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Frequent mass wasting in Tibet a cause for worry in India
3 months, 4 weeks ago

Frequent mass wasting in Tibet a cause for worry in India

The Hindu  

A new study on the high frequency of mass wasting events in the Sedongpu Gully of the Tibetan Plateau since 2017 and the rapid warming of the area, which rarely experienced temperatures beyond 0º C before 2012, could be bad signs for India, specifically the country’s Northeast. River choking and flash floods “China plans to set up a 60-gigawatt project …

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Former Pakistan skipper accuses Imad Wasim of 'deliberately wasting balls' against India in New York
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Former Pakistan skipper accuses Imad Wasim of 'deliberately wasting balls' against India in New York

India TV News  

After losing their first two matches of T20 World Cup 2024, Pakistan are on the verge of elimination from the tournament. Former Pakistan skipper Salim Malik has also joined the bandwagon coming down hard at the team and specifically one player - Imad Wasim. "You look at his innings and it appears as if he was wasting balls not scoring …

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‘Don’t make a mockery of hunger’ Congress takes aim at Irani over remarks on GHI
1 year, 2 months ago

‘Don’t make a mockery of hunger’ Congress takes aim at Irani over remarks on GHI

Live Mint  

Union Minister Smriti Irani while addressing a gathering at a FICCI event discussing the “Future Role of Women in India,” made a significant statement, emphasizing that certain indices, like the Global Hunger Index, are intentionally skewed and do not accurately represent India's progress. 3000 people from a country of 140 crore get a phone call from Gallup and they are …

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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 looks at devising its own standards to assess socio-economic progress
1 year, 6 months ago

India looks at devising its own standards to assess socio-economic progress

The Hindu  

Health activists are divided about the Central Government’s move to discard what it calls the one-size-fit-all international data parameters used to measure the socio-economic progress of the country. Central Government has cited three widely used data-driven development indicators — childhood stunting, female labour force participation rate by International Labour Organization and life expectancy at birth by United Nations in its …

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India sees reduction in stunting; but wasting, obesity are concerns: report
1 year, 6 months ago

India sees reduction in stunting; but wasting, obesity are concerns: report

The Hindu  

Commensurate with global and regional trends, India continues to show a reduction in stunting and recorded 1.6 crore fewer stunted children under five years in 2022 as compared to 2012, according to the Joint Malnutrition Estimates released by UNICEF, WHO and the World Bank. Stunting among children under five years in India dropped from a prevalence rate of 41.6% in …

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Priyanka's manager in US was told by Bollywood people 'you're wasting your time'
1 year, 8 months ago

Priyanka's manager in US was told by Bollywood people 'you're wasting your time'

Hindustan Times  

Actor Priyanka Chopra broke her silence on the real reason behind her leaving India to work in the US in a recent podcast. Priyanka Chopra's manager Anjula Acharia was the one who suggested she tried out her luck in US. A person tweeted on Tuesday, “Since #PriyankaChopra has finally spoken up, I would request everyone to read on of Anjula …

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After Priyanka Chopra's revelations on Bollywood, her manager Anjula Acharia says 'naysayers are just noise'
1 year, 8 months ago

After Priyanka Chopra's revelations on Bollywood, her manager Anjula Acharia says 'naysayers are just noise'

India Today  

The entire Indian film industry was taken aback when global icon Priyanka Chopra made some shocking revelations about working in Hollywood. ANJULA ACHARIA REACTS TO PRIYANKA CHOPRA'S REVEALTIONS During her conversation with Dax Sheperd on his podcast, Priyanka Chopra had confessed that she left India to find work in the US after she was cornered by Bollywood. In the interview, …

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Devoleena Bhattacharjee reacts angrily after Instagram users troll her for 'wasting cake' on pet dog's birthday
1 year, 11 months ago

Devoleena Bhattacharjee reacts angrily after Instagram users troll her for 'wasting cake' on pet dog's birthday

Hindustan Times  

Actor Devoleena Bhattacharjee schooled Instagram users, who criticised her for wasting cake while celebrating her dog Angel Bhattacharjee's birthday. Devoleena Bhattacharjee reacted angrily after Instagram users trolled her for wasting cake on her dog's birthday. Kai log aise hai jise ye bhi nhi pata ki cake ka taste kaise hota hai aur ye log dogs k liye cake waste karte …

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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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GHI indicators are recognised globally, says project head Laura Reiner
2 years, 1 month ago

