India’s abject failure to address Hunger and malnutrition has been laid bare yet again by its poor ranking — 67th of 84 countries — on a global Hunger index put together by the International Food Policy Research Institute. The fact that it is home to 42 per cent of the world’s underweight children in the under-5 age group has resulted in the poor ranking. This is reason for concern as child...

THE high economic growth in India, unlike in the case of China, has not translated into a rapid reduction of Hunger in India, a US-based policy think-tank has said. India ranks 67th in an 84-country ranking and has more hungry people than its neighbouring countries. “Higher growth rates in India has not been translated into Hunger reduction,” Ashok Gulati , Director Asia, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) said after the release...

One billion people in the world were undernourished in 2009, according to a new report. The 2010 Global Hunger Index shows that child malnutrition is the biggest cause of Hunger worldwide, accounting for almost half of those affected. Countries in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia were shown to have the highest levels of Hunger. The report's authors called on nations to tackle child malnutrition in order to reduce global Hunger. The Global Hunger Index...

India dropped two ranks to 67th among 84 developing countries in the International Food Policy Research Institute's annual " Global Hunger Index" for 2010. Even Sudan, North Korea and Pakistan rank higher than India. While the report, released on Monday, shows that the proportion of undernourished in India is decreasing, the worsening ranking indicates that other developing countries have done better in tackling Hunger. India is home to 42% of the...

India  has highest prevalence of underweight children under five and the level of Hunger there is "alarming" as the country ranks 67, out of 84 countries, on the Global Hunger Index, a new study has found. About 40 per cent of under-five children in India, Bangladesh, Timor-Leste, and Yemen were underweight, while Afghanistan, Angola, Chad, and Somalia have the highest under -five mortality rate - 20 per cent or more, a...