Articles for Global Hunger Index

FM: Criticism a ploy to derail ‘Viksit Bharat’
4 months, 3 weeks ago

FM: Criticism a ploy to derail ‘Viksit Bharat’

Hindustan Times  

Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday alleged a conspiracy was being hatched to derail the government’s Viksit Bharat agenda, and pointed out that the National Democratic Alliance has a superior record than previous governments in boosting growth, controlling inflation, helping farmers and expanding social justice. In her reply to the debate on the Union budget in the Lok Sabha, …

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'Liberals' mock India after it slips one rank down to 85th in Henley Passport Index 2024: Here's why they are wrong
10 months ago

'Liberals' mock India after it slips one rank down to 85th in Henley Passport Index 2024: Here's why they are wrong

Op India  

Mocking India and disparaging the Indian government is a favourite activity of Indian liberals. A screengrab of a Mint report with the headline: “World’s most powerful passports 2024: India slips one notch to 85th, ranked below Maldives, S. Arabia; France tops list” has been widely shared by the Modi-hating lot on social media to assert that somehow India has become …

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India slips in global hunger index, New Delhi slams report
1 year, 2 months ago

India slips in global hunger index, New Delhi slams report

Live Mint  

New Delhi: India said the Global Hunger Index suffers from “serious methodological issues” after the 2023 edition saw the country slip four places to rank 111 out of 125 countries. India reported the world’s highest child wasting rate of 18.7%, indicating acute undernutrition, as per the report released by the Concern Worldwide and Welt Hunger Hilfe, non-government organizations from Ireland …

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India ranks 111 out of 125 countries in Global Hunger Index
1 year, 2 months ago

India ranks 111 out of 125 countries in Global Hunger Index

The Hindu  

October 12, 2023 05:55 pm | Updated October 13, 2023 01:53 pm IST - NEW DELHI India ranks 111 out of a total of 125 countries in the Global Hunger Index 2023, with its progress against hunger nearly halted since 2015, reflecting a global trend. India’s ranking is based on a Global Hunger Index score of 28.7 on a 100-point …

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What Index? When Pakistanis are fighting it out for flour in streets, how Pak is ahead of India in Global Hunger Index
1 year, 11 months ago

What Index? When Pakistanis are fighting it out for flour in streets, how Pak is ahead of India in Global Hunger Index

Firstpost  

Looking at current economic crisis in Pakistan - with no respite in the near future as World Bank has cut Pakistan’s GDP growth forecast in half - it seems India’s objection to several perception-based indices for their bias, flawed methodology and opacity certainly wasn’t “untrue” New Delhi: Ranked ahead of India in the Global Hunger Index 2022, Pakistan today is …

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India slips to 107th position in Global Hunger Index, government alleges bias
2 years, 1 month ago

India slips to 107th position in Global Hunger Index, government alleges bias

The Hindu  

Published : Nov 03, 2022 10:25 IST The Global Hunger Index report of 2022, published in mid October, shows India’s place to have fallen to 107 from the previous year’s 101, out of 121 countries. “India has made significant progress in the fight against hunger since 2000, but the regression or stagnation that has occurred in child wasting cannot be …

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Wrong debate on Global Hunger Index: High time the dubious role of 'eminent' socialists is exposed
2 years, 2 months ago

Wrong debate on Global Hunger Index: High time the dubious role of 'eminent' socialists is exposed

Firstpost  

Many of the socialists today are trying to present India and its people in a negative light. Not only do they not want to be part of the solutions to our problems, they in fact try to impede formulating solutions or putting them in practice The Global Hunger Index places India at a very low ranking in meeting one of …

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‘Misinformation is the hallmark of Global Hunger Index 2022’: India slams rating as attempt to taint country’s image
2 years, 2 months ago

‘Misinformation is the hallmark of Global Hunger Index 2022’: India slams rating as attempt to taint country’s image

Firstpost  

The Global Hunger Report 2022 which was released by the Concern Worldwide and Welt Hunger Hilfe, non-government organisations from Ireland and Germany respectively, has ranked India at 107 among 121 countries New Delhi: India on Saturday slammed the recently published Global Hunger Index 2022 calling it an erroneous measure of hunger and stressing that the index suffers from serious methodological …

