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As we mark World Food Day, focusing on the theme 'Right to food for a better life and future,' know the top 10 countries worst hit by the global hunger crisis, with India's position explained. (Ca

Top 10 countries worst hit by the global hunger crisis—where does India stand?

October 18, 2024 8:31 am

World Food Day 2024, Top 10 worst hit countries on the Global Hunger Index: Regardless of the global community's persistent emphasis on the importance of the right to adequate food, the concerning imbalance still persists.

Climate and finance crises could leave 600 million hungry by 2030

July 24, 2024 6:29 pm

The report pointed out that lack of improvement in food security and uneven access to healthy diets could lead to 582 million people being chronically undernourished by the end of the decade, more than half of them in Africa.

282 million people faced acute hunger in 2023, with the worst famine in Gaza: UN report

April 25, 2024 8:23 pm

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called the report “a roll call of human failings,” and that “in a world of plenty, children are starving to death.”

Counting India's poor: Numbers suggest the need for a welfare state

December 06, 2022 8:52 am

Madan Sabnavis writes: In such a situation, it is but natural that the government has to assume the role of a welfare state. But the focus has to be on job creation. A joint effort between the Centre and states is needed to push this agenda forward.

PM Modi speaks to Trump, Netanyahu: ‘Historic Gaza peace plan’

India5 hr ago

Indian PM Modi congratulates US President Trump on successful Gaza peace plan and reviews bilateral trade negotiations. He speaks to Israeli PM Netanyahu and welcomes agreement on release of hostages and humanitarian aid to Gaza. Quick response shows understanding of Trump's desire to be seen as a peacemaker.

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