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Centre rejects findings of Global Hunger Index
The Centre rejected the findings, alleging it is an effort to taint the country’s image and the index suffers from serious methodological issues and...
5-year-old boy dies of hunger in cart
In a shocking incident, a five-year-old boy was found dead in a push cart on the Villuppuram-Chennai National Highway and an autopsy revealed that he...
Hunger and trillion dollar dreams
Last week, on the eve of World Food Day, India slipped to the 101st position, among 116 nations in the Global Hunger Index (GHI) 2021. The year...
11 people die of hunger each minute around the globe
Anti-poverty organisation Oxfam said that 11 people die of hunger each minute and that the number facing famine-like conditions around the globe has...
Food fortification, a potent way to fight hidden hunger
A worldwide shift to combat hidden hunger needs to be launched by processing food in a way that micronutrient shortages are adequately addressed....
Far-reaching pandemic costs: Hunger, the other way COVID will kill
Across the world, the population facing life-threatening levels of food insecurity is expected to double, to more than a quarter of a billion people....