India appears to have made some progress in tackling the hunger and malnutrition issue, but the situation remains "alarming"according to the recently released Global Hunger Index .India ranks 66th on the 2008 Global Hunger Index of 88 countries.According to the 2008 Global Hunger Index (GHI), India’s hunger rate fell to 23.7 points, from 32.5 points in 1990, while Congo showed highest hunger rate of 42.7 points at 88th place. The report noted that countries that have scored between 20-30 points are in an alarming condition. The index ranked countries on a 100-point scale, with zero being the best score having no hunger and 100 being the worst.
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