India's Hunger
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Trending
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‘Media, politicians totally clueless’: Sudhir Chaudhary on Zee News before leaving the channel
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Questions arise when police arrest Mohammed Zubair, but not Nupur Sharma, says retired SC judge
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How the Modi government has weaponised the ED to go after India’s Opposition
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‘You are immortalised in our hearts’: A cellmate’s letter to Stan Swamy on his death anniversary
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Muslim eatery owner arrested in UP for packing meat dishes in newspaper with images of Hindu deities
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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.
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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.
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Video
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‘Market price is very high’: Inflation in Pakistan pushes up prices for sacrificial cattle this Eid
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Caught on camera: Black balloons released near PM Modi’s helicopter in Andhra Pradesh
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Watch: Rapper Drake joins Backstreet Boys to perform ‘I Want It That Way’ at Toronto concert
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Watch: Eco-activists glue themselves to frame of painting at National Gallery in London
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Watch: Man laid off from job builds outdoor resort for birds to eat, play, and drink water
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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.
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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
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Global Hunger Index: India’s rank down to 102 out of 117 countries, in ‘serious’ category
The index, which calculates the hunger levels and malnutrition in the word, had ranked India at 95 in 2010.
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The Reel
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‘Dr. Arora’ trailer: Web series takes a humorous look at sexual problems
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Circle of love: Nagesh Kukunoor on going from ‘Hyderabad Blues’ to ‘Modern Love Hyderabad’
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Start the week with a film: ‘American Honey’, the flip side of the American Dream
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In ‘Shamshera’, a ‘masala potboiler’ and Ranbir Kapoor as ‘never seen before’
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Deepti Naval at the movies: Single-screen theatres, Rajesh Khanna and ‘Mera Naam Joker’
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Delhi starvation deaths shine light on why malnourished children are not enrolled in anganwadis
These centres are supposed to provide free meals for children and there were four of them close to where the deaths took place.
Vijayta Lalwani
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Delhi starvation deaths: How the government safety net failed to protect a family on the margins
With no ration card or food support, three young sisters starved to death in the National Capital.
Vijayta Lalwani
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India has programmes to alleviate hunger but not the will to enforce them
The Global Hunger Index ranks India a poor 97 among 118 countries.
Priyanka Vora
The Field
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Hockey World Cup: Vandana Katariya equalises again as India hold China to 1-1 draw
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Watch, Wimbledon 2022: Djokovic comes back from two sets down against Sinner, credits ‘inner fight’
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World Test Championship: India docked two points after Edgbaston test, slip below Pakistan
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FIH Hockey Women’s World Cup, India vs China as it happened: India held to a 1-1 draw
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Malaysia Masters Super 500: Malvika Bansod, women’s doubles pairs bow out on a tough day for Indians