ದಿ ಹಿಂದೂ ಸಂಪಾದಕೀಯ " Abject failure: On India’s Global Hunger Index ranking," ದಲ್ಲಿ ಬಳಸಲಾದ ಶಬ್ದಸಂಪತ್ತು

ದಿ ಹಿಂದೂ ಸಂಪಾದಕೀಯ " Abject failure: On India’s Global Hunger Index ranking," ದಲ್ಲಿ ಬಳಸಲಾದ ಶಬ್ದಸಂಪತ್ತು

1.  Abject

• Meaning: Extremely bad, degrading, or hopeless.
• Example: "India’s ranking in the Global Hunger Index reflects the abject failure of the state to address hunger."

2.  Undernourished

• Meaning: Lacking sufficient food or nutrition to maintain health.
• Example: "The Global Hunger Index shows that 14% of India’s population is undernourished."

3.  Staggering

• Meaning: Extremely surprising or shocking.
• Example: "A staggering 200 million people in India suffer from undernourishment."

4.  Comprehensive

• Meaning: Thorough and covering all aspects of something.
• Example: "The report provides a comprehensive analysis of global hunger data."

5.  Pertinent

• Meaning: Relevant or applicable to a particular matter.
• Example: "The rise in food inflation is particularly pertinent when discussing hunger in India."

6.  Demographic dividend

• Meaning: The economic growth potential that arises from shifts in a population’s age structure.
• Example: "India’s demographic dividend is undermined by widespread hunger and malnutrition."

7.  Income inequality

• Meaning: The unequal distribution of income among a population.
• Example: "The wide income inequality in India affects people’s access to food."

8.  Disposable incomes

• Meaning: The amount of money a person has available to spend after taxes and living expenses.
• Example: "The vast difference in disposable incomes leads to unequal access to nutrition."

9.  Food inflation

• Meaning: The increase in the price of food items over time.
• Example: "Food inflation in India more than doubled between FY22 and FY24, hitting the poor hardest."

10.  Bumper crops

• Meaning: Exceptionally large harvests of crops.
• Example: "Despite bumper crops in rice and wheat, hunger remains a major issue in India."

11.  Infant mortality

• Meaning: The death rate of infants under one year old per 1,000 live births.
• Example: "India’s infant mortality rate of 26 per 1,000 live births is lower than the global average."

12.  Stunting

• Meaning: Low height for age, usually due to malnutrition.
• Example: "Child stunting in India remains high, at 35.5%."

13.  Wasting

• Meaning: Low weight for height, often due to acute malnutrition.
• Example: "Wasting affects 18.7% of children in India, a sign of serious health issues."

14.  Safety net systems

• Meaning: Government programs designed to prevent people from falling into poverty or hardship.
• Example: "The failure of safety net systems in India has contributed to widespread malnutrition."

15.  Cast a long shadow

• Meaning: To have a lasting negative impact.
• Example: "Climate change has already begun to cast a long shadow on India’s food security."