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RJD MP Manoj Kumar Jha questions Govt on Hunger Index, Income inequality a
Updated : 9 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) MP Manoj Kumar Jha has raised concerns about India's growing economy versus the persistent issues of hunger and income inequality. As India becomes the fourth-largest economy, Jha questions whether this growth is translating to progress and prosperity for every
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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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How long will govt hide behind Covid, war in Ukraine, asks Congress in con
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
The Congress party has targeted the central government on matters related to inflation including milk and fuel prices, unemployment, India's position in the 'Hunger Index' and the Rupee exchange rate.
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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, 4 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, 4 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, 4 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, 4 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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