अंतर्राष्ट्रीय स्तर की एक नई रिपोर्ट में भुखमरी के खात्मे के लिए पर्याप्त प्रयास ना करने के लिए भारत सरकार की आलोचना की गई है। रिपोर्ट में कहा गया है कि भारत में भुखमरी का कारण खाद्यान्न के उत्पादन में कमी नहीं बल्कि गरीबों की क्रय क्षमता में कमी का आना है। एक्शन एड द्वारा जारी हू इज रियली फाइटिंग हंगर नाम की इस रिपोर्ट(देखें नीचे दी गई लिंक) में...
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Global Hunger Index: Hunger Linked to Gender; India’s Situation “Alarming” by Saabira Chaudhuri
The 2009 Global Hunger Index (GHI), released last week by the International Food Policy Research Institute, sheds renewed light on just how acute India’s hunger situation actually is. Although South Asia has made progress at combating hunger since 1990, the IFPRI report terms the GHI in the region as being “distressingly high.” India is near the bottom, ranking at 65 (out of 84 countries) with a GHI of 23.90, which the...
More »A third of world's child brides in India: UNICEF by Betwa Sharma
One third of the world's child brides live in India, accounting for a large number of unregistered births, according to a UNICEF report. The new report titled 'Progress for Children: A Report Card on Child Protection' says that despite rising literacy levels and legal prohibition, traditions and religious practices are keeping child marriages alive in India. Highlighting that South Asia has more child marriages than any other region, the report points...
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