India ranked 111th out of 125 countries in the Global Hunger Index-2023. The index also stated that India has the highest child wasting rate in the world at 18.7%, reflecting acute undernutrition.
With a score of 28.7 in the Global Hunger Index-2023, India has a level of hunger that is serious, according to a report based on the index.
India's neighbouring countries Pakistan (102nd), Bangladesh (81st), Nepal (69th) & Sri Lanka (60th) have fared better than it in the index.
South Asia & Africa South of the Sahara are the world regions with the highest hunger levels, with a GHI score of 27 each, indicating serious hunger.
Rate of undernourishment in India stood at 16.6%t and under-five mortality at 3.1%.
"India has the highest child wasting rate in the world, at 18.7%, reflecting acute undernutrition," the report based on the index stated. Wasting is measured based on children's weight relative to their height.
The report also said that the prevalence of anaemia in women aged between 15 and 24 years stood at 58.1 per cent.
The 2023 GHI score for the world is 18.3.
For the 2023 GHI report, data were assessed for 136 countries.
India’s Neeraj Chopra, the reigning Olympic and world javelin champion, was named a Laureus ambassador. The 25-year-old Chopra became the second Indian to be named Laureus ambassador after former cricketer Yuvraj Singh was honoured in 2017.
Cricketers Kapil Dev, Rahul Dravid and Sachin Tendulkar are part of Laureus World Sports Academy.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurate the 141st International Olympic Committee (IOC) session at the Jio World Centre in Mumbai. The session serves as a key meeting of the members of the International Olympic Committee.
India is hosting the IOC session for the second time and after a gap of about 40 years. The IOC's 86th session was held in New Delhi in 1983.
IOC President, Thomas Bach.
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) imposed a monetary penalty of ₹5.39 crore on Paytm Payments Bank for violating KYC norms.
"This penalty has been imposed in exercise of powers vested in RBI conferred under the provisions of Section 47A(1)(c) read with Section 46(4)(i) of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949,".
ICICI Bank announced the launch of ‘iFinance’, enabling crores of customers-retail and sole proprietors, to get a consolidated view of their savings & current accounts in one place. Customers of other banks can also benefit from this facility, which ICICI Bank has introduced by leveraging the Account Aggregator ecosystem, on the Bank’s iMobile Pay app.
Spice Money (a subsidiary of DiGiSPICE Technologies), India’s leading rural fintech company that creates nanopreneurs for emerging India, announced a groundbreaking collaboration with NSDL Payments Bank to make a significant impact in rural India by allowing citizens to open zero balance accounts.
Sanjeev Kumar, Co-Founder, Executive Director, & CEO at Spice Money.
ndia’s largest integrated energy conglomerate, NTPC Limited, has been recognized as one of the “World’s Best Employers 2023” in the Forbes World’s Best Employers list 2023 released on 10th Oct 2023.
It ranked 261st out of top 700 companies in the World ranking and is the only Indian PSU to figure in the list.
Teenage Indian-American inventor Gitanjali Rao was honoured by US First Lady Jill Biden, along with 14 other young women leaders, for leading a change and shaping a brighter future in their communities across the nation.
The 17-year-old scientist was honoured on Wednesday in the first-ever "Girls Leading Change" celebration at the White House.
Uttar Pradesh declared the Gangetic Dolphin state aquatic animal.
These dolphins are found in rivers like Ganga, Yamuna, Chambal, Ghaghra, Rapti, and Gerua. The estimated population of Gangetic dolphins in the state is around 2000.
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has cancelled the Certificate of Registration of Chennai-based Ind Bank Housing Ltd. Indian Bank and HUDCO (Housing and Urban Development Corporation Ltd) are major shareholders in the housing finance company, holding 51 per cent and 25 per cent stake, respectively. The company was set up in 1991.
RBI in exercise of powers conferred on it under Section 29A (6) of the National Housing Bank Act, 1987, has cancelled the CoR.
As such, the above company shall transact the business neither of a Housing Finance Institution nor of a Non-Banking Financial Institution as defined in National Housing Bank Act, 1987 and Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934, respectively.
Noted author and activist Sivasankari was honoured with the prestigious Saraswati Samman for the year 2022 for her memoir written in Tamil, Surya Vamsam, at the National Museum in Delhi.
The Saraswati Samman, instituted by the KK Birla Foundation, carries a plaque, a citation, and a cash prize of ₹15 lakh.
Pankaj Bohra, a chartered accountant from Ahmedabad, has assumed the role of national president of the Indo-American Chamber of Commerce (IACC).
IACC, a 55-year-old chamber of commerce with 14 offices in India and 27 partner organisations in the US, is engaged in the promotion of bilateral trade and investments between India and the US.
Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde said that approval has been given to establish an Independent Scheduled Tribes Commission for Maharashtra on the lines of the Central Government.
The proposal was approved in the State Tribal Advisory Council meeting held in Mumbai.