India's Hunger
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India ranks 111th among 125 countries in Global Hunger Index
The country fares worse than all its neighbours except Afghanistan.
Scroll Staff
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In Odisha, a child’s death lays bare a food crisis in Adivasi hamlets
Eight years ago, 19 malnourished children had died in Jajpur district. Not much seems to have changed since then.
Sweta & Sameet
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RSS body demands action against Global Hunger Index surveyors for ‘defaming India’
The Swadeshi Jagran Manch urged the Centre to take steps against a German NGO which ranked India 107th among 121 countries on the index.
Scroll Staff
Trending
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‘Saffronisation of Doordarshan’: After DD News unveils new logo, social media users express alarm
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‘They built the Ram temple. That is bigger than providing jobs.’
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How Karnataka’s once-powerful Janata Dal Secular was reduced to a Hindutva offshoot
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How Guwahati became the second-most polluted city in the world
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Is apple cider vinegar as good for health as it sounds?
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India ranks 107th out of 121 countries in Global Hunger Index 2022
Centre alleged that the report is an ‘erroneous’ measure of hunger that suffers from ‘serious methodological issues’.
Scroll Staff
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9.06 crore Indians will go hungry due to climate change by 2030, says report
Temperature across India will rise in the range of 2.4 degrees Celsius to 4.4 degrees Celsius by 2100, said International Food Policy Research Institute.
Scroll Staff
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79% of Indian households experienced ‘food insecurity’ last year, shows survey
The ‘Hunger Watch’ survey, conducted across 14 states, calculated ‘food insecurity’ based on a scale developed by UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization.
Scroll Staff
Video
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Eco India, Episode 258: Is repurposing waste saving the environment from further degradation?
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Watch: This fan-made trailer imagines Henry Cavill and Margot Robbie starring in a James Bond film
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Watch: Mount Ruang erupts in Indonesia, spewing columns of ash and lava
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Watch: Unbelievable scenes of flooding in Dubai airport, streets, and malls after heavy rain in UAE
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Indian elections: How secure is the EVM-VVPAT process?
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Over 33 lakh children are malnourished in India, Maharashtra has highest number: Report
Over half of these children are in the severe category, according to government data.
Scroll Staff
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Why does India struggle to battle hunger?
Food insecurity remains an alarming issue due to entitlement failures.
Ananya Sharma
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Global Hunger Index score was calculated using unscientific methodology, claims Centre
The statement came a day after India was ranked 101st among 116 countries in this year’s Global Hunger Index.
Scroll Staff
The Reel
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‘Trap’ trailer: M Night Shyamalan’s thriller stars Josh Hartnett as a serial killer
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Watch: Five directors shoot on iPhones for MAMI Mumbai Film Festival initiative
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‘Do Aur Do Pyaar’ review: Adultery saga has a maths problem
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‘Love Sex Aur Dhokha 2’ review: Laboured and barely provocative
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‘Civil War’ review: An urgent film about a barely-distant future
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Global Hunger Index: India ranks 101 out of 116 countries, behind Pakistan, Nepal and Bangladesh
India continued to remain in the ‘serious’ category of the index.
Scroll Staff
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Global Hunger Index: India ranks 94 out of 107 countries, in ‘serious’ category
While the overall rating improved compared to 2019, India is once again the worst performer in child wasting rates.
Scroll Staff
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Hunger and malnutrition loom large over India as anganwadis stay shut amid coronavirus pandemic
As jobs are lost and starvation grows, the impact is being felt most by malnourished children, pregnant women and nursing mothers.
Radhika Bordia, Article-14.com
The Field
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Wrestling, Asian Olympic Qualifiers: Vinesh, Anshu, Reetika secure Paris 2024 quotas for India
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Watch, highlights ISL 2024: Odisha FC through to semi-final after beating Kerala Blasters in playoff
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IPL 2024: KL Rahul, Quinton de Kock power Lucknow to comfortable win over Chennai
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Wrestling, Asian Olympic Qualifiers: Aman loses in semi-final as Indian men fail to win Paris quotas
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Shooting, Indian Olympic trials: Esha Singh, Bhavesh Shekhawat lead in respective 25m pistol events