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Saabira Chaudhuri 12:57 AM | October 20,2009
The 2009 Global Hunger Index, released last week by the International Food Policy Research Institute, ranks India’s hunger situation as “alarming”. We talk to Purnima Menon, an IFPRI research fellow
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06:48 AM | November 11,2008
The finding of the report is contrary to arguments often cited by NGOs such as Gene Campaign
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Farm Truths | Himanshu 10:48 PM | October 21,2008
Although the report presents a disappointing picture, it does not provide a correct assessment of hunger and malnutrition across states and for the country as a whole
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Pulapre Balakrishnan 12:51 AM | October 21,2008
The India State Hunger Index, released last week, points to the need for a radical shift in policymaking
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PTI 10:28 PM | October 14,2008
India is home to the world’s largest food insecure population, with more than 200 million people who are hungry
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Aveek Datta 11:25 PM | June 23,2008
As part of a research programme, potato farmers in a few Bengal villages get market updates on cell phones
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11:35 AM | April 15,2008
Export curbs, import subsidies will impact trading partners dependent on imports and also give incorrect incentives to farmers
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Paromita Shastri 12:48 AM | November 07,2007
Global poverty, the report says, declined from 1,248 million people to 969 million between 1990 and 2004
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