World Hunger
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345 million persons moving towards starvation, warns United Nations
UN World Food Programme chief said that the number of civilians facing acute food insecurity was 2.5 times higher than before the coronavirus pandemic began.
Scroll Staff
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War in Ukraine has left the world grappling with the highest levels of hunger in 21st century
The two warring countries account for 30% of total global wheat exports, 20% of corn exports and close to 80% of sunflower seed production.
Daniel Maxwell, The Conversation
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In 2020, one in 10 people on Earth was undernourished
Since global hunger was increasing even before the Covid-19 emerged, simply ending the pandemic is not likely to reverse the trend.
Jessica Eise, The Conversation
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Faltering economy, poor citizens, South Asia’s bully: The reality of India’s global ambitions
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Why Justice Datta’s attack on petitioner in VVPAT verdict is worrisome for PILs
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In his new book, journalist Boria Majumdar addresses BCCI’s two-year ban after an online controversy
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This artificial sweetener can destroy gut bacteria and intestine cells
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Fact-checking five days of Narendra Modi’s speeches: A catalogue of lies
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World hunger has risen for three straight years – and climate change is a key reason
After declining for nearly a decade, the number of hungry people in the world is growing again.
Jessica Eise, The Conversation & Kenneth Foster, The Conversation
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World hunger rises after a decade; conflict, climate change major reasons: United Nations report
The number of hungry people in the world increased from 7.77 crore in 2015 to 8.15 crore in 2016.
Scroll Staff
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Fact-check: Did India fall 45 places in Global Hunger Index rank from 2014 to 2017?
India stood at 100 of 119 countries and has the third-highest score in all of Asia. Only Afghanistan and Pakistan are ranked worse.
Pratik Sinha, AltNews.in
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Watch: Woman recreates pet parrot’s choreography
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Watch: Neighbours rescue infant from second floor sunshade after she fell from fourth floor balcony
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Video: Listen to this acapella version of Shankar Mahadevan’s ‘Breathless’ by four singers
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Watch: Argentinian woman is crowned Miss Universe Buenos Aires at 60
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Watch: K-Pop singer Aoora sings in Assamese as he collaborates with Nilotpal Bora in a new folk song
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Why end world hunger by 2030? We have the moral obligation to end it now: Swami Agnivesh
The livestock and bio-fuels industry is snatching food from the plates of the hungry, the social activist told a UN World Food Programme meeting in Rome.
Swami Agnivesh
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Scientists have engineered the food that will help save a starving, warming planet
As the planet warms, time is running out to develop new cultivars that can cope with the heat. Luckily, scientists may have stumbled upon a solution.
Jack Aldwinckle, qz.com