Food Insecurity
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High undernourishment, gender disparity: India’s nutrition trends align with hunger index findings
Child mortality, a key indicator, has decreased but the country’s access to nutrition remains precarious.
Deepanshu Mohan, Aryan Govindkrishnan & Jheel Doshi
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How poor nutrition increases TB prevalence, severity and why India must act urgently
The country already grapples with undernutrition and poverty. Covid-19 lockdowns and lowered incomes have worsened these statistics.
Ritu Khattar & Himanshu Patel
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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
Trending
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Bodies with hands tied uncovered from mass graves in Gaza, says UN
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‘Supporter of BJP met me’: Surat candidates on the various reasons they withdrew from the election
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CAA is a letdown, but Bengali Hindus in Assam are unlikely to ditch BJP
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Over 17,400 citizens write to EC seeking action against PM Narendra Modi for hate speech
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For better or for worse? Shifts in gender norms in India – in 12 charts
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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
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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
Video
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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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Watch Anu Malik and Sonu Nigam’s impromptu performance of ‘Main Hoon Na’ at Farah Khan’s home
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Watch: Doordarshan newsreader faints on live TV in Kolkata owing to severe heat
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Watch: Spice Girls sing ‘Stop’ as bandmates reunite to celebrate Victoria Beckham’s 50th birthday
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Watch: Over 350 ballerinas come together to break the world record for standing on tip toes
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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
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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
The Reel
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In ‘Tahader Katha’, the many partitions endured by a freedom fighter
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Watch: Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman in ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ trailer
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Start the week with a film: A legend returns in ‘Bob Marley: One Love’
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In Cannes-bound ‘In Retreat’, a Ladakh that has rarely been seen before
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‘Trap’ trailer: M Night Shyamalan’s thriller stars Josh Hartnett as a serial killer
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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
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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
The Field
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Watch, highlights ISL 2023-24: Odisha FC beat Mohun Bagan Super Giant in first leg of semi-final
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Archery, World Cup Stage I: Indian men’s and women’s compound teams through to finals
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ISL 2023-24: How first-time head coach Petr Kratky helped Mumbai City FC pick up the pieces
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IPL 2024: Marcus Stoinis helps Lucknow breach the Chennai fortress with unbeaten century
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Archery, World Cup Stage I: Jyothi Surekha Vennam finishes second in women’s compound qualification