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Transformative agricultural technologies could accelerate sustainable development in Bihar, finds Cornell University studyThe Tata-Cornell Institute for Agriculture and Nutrition (TCI) at Cornell University has found that Bihar can significantly reduce greenhou...11 Jun, 2024, 03.58 PM IST- Instead of having 169 Sustainable Development Goals, let’s prioritise targets that matter mostOver that decade-and-a-half, governments, international institutions and private foundations poured in billions of dollars more than they h...16 Feb, 2023, 11.22 PM IST
- Global Hunger Index exaggerates measure of hunger, has multiple problems, say Health Ministry sourcesIn the Global Hunger Index, 2022, India ranked 107 out of 121 countries, much behind its South Asia neighbours, with the child wasting rate...18 Oct, 2022, 08.05 PM IST
- Zomato report highlights steps taken on six sustainable-development goals“If one looks up the United Nations definition of sustainable development, it is described as – 'development that meets the needs of the pr...05 Jun, 2022, 05.17 PM IST
- SC raps Centre for not framing plan to prevent hunger deathsChief Justice of India NV Raman was not satisfied with the response and gave the Centre a final ultimatum of three more weeks. "What was no...16 Nov, 2021, 11.48 PM IST
- India tops world hunger list with 194 million peopleIndia is home to the highest number of hungry people in the world, at 194 million, surpassing China, according to United Nations annual hun...28 May, 2015, 04.37 PM IST
- Dubious distinction: India leads world hunger list; overtakes ChinaGlobally , the number of undernourished people has fallen by 216 mn between 1990 and 2015. However, India's contribution to this fall has b...28 May, 2015, 12.09 PM IST
- India may not fully achieve the MDGs by 2015: ReportMDGs are international development goals that UN member states , including India, have agreed to achieve by the year 2015.30 Oct, 2013, 04.56 PM IST
- Number of undernourished people in India down 6.5%: FAOAt the global level, some 84.2 crore people in 2011-13 suffered from chronic hunger, not having enough food for an active and healthy life.06 Oct, 2013, 12.08 PM IST
- India to meet poverty reduction goal by 2015: UN ReportDespite widespread poverty in the country, India is on track to meet UN's Millennium Development Goal (MDG) of poverty reduction by 2015, a...05 Jul, 2013, 08.18 PM IST
- 320 mn people in India, China to come out of poverty by'15: UNAs many as 320 million people in India and China are expected to come out of extreme poverty in the next four years.08 Jul, 2011, 07.36 PM IST
- Fertile Punjab hit by hunger pangs: ReportThe food bowl of the country figures pathetically low on hunger index. Punjab lies below 33 other developing countries ranked by Global Hun...30 Dec, 2010, 11.46 AM IST
- Fertile Punjab hit by hunger pangs: ReportThe food bowl of the country figures pathetically low on hunger index — a statistical tool to measure the state of countries' hunger situat...30 Dec, 2010, 07.21 AM IST
- Hunger remains despite high growth: US studyTHE high economic growth in India, unlike in the case of China, has not translated into a rapid reduction of hunger in India, a US-based po...12 Oct, 2010, 04.54 AM IST
- Large gaps in Asia-Pacific development goals: UNSouth Asia is lagging behind the Asia-Pacific region in poverty and hunger reduction, and is in danger of missing these key targets in the ...03 Aug, 2010, 02.50 PM IST
- India below sub-Saharan Africa in hunger indexDespite robust economic growth in recent years, India’s record on hunger is worse than that of nearly 25 sub-Saharan African countries and ...15 Oct, 2008, 01.49 AM IST
- India slipping on parameters on poverty alleviation: ADBIndicating a mixed achievement, an Asian Development Bank (ADB) assessment on Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) has said that India is sl...08 Oct, 2007, 09.00 PM IST
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