-Swachhindia.ndtv.com India has ranked 107 out of 121 countries in the Global Hunger Index (GHI) 2022, the peer-reviewed annual report, jointly published by Concern Worldwide and Welthungerhilfe New delhi: India has ranked 107 out of 121 countries in the Global Hunger Index (GHI) 2022. The peer-reviewed annual report, jointly published by Concern Worldwide and Welthungerhilfe, termed the level of hunger in India as ‘serious’ as its GHI score is 29.1. India’s neighbours...
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PM expresses concern over high import bill of edible oils, fertilisers; calls for action in mission mode
-PTI/ The Tribune Says out of total imports, maximum is spent on edible oils, fertilisers and crude oil New delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday expressed concern over India’s high import bill for edible oil, fertilisers and crude oil, and said there is a need to work in a mission mode to make the country self-reliant and reduce import dependence. With international energy prices soaring after the Russia-Ukraine War, India will spend...
More »"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 »More bad news after inflation hits 5-month high: Wheat stocks at 6-yr low, ‘rice output to fall’ -Sayantan Bera
-ThePrint.in Wheat stocks are half of where they stood in October 2021. Public stocks of rice are nearly double stocking norm, but price outlook depends on actual harvest this season. New delhi: Despite the unabated rise in food prices, which drove retail inflation to a five-month high of 7.41 per cent in September, there is limited legroom for the government to intervene in the market by selling public stocks to cool prices. Data...
More »In All-India Database Plan, A National Register Of Citizens (NRC) Prequel -Sunil Prabhu
-NDTV The government wants to integrate the database with the population register and electoral rolls, Aadhaar card, ration card, passport and driving licences and has moved a cabinet note to amend the Registration of Births and Deaths Act. New delhi: In what is being seen as the first step towards a nationwide National Register of Citizens, the Union Home Ministry plans to set up a national database of all Indian citizens, registering...
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