Oct
29
2021
By Reetika Khera
Given the chronic neglect of hunger, nutrition and health in India, its low rank on the Global Hunger Index (GHI) is not a mystery.
The GHI score is the average of a country’s score on four indicators of equal weight: insufficient calorie intake, wasting, stunting and child mortality.
The government’s claims that the GHI report is “devoid of ground reality and facts” is shot through with inconsistencies.
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