Ø India is
home to the highest number of hungry people in the world, at 194 million,
surpassing China, according to United Nations annual hunger report. At
the global level, the corresponding figure dropped to 795 million in 2014-15,
from 1 billion in 1990-92, with East Asia led by China accounting for most of
the reductions, UN body Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) said in its
report titled ‘The State of Food Insecurity in the World 2015.’ India too saw a
reduction between 1990 and 2015, it added. In 1990-92, those who were starved
of food in India numbered 210.1 million, which came down to 194.6 million in
2014-15.
Ø The
government on Thursday appointed distinguished scientist Dr. S. Christopher as
Director General of the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO)
and Dr. G.S. Reddy as Scientific Advisor to Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar.
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