Food Insecurity
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Fact check: Is the government right to criticise India’s low ranking on the Global Hunger Index?
The Union Ministry of Women and Child Development has dismissed the index, which ranks India 107 out of 121 countries, as ‘erroneous’.
Divyani Dubey, Factchecker.in
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Explainer: Why global food prices are higher today than for most of modern history
The oil price rise that started in April 2020 has affected the prices of all food commodities on the Food and Agriculture Organisation index.
Alastair Smith, The Conversation
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India’s children are not getting the nutrition they need. Here is a measure that could help
The National Family Health Survey revealed gains made in the last two decades have been reversed.
Anjana Thampi & Ishan Anand
Trending
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Big picture: How the Adani crash unfolded and what it could do to the Indian economy
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Explainer: Why a Supreme Court verdict has sparked statewide protests in Sikkim
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‘Almost Pyaar with DJ Mohabbat’ review: A throbbing musical about forbidden passion
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In this book the Dalai Lama sets forth what he considers essential qualities for good leaders
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‘I turned my impatience into something useful’: Ruth Ozeki, winner of 2022 Women’s Prize for Fiction
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Why is one in every six Bangladeshis undernourished despite a staple diet of fish?
The increased consumption of cheap, protein-poor farm-fish is limiting the country’s ability to overcome malnutrition among the poor.
Mohammad Arju
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Hunger report: Food security worsens in South Asia, UN flags India’s unemployment as possible cause
Around 821.6 million people – or nearly 11% of the world population – were still undernourished in 2018, the report said.
Scroll Staff
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In war-ravaged Yemen, starving people are eating tree leaves to survive
The food crisis stems from an import blockade imposed by Saudi Arabia.
Adel Aldaghbashy
Video
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Watch: Bill Gates learns how to make a roti from American celebrity chef Eitan Bernath
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Watch: German dog trainer sets world record for making 14 dogs walk in a conga line
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Watch: E-rickshaw driver escapes police pursuit on Amritsar’s streets
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Watch: Indian women’s cricket team take on the ‘Tum Tum’ dance challenge in the dressing room
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‘Journalism is not a crime’: Siddique Kappan after being released on bail after more than two years
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What India could learn from Ethiopia about food security
Child undernourishment rates are worse in India than in Ethiopia.
Ivica Petrikova, The Conversation
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Fruit for thought: Bananas are at risk of dying out again – here’s how we can try to save them
Monoculture has hurt the fruit in the past and is doing so again.
Jackie Turner, Aeon
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As Kolkata rotten meat scandal creates panic, Whatsapp messages add to the stink
For now, the city’s appetite for kebabs, rolls and biryani has been dulled.
Devarsi Ghosh
The Reel
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‘Jehanabad – Of Love & War’ review: A heavily spiced account of an audacious jailbreak
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‘Almost Pyaar with DJ Mohabbat’ review: A throbbing musical about forbidden passion
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‘Faraaz’ review: A shallow exploration of 2016 Dhaka terror attack
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‘The Whale’ review: Brendan Fraser is the heart of soul of redemption saga
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‘The Woman King’ review: A giddy mix of history and fantasy
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Indians need their protein where they can get it – especially from meat and eggs
A health ministry tweet clubbing meat and eggs with unhealthy food ignores the problem of protein deficiency across the country.
Nayantara Narayanan
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Niti Aayog is in denial about hunger in India – but the problem is worse than the statistics show
Instead of accepting that millions of Indians need better nutrition, the organisation’s economists have argued that the Global Hunger Index is flawed.
Sylvia Karpagam & Veena Shatrugna
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Worse than Iraq, Bangladesh and even North Korea – these charts show how hunger haunts India
India ranks 100 out of 119 countries on an index that weighs the abilities of countries to provide food security for their citizens.
Shoaib Daniyal
The Field
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ISL playoff scenarios: Here’s a look at what each club needs to do to qualify for the knockout stage
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Tennis: Nick Kyrgios pleads guilty to assaulting girlfriend but avoids conviction
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Olympics: USA backs move for Russian and Belarusian athletes to compete at Paris as neutral athletes
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La Liga: Real Madrid beat Valencia to cut Barcelona’s lead but lose Karim Benzema to injury
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ISL: Odisha FC move to sixth after draw to leave Chennaiyin FC’s playoff hopes hanging by a thread