Global Hunger Index: News

15 Nov 2022

United Nations (UN)

World human population crosses 8 billion mark: UN report

Reaching a significant milestone in human development, the world population breached the eight billion mark on Tuesday, according to the United Nations (UN).

15 Oct 2022

India

Global Hunger Index: India ranks 107th; below Pakistan, Nepal, Bangladesh

India's standing in the Global Hunger Index (GHI) 2022 has deteriorated in a year, placing it behind neighbors Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Nepal.

16 Oct 2019

India

Global Hunger Index: India ranked 102, 8 positions below Pakistan

While India's leaders are busy thumping their chests and talking about their achievements, millions are sleeping empty stomach.

27 Jul 2018

Food

Delhi sisters who starved to death lived in car-sized windowless-room

Days after three little sisters living in a Delhi shanty died of starvation, disturbing details continue to tumble out.

02 Apr 2018

India

Global warming can worsen India's food security problem manifold

Hunger is one of India's basic problems: according to the 2017 Global Hunger Index, it ranked 100th out of 119 countries.

13 Oct 2017

North Korea

India ranks 100 of 119 countries on Global Hunger Index

India has a "serious" hunger problem, revealed the Global Hunger Index (GHI) report by Washington-based International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI).

14 Jul 2017

Gurugram

Gurugram residents are using this fridge to fight food wastage

A residential society in Gurugram has started a community fridge to reduce wastage of food and combat hunger.

12 Oct 2016

Sri Lanka

India rated 'Serious' in Global Hunger Index

According to the Global Hunger Index 2016, India was ranked 97 among 118 countries. With a 28.5 GHI score, India was below the average of a developing country (21.3).