DAILY QUIZ- DEC 16

1.Consider the following statements regarding the 'World Green Cities Award 2022':

1. The award was given to Hyderabad for its large-scale tree-planting program known as “Telangana Ku Haritha Haram” .

2. This Award was instituted by the UN-Habitat Programme.

Which of the above statement(s) is/are correct?

a)    1 only

b)   2 only

c)    Both 1 and 2

d)   Neither 1 nor 2

Explanation:

Hyderabad city won the overall ‘World Green City Award 2022’ and ‘Living Green for Economic Recovery and Inclusive Growth’ award at the International Association of Horticulture Producers(AIPH) World Green City Awards 2022 held in Jeju,South Korea.

What is the World Green City Award?

The Green City Award was instituted by the International Association of Horticulture Producers(AIPH).

Purpose: The award recognises the role of city authorities in promoting and supporting greater inclusion of nature and plants in urban environments.

– The awards bring global recognition to the value of plants in providing solutions for common city problems and create an enabling environment to shape and nurture a strategic shift in city governance/planning.

Why was Hyderabad given this World Green City Award?

The award was given to Hyderabad for its large-scale tree-planting program known as “Telangana Ku Haritha Haram” which was carried out from 2015 to 2016. The program aims to increase the tree cover of the state by about 33%.

2. Consider the following statements regarding Global Hunger Index Report 2022:

1. Global Hunger Index Report is a biennial report published by Concern Worldwide of Ireland and Welthungerhilfe.

2. India has seen improvement in child stunting and child mortality in the last five years.

Which of the above statement(s) is/are correct?

a)    1 only

b)   2 only

c)    Both 1 and 2

d)   Neither 1 nor 2

Explanation:

Global Hunger Index Report is an annual report (peer-reviewed) published by Concern Worldwide of Ireland and Welthungerhilfe (a German non-profit organization). 

India’s Performance in Global Hunger Index 2022

India ranks 107th out of 121 countries in the GHI 2022 rankings. With a score of 29.1, India has a level of hunger that is serious.

• India has slipped 6 positions from its 2021 rank of 101.
• According to the latest data, India has the highest child-wasting rate of all countries covered in the GHI.
• India is ranked behind most of its neighbouring countries. Their ranks are given below:

• Pakistan – 99
• Sri Lanka – 64
• Nepal – 81
• Bangladesh – 84
• The only country in South Asia that performs worse than India on the index is Afghanistan with 109th rank.
• India has seen improvement in child stunting and child mortality between 2014 and 2022:
• Child stunting has declined from 38.7% to 35.5%.
• Child mortality has also dropped from 4.6% to 3.3%.
• India performance in undernourishment – Prevalence of undernourishment has also risen in the country from 14.6% in 2018-2020 to 16.3% in 2019-2021.
• It implies that 224.3 million people in India (out of 828 million globally) are considered undernourished.
• India performance in child wasting – India’s child wasting rate (low weight for height), at 19.3%, is worse than the levels recorded in 2014 (15.1%) and even 2000 (17.15%).