-The Hindu On what indicators is the GHI computed? Why did the Ministry of Women and Child Development reject the report and call it ‘an erroneous measure of hunger’? Why are child-centric metrics used to calculate global hunger? The story so far: For the second time in two years, the Ministry of Women and Child Development on Saturday rejected the Global Hunger Index (GHI) that ranked India 107 among 121 countries. India...
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"Erroneous, Methodological Issues": India On Poor Hunger Index Rating -Kadambini Sharma
-NDTV.com Three out of the four indicators are related to health of children and cannot be representative of the entire population, India said New Delhi: India on Sunday termed the 2022 Global Hunger Index (GHI) report an "erroneous measure of hunger" and claimed it "suffers from serious methodological issues", after its ranking slipped to 107th out of 121 countries. A press note issued by the Union Ministry of Women and Child Development said...
More »Do not ignore the role of the woman livestock farmer -Madhura Swaminathan and Vijayamba R.
-The Hindu Further, women need to be included in all facets of livestock development — breeding, veterinary care, extension services, training or access to credit and markets The livestock sector is one of the most rapidly growing components of the rural economy of India, accounting for 5% of national income and 28% of agricultural GDP in 2018-19. In the last six years, the livestock sector grew at 7.9% (at constant prices) while...
More »In war against drugs, addiction rate among Punjab women is overlooked -Vikas Vasudeva
-The Hindu A successful pilot project involving outreach staff at the State’s only de-addiction facility exclusively for women has been discontinued While Punjab is waging an all-out war against drugs, it faces a Herculean task in curbing substance abuse by women, who have often been overlooked in the discourse. Against this backdrop, a recent video showing a young, inebriated woman by a roadside bench in Kapurthala has caught the glare of public...
More »Misinformation hallmark of Global Hunger Index, says India after poor rating
-India Today India responded to a low ranking on the Global Hunger Index and said the index suffers from serious methodological issues. Misinformation seems to be the hallmark of the Global Hunger Index, said India, a day after it was ranked 107 on the index, behind neighbours Bangladesh, Pakistan and crisis-hit Sri Lanka. "A consistent effort is yet again visible to taint India's image as a nation that does not fulfill the food...
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