GHI indicators are recognised globally, says project head Laura Reiner

The Hindu  

Published : Nov 03, 2022 10:25 IST The Indian government says there is an effort to tarnish India’s image. These, in turn, result from a range of underlying factors, including household food insecurity; inadequate maternal health or childcare practices; or inadequate access to health services, safe water, and sanitation. Where governments have not provided consumption survey data, this aspect is …

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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 slips in Global Hunger Index, ranks 107 out of 121 nations
2 years, 2 months ago

India slips in Global Hunger Index, ranks 107 out of 121 nations

Al Jazeera  

Asia’s third-largest economy has registered impressive economic growth in recent decades but it fares poorly on UN human development indices. The GHI, jointly published by the German-based Welthungerhilfe and Dublin-based Concern Worldwide, which ranks countries by “severity”, gave India a score of 29.1 – a hunger level falling under the “serious” category. “South Asia … has the highest child stunting …

Global India World South Asia Child Hunger Report
Harpic World Toilet College helps a sanitation worker get new life
2 years, 11 months ago

Harpic World Toilet College helps a sanitation worker get new life

News 18  

Harpic World Toilet College has been a game changer for 37-year-old Kailash More, who spent his student days wasting time and misused the money given by parents to pay school fees. Fortunately, he came across the training programme for sanitation workers at the Harpic World Toilet College in Aurangabad, Maharashtra. ‘101 Stories of Inspiration’, a coffee table book, chronicles many …

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Data | Where does India stand on the global hunger index?
3 years, 2 months ago

Data | Where does India stand on the global hunger index?

The Hindu  

India was ranked 101 out of 116 countries in the recently released Global Hunger Index. The results of the National Family Health Survey-5 also showed that in the majority of the States for which data were released, stunting and wasting increased compared to the 2015-16 survey round. Click to remove AMP mode Nutrition assessment According to the GHI, the prevalence …

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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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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 …

India Pakistan Bangladesh Age Child Hunger Countries
Volunteers move critical Covid patient to hospital on two-wheeler in Kerala, win praise from CM Vijayan
3 years, 7 months ago

Volunteers move critical Covid patient to hospital on two-wheeler in Kerala, win praise from CM Vijayan

India Today  

Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has praised volunteers who transported a Covid-19 patient to a hospital on a two- wheeler. Referring to the volunteers from Punnapara Domiciliary Care Centre, CM Vijayan said there was an attempt to twist the commitment of the youngsters who acted without wasting any precious time. "In Punnapara Covid observation facility, there was an attempt to …

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India must strengthen ICDS, midday meals to tackle paradox of falling nutrition outcomes amid rising GDP
3 years, 8 months ago

India must strengthen ICDS, midday meals to tackle paradox of falling nutrition outcomes amid rising GDP

Firstpost  

The COVID-19 pandemic has shifted policy focus to health in an unprecedented manner. The data on stunting, wasting and underweight are usually collected from Demographic and Health Surveys, a collection of nearly 400 surveys across 90 countries. The percentage of GDP spent by India on health has been low compared to countries like China, and the average in Latin America …

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Priyanka Chopra’s manager Anjula Acharia says ‘prominent people’ in Bollywood were ‘negative’ about her
3 years, 10 months ago

Priyanka Chopra’s manager Anjula Acharia says ‘prominent people’ in Bollywood were ‘negative’ about her

Hindustan Times  

Anjula Acharia, the woman behind Priyanka Chopra’s success in the West, revealed that she was discouraged about signing the actor initially. Anjula said that prominent people from Bollywood were extremely ‘negative’ about Priyanka. In an interview, Anjula recalled being warned about Priyanka at a dinner party and being told that she was ‘wasting time’. Talking to Forbes, Anjula said, “I …

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Need to step up efforts to meet nutrition targets, says NITI Aayog report
4 years, 1 month ago

Need to step up efforts to meet nutrition targets, says NITI Aayog report

The Hindu  

The National Nutrition Mission or the Poshan Abhiyaan — the world’s largest nutrition programme for children and mothers — must be stepped up in order to meet the targets set by the Centre to reduce stunting, wasting, and anaemia by 2022, warns a report by NITI Aayog with only a little over a year left to reach its goals. We …

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No great escape: The Hindu Editorial on India’s low rank on nutritional indices
4 years, 2 months ago

No great escape: The Hindu Editorial on India’s low rank on nutritional indices

The Hindu  

India’s poor progress on nutritional indices must dispel the hubris surrounding strong economic growth for years, and turn national focus on persisting hunger, wasting and stunting among children. This year’s Global Hunger Index places India in the company of Sudan — rank 94 among 107 countries — with the unedifying assessment of the national situation as “serious”. Strengthening the PDS, …

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