Global Hunger Index 2022 released

Current Context: India slips six places in the Global Hunger, Index to 107 out of 121 countries.

In the 15th Global Hunger, Index India scores 29.1.
Last year, India ranked 101 out of 116 countries.
In Asia, Afghanistan is the only country below India at a rank of 109.
It is jointly published by European NGOs Concern Worldwide and Welthungerhilfe.
South Asia is the region with the world’s highest hunger level.
Static part- India’s initiative to eradicate hunger includes PM Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana, Eat right India Movement, and Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana.