New Delhi: India has sneaked into 101st position in Global Hunger Index (GHI) 2021 of 116 countries and was behind his neighbor Pakistan, Bangladesh and Nepal.
Eighteen countries, including China, Brazil and Kuwait, share the top rankings with GHI scores of less than five, the global Hunger index website.
which tracks hunger and malnutrition, said on Thursday.
The report was prepared together by Irish assistance agents concern around the world and the German organization Welt Hunger Hilfe, called the hunger rate in India “worrying”.
In 2020, India was ranked 94th out of 107 countries.
Now with 116 countries in Fray, it has fallen to 101.
GHI India’s score has also slowed – from 38.8 in 2000 to a range of 28.8-27.5 between 2012 and 2021.
GHI scores were calculated on four indicators – less nutrition; Child Harassment (Child’s share of five years of futile Under the age of five).
“People have been hit by restrictions of Covid-19 and pandemics related to Pandemics in India,” said the report According to the report.