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India ranks 107 on Global Hunger Index 2022, records highest child wasting rate
2 years, 2 months ago

India ranks 107 on Global Hunger Index 2022, records highest child wasting rate

The Hindu  

Published : Oct 15, 2022 15:32 IST India ranked 107 out of 121 countries in the Global Hunger Index 2022 with its child wasting rate at 19.3 per cent, being the highest in the world. “India’s child wasting rate, at 19.3 per cent, is the highest of any country in the world and drives up the region’s average owing to …

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Global Hunger Index: India ranks 107 of 121 nations, behind Pakistan, Nepal
2 years, 2 months ago

Global Hunger Index: India ranks 107 of 121 nations, behind Pakistan, Nepal

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: India ranked 107 out of 121 countries in the Global Hunger Index 2022 with its child wasting rate at 19.3 per cent, being the highest in the world. "India's child wasting rate, at 19.3 per cent, is the highest of any country in the world and drives up the region's average owing to India's large population," it said. …

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India at 107th slot in Global Hunger Index 2022, slips 6 positions as compared to 2021
2 years, 2 months ago

India at 107th slot in Global Hunger Index 2022, slips 6 positions as compared to 2021

India TV News  

Global Hunger Index: India has slipped to the 107th position in the Global Hunger Index 2022 as compared to 101st position in 2021 lagging behind its neighbours Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Nepal. With a score of 29.1, the publishers of Global Hunger Index, European NGOs Concern Worldwide and Welthungerhilfe, have tagged the level of hunger as serious. Seventeen countries, including China, …

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Global Hunger Index 2022: India slips six places, ranked 107 of 121 countries
2 years, 2 months ago

Global Hunger Index 2022: India slips six places, ranked 107 of 121 countries

Hindustan Times  

India slipped six places on Global Hunger Index 2022 to take 107th position out of 121 countries ranked. With a score of 29.1, the publishers of Global Hunger Index – European NGOs Concern Worldwide and Welthungerhilfe– have labelled the level of hunger as “serious.” India remains behind neighbours Pakistan, Bangladesh and Nepal, according to the Global Hunger Index 2022. Chidambaram’s …

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India ranks 107th out of 121 countries on Global Hunger Index
2 years, 2 months ago

India ranks 107th out of 121 countries on Global Hunger Index

The Hindu  

October 14, 2022 10:07 pm | Updated December 09, 2022 04:21 pm IST - NEW DELHI: India ranks 107 out of 121 countries on the Global Hunger Index in which it fares worse than all countries in South Asia barring war-torn Afghanistan. This is due to overlapping crises such as conflict, climate change, the economic fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic …

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Data Collection On Global Hunger Index 2021 Flawed: Arvind Panagariya, Professor Of Economics, Columbia University To Kailashnath Adhikari, MD, Governance Now
3 years, 2 months ago

Data Collection On Global Hunger Index 2021 Flawed: Arvind Panagariya, Professor Of Economics, Columbia University To Kailashnath Adhikari, MD, Governance Now

ABP News  

Rubbishing India’s poor ranking in the recently released Global Hunger Index 2021, wherein India has slipped to 101st position below Pakistan, Nepal, and Bangladesh, Arvind Panagariya, professor of economics at Columbia University and former vice chairman, NITI Ayog has said that data collection and methodologies used for Global Hunger Index 2021 are flawed. you are relying on so little information …

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Global Hunger Index | Only 3.9% children malnourished, says government
3 years, 2 months ago

Global Hunger Index | Only 3.9% children malnourished, says government

The Hindu  

The value of a key indicator used in the Global Hunger Index is ‘inflated’ as there are only 3.9% anganwadi children found to be undernourished, the Government said on Sunday. “The real time data of beneficiaries registered on the Anganwadi platform include 7.79 crore children aged between 6 months to 6 years as per real-time Poshan Tracker data. Corresponding number …

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Global Hunger Index not based on an opinion poll, says German non-profit Welthungerhilfe
3 years, 2 months ago

Global Hunger Index not based on an opinion poll, says German non-profit Welthungerhilfe

