South Asia at serious level of hunger: Study

New Delhi, Oct. 16 -- South Asia is among the regions of the world at "serious" levels of hunger, according to the 2019 Global Hunger Index (GHI) report, with India ranked at 102 among 117 countries surveyed.

"At the regional level, South Asia and Africa South of the Sahara have the highest 2019 GHI scores in the world, at 29.3 and 28.4, respectively," the report said.

"These scores indicate serious levels of hunger according to the GHI Severity Scale. In contrast, the 2019 GHI scores of Eastern Europe and the Commonwealth of Independent States, Latin America and the Caribbean, East and Southeast Asia, and the Near East and North Africa range from 6.6 to 13.3, indicating low or moderate hunger levels."

According to the report, South Asia...