In News According to a recent report by Hunger Watch, Covid-19 has impacted the urban poor in India more than the rural poor. Hunger Watch is a loose collection of social groups and movements, which came together for a periodic study of the actual status of hunger, food access and livelihood security among various disadvantaged […]
In News Recently, the Supreme Court (SC) has asked the Centre and four States to file their responses on a plea seeking a direction to repeal the provisions criminalising begging. Background In February 2020, the SC sought a response from the Centre and five States (Maharashtra, Gujarat, Punjab, Haryana and Bihar) on a plea related […]
In News The Union Minister of State for Agriculture questioned the methodology and data accuracy of the Global Hunger Index (GHI) report. About Though India’s ranking in CHI improved from 102 in 2019 to 94 (out of 107 countries). In 2020 yet India was placed behind countries such as Nepal, Bangladesh and Myanmar. Presently, with […]