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India ranks 105th in Global Hunger Index, in 'serious' category

The Global Hunger Index (GHI), a tool used by international humanitarian agencies to measure and track hunger levels with GHI scores based on under-nourishment and child mortality indicators across......

Govt rejects global hunger ranking after India fares poorly

The Centre on Friday said it was shocking that India's rank was lowered on the Global Hunger Index and it termed the methodology used for rankings 'unscientific'. IMAGE: An NGO worker......

India's Global Hunger Index rank is 102

The 2021 Global Hunger Index (GHI) shows us the impact of multiple crises like climate change, violent conflicts, and the COVID-19 pandemic, which led many countries to a grim hunger situation.......

Global Hunger Index doesn't really measure hunger: Health ministry

The Global Hunger Index exaggerates the measure of hunger, lacks statistical vigour and has problems on multiple counts, Union health ministry sources said Tuesday after India stood 107th out of......

Uttam's Take: India on Global Hunger Index

India ranked 94 among 107 nations -- yes, you read that right, 94 out of 107! -- in the Global Hunger Index 2020 and is in the 'serious' hunger category Last year, India's rank was 102 out of 117......

India ranks 111th on Global Hunger Index; govt says measure 'flawed'

India ranked 111th out of 125 countries in the Global Hunger Index-2023, which was rejected by the government as erroneous and having malafide intent. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com The......

Why India scores poorly in global hunger index

India's extremely poor score in successive years in the global hunger index (GHI) should remind policy makers of the unfinished agenda of liberalisation. In 2012, the International Food Policy......

Hunger in India came down to 13.7% during 2021-23: UN-FAO report

In what could come as a piece of good news, hunger in India — as measured by the Prevalence of Undernourishment (PoU) by the United Nation’s Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO)......

Hunger Index: Pak, B'desh, Nepal fare better than India

India has slipped to 101st position in the Global Hunger Index (GHI) 2021 of 116 countries, from its 2020 position of 94th and is behind its neighbours Pakistan, Bangladesh and Nepal. Eighteen......

Is the Food Security Bill a game-changer?

Food insecurity and hunger are rooted in bad policies, faulty design, poor governance and a lack of political will, says N C Saxena. According to the latest Global Hunger Report, India continues to......

'India does not have to make turning wickets...'

‘India does not have to make turning wickets. They have got great seamers in their lineup, and they have certainly shown that they can bowl teams out with pace’ IMAGE: India players and......

Kohli@37: The staggering stats of India's run king

IMAGE: Virat Kohli: The unstoppable engine of Indian batting. Photograph: BCCI Virat Kohli’s journey from Delhi’s galli cricket to global stardom has been built on a foundation of staggering......

From desk jobs to Asia Cup, Oman's inspiring story

'Most boys worked in offices and then managed cricket on the side.' IMAGE: Captain Jatinder Singh and all-rounder Sufyan Mehmood carry not just Oman's hopes but also the story of a nation......

Russell hopes to end on high, inspire Windies youth

'To represent the West Indies has been one of the proudest achievements in my life.' IMAGE: Andre Russell, who was part of West Indies' T20 World Cup-winning squads in 2012 and 2016, expressed......

400 and counting: Manpreet etches name in history

The 33-year-old midfielder from Punjab, a place synonymous with Indian hockey folklore, now stands as the second-highest capped Indian men's player of all time, behind only former Captain and......