The Hindu  

German non-profit Welthungerhilfe that co-published the Global Hunger Index this year rubbished the Government's allegation on Saturday that its ranking of India as among the 16 worst countries was based on an opinion poll. Following the launch of the GHI on Thursday which ranked India 101 of 116 countries, the Government expressed its shock and questioned the ‘unscientific’ methodology used …

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India Slips to 101st Rank in Global Hunger Index 2021; Behind Pak, B'desh and Nepal
3 years, 2 months ago

India Slips to 101st Rank in Global Hunger Index 2021; Behind Pak, B'desh and Nepal

News 18  

India has slipped to 101st position in the Global Hunger Index 2021 of 116 countries, from its 2020 position of 94th and is behind its neighbours Pakistan, Bangladesh and Nepal. Eighteen countries, including China, Brazil and Kuwait, shared the top rank with GHI score of less than five, the website of the Global Hunger Index that tracks hunger and malnutrition …

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Global Hunger Index 2021: India slips to 101st rank; behind Pakistan, Nepal and Bangladesh
3 years, 2 months ago

Global Hunger Index 2021: India slips to 101st rank; behind Pakistan, Nepal and Bangladesh

Firstpost  

The report, prepared jointly by Irish aid agency Concern Worldwide and German organisation Welt Hunger Hilfe, termed the level of hunger in India “alarming” New Delhi: India has slipped to 101st position in the Global Hunger Index 2021 of 116 countries, from its 2020 position of 94th and is behind its neighbours Pakistan, Bangladesh and Nepal. Eighteen countries, including China, …

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Global Hunger Index ranks India at 101 out of 116 countries
3 years, 2 months ago

Global Hunger Index ranks India at 101 out of 116 countries

The Hindu  

October 14, 2021 03:32 pm | Updated October 15, 2021 10:37 am IST - NEW DELHI: The Global Hunger Index launched on Thursday ranked India at 101 position out of a total 116 countries. India ranked 94 among 107 countries in the Global Hunger Index released last year. Current projections based on the Global Hunger Index show that the world …

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India's rank in Global Hunger Index falls from 94th in 2020 to 101st in 2021, Pakistan and Bangladesh fare better
3 years, 2 months ago

India's rank in Global Hunger Index falls from 94th in 2020 to 101st in 2021, Pakistan and Bangladesh fare better

India Today  

The Global Hunger Index 2021 has ranked India 101st out of 116 countries. The 2021 report, prepared by Irish aid agency Concern Worldwide and German organisation Welt Hunger Hilfe, said the level of hunger in India is 'alarming'. INDIA'S GHI SCORE India's Global Hunger Index score has fallen from 38.8 in 2000 to somewhere in the range of 27.5 to …

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India ranks 94 in Global Hunger Index: Full list here
4 years, 2 months ago

India ranks 94 in Global Hunger Index: Full list here

Hindustan Times  

India ranked 94 among 107 nations in the Global Hunger Index 2020 and is in the serious hunger category with experts blaming poor implementation processes and lack of effective monitoring in tackling malnutrition and poor performance by large states behind the low ranking. The Global Hunger Index is a tool for comprehensively measuring and tracking hunger at global, regional, and …

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India ranks 94th among 107 countries in Global Hunger Index; 14% population estimated to be undernourished
4 years, 2 months ago

India ranks 94th among 107 countries in Global Hunger Index; 14% population estimated to be undernourished

Firstpost  

Bangladesh, Myanmar and Pakistan too are in the ‘‘serious’’ category but ranked higher than India in this year’s hunger index. New Delhi: India ranked 94 among 107 nations in the Global Hunger Index 2020 and is in the ‘‘serious’’ hunger category with experts blaming poor implementation processes, lack of effective monitoring, siloed approach in tackling malnutrition and poor performance by …

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Global Hunger Index 2020: India ranks 94 out of 107 countries, slight improvement since 2019
4 years, 2 months ago

Global Hunger Index 2020: India ranks 94 out of 107 countries, slight improvement since 2019

India Today  

The Global Hunger Index 2020 report released on Friday has ranked India at 94 among 107 countries. India was ranked 102 out of 117 countries in the Global Hunger Index 2019 that was published jointly by Concern Worldwide and Welthungerhilfe. With a score of 27.2 out of 50, the 2020 Global Hunger Index report terms the level of hunger in …

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