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Global Hunger Index: India at 101st rank
Global Hunger Index 2021, which is prepared jointly by Irish aid agency called ‘Concern Worldwide’ and German organisation called ‘Welt Hunger Hilfe’, was released on October 14, 2021. The Index termed the hunger level in India as alarming. Where India has been placed? In the index, India has been placed to 101st position out of ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2021
Category: Reports & Indexes Current Affairs
Topics: Child mortality • child stunting • child wasting • Global Hunger Index • Global Hunger Index 2021 • UPSC
Global Hunger Index, 2020
On October 16, 2020, the Global hunger index was launched. It is jointly prepared by Welhunger life and Concern Worldwide. According to the report, India ranked 94th among 107countries. The report put India under serious category with the score of 27.2. Key highlights of the report The report says that India has serious levels of ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2020
Category: Reports & Indexes Current Affairs
Topics: Child mortality • child stunting • child wasting • Global Hunger Index • malnourishment • malnutrition • under nourishment
UNICEF report on Child Mortality Rate
‘Levels and Trends in Child Mortality’ report was published by United Nations (UN). As per the new estimate on mortality released by UNICEF, the World Health Organization (WHO), the Population Division of the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs and the World Bank Group, the under-five mortality rate (deaths per 1,000 live births) ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2020
Category: Reports & Indexes Current Affairs
Topics: Child mortality • child mortality rate • UNICEF • UNICEF India • United Nations
India State-Level Disease Burden Initiative: Mortality Rate dropped by 49%
The India State-Level Disease Burden Initiative has recently published two scientific papers. The initiative has given its report on district-level trends of child growth and child mortality. Key Findings The child mortality rate has dropped by 49% between 2000 and 2017. According to the report, though child mortality and child growth has improved, the inequality ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2020
Category: Reports & Indexes Current Affairs
Topics: Child mortality • Diarrhoea • ICMR • india state level disease burden initiative • Infant Mortality Rate • Neonatal Mortality Rate • Public health
LANCET Report on Health and Climate Change, 2019
On November 13, 2019, the Lancet journal published report on “Health and Climate Change, 2019.” The Lancet Countdown on Health and Climate Change is a comprehensive yearly analysis that tracks the progress across 41 indicators. The project is a collaboration of 120 experts from premier institutions all over the world including WHO and World Bank. ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2019
Category: Reports & Indexes Current Affairs
Topics: Agriculture • Child mortality • Cholera • Climate change • Global warming • Health • Lancet Study • malnutrition • The Lancet • WHO