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WFP launchs campaign ‘Feed Our Future’ against hunger and malnutrition in India
On the occasion of 2019 World Food Day (WFD), the United Nations World Food Programme (UNWFP) has launched its global cinema campaign ‘Feed Our Future’ in India with support from UFO Moviez to engage and motivate moviegoers to help in spreading awareness and working towards creating a world with Zero Hunger. The new campaign aims ..
Topics: Food and drink • Health • Hunger • Motivation • Neuropsychology • ShareTheMeal • social justice • UFO Moviez • World Food Day • World Food Programme
India ranked 102nd out of 117 nations at 2019 Global Hunger Index
India ranked 102nd at the 2019 Global Hunger Index (GHI) that tracks hunger and malnutrition. The GHI is a peer-reviewed annual report, which is jointly published by Ireland’s Concern Worldwide and Germany’s Welthungerhilfe. It scores countries on a 100-point “severity scale”, where zero is the best score (no hunger) and 100 is the worst. With ..
Topics: Concern Worldwide • Development studies • Food and drink • Food politics • GHI • Global Hunger Index • Hunger • malnutrition • Neuropsychology • social justice • Welthungerhilfe
Plea on Food for All to be heard in Supreme Court
The Indian Supreme Court is currently evaluating a petition which requests the government to frame a law which will aim to provide food to the entire Indian population. What has happened? A petition requesting the government to examine the concept of state-funded community kitchens to feed the poor and hungry has been accepted for consideration ..
Topics: Amma Unavagam • Brain • Food and drink • Food security • Food security in India • Hunger • Limbic system • Motivation • Neuropsychology • Social justice
India ranked 103rd among in 2018 Global Hunger Index
India has been ranked 103rd among 119 countries in the 2018 Global Hunger Index (GHI). The 2018 GHI report was prepared jointly by global NGOs namely – Concern Worldwide (Ireland) and Welthungerhilfe (Germany). The index indicates that the level of hunger and undernutrition worldwide falls into the serious category, at a value of 20.9, down ..
Topics: Contents • Food and drink • Food politics • GHI • Global Hunger Index • Hunger • malnutrition • Motivation • Neuropsychology • social justice • Welthungerhilfe
2018 World Population Day (WPD)
The World Population Day (WPD) is observed every year on July 11 to bring attention on the urgency and importance of population issues. One must know that Earth has limited resources & for humanity to prosper, we must use them optimally. The 2018 theme is “Family planning is a human right”. Let’s take a conscious ..
Topics: Academic disciplines • Cognitive neuroscience • Cognitive science • Consciousness • Emergence • Neuropsychological assessment • Neuropsychology • Phenomenology