The Global Hunger Index 2022 was released recently. Out of 121 countries in this list, Indias ranking is at 107
It was Jointly published by Concern Worldwide and Welt Hunger Hilfe, Non-Government Organisations from Ireland and Germany respectively.
It is a tool for comprehensively measuring and tracking hunger at global, regional, and national levels.
The GHI is intended to raise awareness and understanding of the struggle against hunger.
It provides a way to compare levels of hunger between countries and regions.
And even call attention to those areas of the world where hunger levels are highest and where the need for additional efforts to eliminate hunger is greatest.
The reason for mapping hunger is to ensure that the world achieves Zero Hunger by 2030, which is one of the Sustainable Development Goals laid out by the United Nations.
Each countrys GHI score is calculated based on four indicators.