoted through hoardings in several districts, and radio jingles were broadcast on municipality vehicles in four districts.