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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· May 13, 2022 · 07:03 pm

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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· Feb 23, 2022 · 10:41 pm

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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· Nov 08, 2021 · 12:37 pm

Why does India struggle to battle hunger?

Food insecurity remains an alarming issue due to entitlement failures.

Ananya Sharma

· Oct 20, 2021 · 09:00 am

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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· Oct 15, 2021 · 07:35 pm

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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· Oct 14, 2021 · 09:45 pm

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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· Oct 16, 2020 · 05:41 pm

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

· Sep 11, 2020 · 01:30 pm

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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· Oct 16, 2019 · 10:19 am

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

· Jul 30, 2018 · 06:30 am

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

· Jul 27, 2018 · 09:46 am

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

· Oct 15, 2016 · 02:30 pm