The Hindu Editorial Vocabulary 17th October 2024

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Abject failure: On India’s Global Hunger Index ranking

India ranks 105 out of 127 countries in the Global Hunger Index, 2024

The 2024 Global Hunger Index (GHI) suggests that India’s undernourished (not having enough food for good health) population this year would effectively rank as the seventh most populous country in the world — with roughly the population of Brazil, a staggering (very shocking or surprising) 200 million people. In stark (very clear and harsh) terms, this is about 14% of India’s existing population. The 2024 GHI, which is the report’s 19th edition, considers comprehensive sets of data in its findings. In India’s case, it considers the Sample Registration System statistical reports, that the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation publishes annually, which provide data such as on births, deaths, infant and maternal mortality, based on reports by the Ministry of Women and Child Development and NITI Aayog.

In 2024, the scorecard for the 127 nations analysed ranges from “low” to “extremely alarming”. While India is ranked “serious” (rank 105 and score 27.3), it might as well be considered “extremely alarming” if one considers various other relevant factors. It also establishes the abject (extreme and severe) and systemic (affecting the whole system) failure by the Indian state to address the most basic of human needs — of adequate food and nutrition that are essential to reap the benefits of the much touted ‘demographic dividend’. India was the world’s fastest growing economy, at 6.8% in FY24, with an estimated GDP of almost $4 trillion, ranking fifth globally. However, its per capita (per person) income, of $2,485 in FY24, was less than a fourth of the global average of $13,920 in FY22, indicating the wide income inequality (unequal distribution of income among people) that would result in vastly varied disposable incomes. This is pertinent (relevant and important) as food inflation more than doubled between FY22 and FY24, from 3.8% to 7.5%, affecting the poor. Even as the Economic Survey for 2023-24 blames this on ‘extreme weather events, low reservoir levels and damaged crops, affecting farm output’, India recorded one of its highest levels of food production — 332 million tonnes in 2023-24. This was largely due to bumper (exceptionally large) crops in rice and wheat, though pulses and vegetables were affected by extreme weather events. But these numbers when read with India’s infant mortality — 26 per 1,000 live births in 2022, while the global average was 28 — and child stunting (the condition of being too short for one’s age due to poor nutrition) and wasting (low weight for height due to malnutrition) rates, of 35.5% and 18.7%, respectively, are revealing. They point to a failure of India’s health-care and safety net systems and the denial to address what is apparent, namely, climate change that has already begun to cast a long shadow on India’s food security.

Hindu Vocab Wordlist 17th October 2024

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1. Abject: Extremely bad or severe; showing no pride or respect.
2. Undernourished: Not having enough food to maintain health and proper growth.
3. Staggering: Very shocking and surprising.
4. Stark: Very plain and obvious, often harsh or severe.
5. Systemic: Affecting the whole system or body, rather than just a part.
6. Per capita: For each person; in relation to people taken individually.
7. Income inequality: The unequal distribution of income among a population.
8. Pertinent: Relevant or applicable to a particular matter; appropriate.
9. Bumper: Exceptionally large in amount or size.
10. Stunting: The condition of being shorter than expected for age due to poor nutrition.
11. Wasting: A condition where a person is too thin for their height, often due to malnutrition.

Hindu Vocab Master 17th October 2024 with Synonyms & Antonyms

Here are the synonyms and antonyms of all the difficult words in Hindu Vocab Master for 17th October 2024:

Word	Synonyms	Antonyms
Abject	Miserable, Degrading, Hopeless, Wretched	Proud, Commendable, Dignified, Exalted
Undernourished	Malnourished, Starved, Deprived, Undersupplied	Well-fed, Nourished, Healthy, Overfed
Staggering	Astonishing, Shocking, Overwhelming, Breathtaking	Unremarkable, Expected, Predictable, Ordinary
Stark	Harsh, Severe, Bleak, Austere	Mild, Gentle, Ornate, Embellished
Systemic	Structural, Fundamental, Universal, Pervasive	Isolated, Localized, Incidental, Sporadic
Per capita	Per person, For each, Individual, Per head	Aggregate, Collective, Cumulative, Combined
Income inequality	Wealth disparity, Economic gap, Wealth inequality, Financial imbalance	Economic parity, Income equality, Economic balance, Fair distribution
Pertinent	Relevant, Applicable, Appropriate, Suitable	Irrelevant, Unrelated, Inapplicable, Inappropriate
Bumper	Abundant, Plentiful, Generous, Ample	Meager, Scarce, Insufficient, Small
Stunting	Growth inhibition, Dwarfing, Shortening, Retarding	Growth promotion, Enhancing, Developing, Expanding
Wasting	Emaciation, Withering, Shrinking, Declining	Nourishing, Strengthening, Fortifying, Building