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Counting Hunger in India

10/06/2023 GMT

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Is it true that hunger has worsened in India?

We explore the statistics behind hunger and malnutrition in the world’s most populous country

How prevalent is hunger and malnutrition in India? With Indian data journalist Rukmini S, we interrogate recent claims that hunger has worsened dramatically in recent years, and explore how malnutrition affects child mortality in the world’s most populous country.

Presenter: Tim Harford
Producer: Nathan Gower
Editor: Richard Vadon
Programme Coordinator: Brenda Brown 
Sound Engineer: Neil Churchill

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