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BRICS emerges as new global hub of food security
Updated : 3 months, 4 weeks ago IST
The global food crisis continues to intensify, with new World Bank data showing sharp increases in food insecurity and inflation across low-income regions.
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Global Hunger Index is erroneous, shows 'malafide intent': Swadeshi Jagran
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
Days after the government said that the Global Hunger Index continues to be "an erroneous measure of hunger with serious methodological issues and shows a malafide intent", Swadeshi Jagran Manch (SJM) also expressed its "deep anguish" at the report and said it is natural to raise questions
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Pakistan slips to 26.1 in Global Hunger Index score; ranks 99th among 121
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
Pakistan score's on Global Hunger Index (GHI) has dropped from 38.1 in 2006 to 26.1 in 2022, revealing the extent of the crisis that the gripped the country and its people, Dawn reported.
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Climate change to decline Pakistan's agricultural yields: Study
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Pakistan faces a huge food crisis due to rapidly increasing population and inadequate food productivity. Currently, Pakistan is ranked at 92nd position out of 116 nations in Global Hunger Index.
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Pakistan categorized as a "severely affected country" in Global Hunger Ind
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
The global food agency's report revealed that the average Pakistani household is forced to spend only 50.8 per cent of their monthly income on food, while 36.9 per cent suffer from a lack of food security.
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Global Hunger Index doesn't really measure hunger: ICMR
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 18 (ANI): The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has said that the Global Hunger Index (GHI) does not really measure hunger.
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Centre in "denial mode" of India's poverty, hunger issues: Chidambaram
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 18 (ANI): Veteran Congress leader and former finance minister P Chidambaram on Tuesday said that the Narendra Modi-led Central Government is in "denial mode" vis-a-vis challenge of poverty, hunger and malnutrition, which he claimed was more evident when it rejected
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Pramod Sawant's BJP govt contributed to India's 107th position in global h
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Panaji (Goa) [India], October 16 (ANI): The sharp contrast in the socio-economics of India is due to anti-people policies of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government during the past eight years and an alarming rise in the unemployment rate is also the cause of starvation, said Goa Pradesh
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India's ranking in Global Health Index driven by incorrect record: Expert
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Canberra [Australia], October 16 (ANI): India ranked 107 out of 121 countries in the Global Hunger Index (GHI) 2022, slipping 6 ranks and an expert believes that the ranking had been driven almost entirely by an incorrectly recorded rise in the number of children who have low body weight for
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"Centre not ready to accept international figures": CPI(M) on Global Hunge
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 16 (ANI): Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPIM) General Secretary Sitaram Yechury on Sunday hit out at the Central government over India's poor ranking in the International Hunger Index and alleged that the Centre is not ready to accept any international figure
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India rejects Global Hunger Index Report 2022, says "report suffers from s
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 15 (ANI): India on Saturday rejected the Global Hunger index 2022 report, saying it suffers from serious methodological issues and chooses to deliberately ignore efforts made by Government to ensure food security for the population.
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India's leadership vital to fight global hunger: US aid chief
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 26 (ANI): United States Agency for International Development (USAID) chief Samantha Power, who is on a visit to India, said that India's insights and leadership are vital to help fight global hunger.
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