hunger
- India
Climate activist Sonam Wangchuk ends 21-day-long hunger strike in Ladakh
Leh: Climate activist Sonam Wangchuk on Tuesday evening ended his 21-day-long hunger strike in support of the demand for statehood for Ladakh and its inclusion in the Sixth Schedule of the Constitution.…
- Middle East
‘Hunger everywhere in Gaza Strip’: UNRWA seeks humanitarian aid
United Nations Relief and Works agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) has said that hunger is everywhere in the Gaza Strip. Taking to X, on Sunday, March 10, UN agency stressed that “the…
- News
United Nations warns of ‘imminent’ famine in Gaza Strip
Tel Aviv: The United Nations has warned that the ongoing war between Israel and Hamas is pushing the entire Gaza Strip towards an “imminent” famine. The Global Hunger Monitoring System, a UN-backed…
- Health
How working night shifts messes up appetite and food habits, study reveals
New Delhi: Scientists reveal how working night shifts interferes with appetite, hunger and food habits, sometimes resulting in weight gain. The disruption in the body’s biological clock, or circadian misalignment, brought about…
- World
Major rise in world hunger, says UNFAO
There has been a major increase in the number of people that go to bed hungry in the world, as the globe reeled under the effects of prolonged conflicts and a global…
- India
UP: Father on hunger strike after daughter elopes
Bijnor: A man has been on hunger strike here since the past five days after his daughter eloped with her boyfriend, taking Rs three lakh cash from the house. The girl, 18,…
- Health
Eating after bedtime increases hunger, decreases calories burned
Boston: About 42% of adult Americans in the United States are obese, which increases the risk of developing chronic diseases like diabetes, cancer, and other illnesses. Few studies have thoroughly examined the…
- World
Biden admin to host white house conference on hunger, nutrition
Washington: US President Joe Biden’s administration will host the White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health on September 28. As Biden announced in May, this will be the first Conference of…
- India
India ranks 101 of 116 nations in global hunger; Centre cries foul
Hyderabad: India ranked 101 out of 116 countries in the Global Hunger Index (GHI) 2021-22, with a hunger score of 27.5 which is categorised as ‘serious’. However, the government of India stated…
- World
Russia-Ukraine war could push 11-19mn into hunger worldwide: FAO
Rome: Russia’s ongoing war in Ukraine has a significant impact on the global food markets and could leave an additional 11 to 19 million people with chronic hunger, the UN’s Food and…
- World
13 million people facing hunger across Horn of Africa: WFP
Geneva: The World Food Program (WFP) has warned that an estimated 13 million people are facing hunger across Ethiopia, Kenya, and Somalia, as the Horn of Africa grappled with severe drought caused by…
- Middle East
Yemen families forced to eat leaves owing to the escalating war
The World Food Programme (WFP) of the United Nations stated on Sunday that it had documented examples of Yemeni families being compelled to eat leaves due to hunger in their war-torn nation.…
- India
Get data on starvation deaths, frame model scheme for community kitchens: SC to Centre
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday questioned the Centre for not reporting any starvation death. The court said if it can be understood that there is no starvation death in the…
