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[-] givesomefucks@lemmy.world 13 points 1 year ago

All it took for them to afford the PR mission was decades of ignoring starving children!

https://www.thelancet.com/journals/eclinm/article/PIIS2589-5370(23)00067-6/fulltext

Don't worry, India has a caste system so they made sure the "right" kids didn't starve...

The prevalence of Zero-Food in India marginally declined from 20.0% (95% CI: 19.3%–20.7%) in 1993 to 17.8% (95% CI: 17.5%–18.1%) in 2021. There were considerable differences in the trajectories of change in the prevalence of Zero-Food across states. Chhattisgarh, Mizoram, and Jammu and Kashmir experienced high increase in the prevalence of Zero-Food over this time period, while Nagaland, Odisha, Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh witnessed a significant decline. In 2021, Uttar Pradesh (27.4%), Chhattisgarh (24.6%), Jharkhand (21%), Rajasthan (19.8%) and Assam (19.4%) were states with the highest prevalence of Zero-Food. As of 2021, the estimated number of Zero-Food children in India was 5,998,138, with the states of Uttar Pradesh (28.4%), Bihar (14.2%), Maharashtra (7.1%), Rajasthan (6.5%), and Madhya Pradesh (6%) accounting for nearly two-thirds of the total Zero-Food children in India. Zero-Food in 2021 was concerningly high among children aged 6–11 months (30.6%) and substantial even among children aged 18–23 months (8.5%). Overall, socioeconomically advantaged groups had lower prevalence of Zero-Food than disadvantaged groups.

[-] whiskers@lemmings.world 16 points 1 year ago

ISRO took the fuel efficient route. That's why a mission launched in July is landing now. Russia's crashed lander reached moon in ~13 days. They are already quite concious of spending their research grants wisely.

I'm surprised by these people who bring up their hatred filled political agenda at every opportunity. Why don't you go start an India bashing circle jerk community or instance and please remain there.

[-] givesomefucks@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

I’m surprised by these people who bring up their hatred filled political agenda

Yes...

Truly the issue isn't the far right religious extremists in charge of India...

It's people pointing out India's problems on social media.

What's millions of starving children from the "wrong" social caste when people's feelings are getting hurt?!

[-] whiskers@lemmings.world 12 points 1 year ago

No one wants to see children starve. We can discuss that if you make a separate post about it backed with a reference to facts.

Hijacking this and every other post about Chandrayaan with anti-India politics is not the way. This post is about a scientific milestone and let all discussions be regarding that. Show some courtesy and you'll get better discussion on the points that you bring up.

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