DNA Explainer: How the Global Hunger Index ranking is calculated? - The report based on 4 indicators - undernourishment, child stunting, chronic undernutrition, mortality termed the level of hunger in India 'alarming'.
New Delhi, Oct 15: India has slipped to the 101st position in the Global Hunger Index (GHI) 2021 of 116 countries, from its 2020 position of 94th and is behind its neighbours Pakistan, Bangladesh and Nepal.
The Centre on Friday said the Global Hunger Index 2021, in which India has slipped from the 94th to the 101st position out of 116 countries, is devoid of ground reality and facts. It also said the methodology used to calculate is unscientific.