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Context: India’s fight against COVID-19 is at a critical juncture considering presence of various vulnerable communities in the country. Background: Heavy toll due to pandemic: The pandemic has already exacted a heavy toll. Fragile health systems and frontline health workers are overburdened and lives and livelihoods impacted. ... .Read more
Updated on 27 October, 2020 GS1 Social issues & Justice
Context: According to the recently released Global Hunger Index 2020, India has the highest prevalence of wasted children under five years in the world, which reflects acute undernutrition. Key highlights of the report: India ranks 94 out of 107 countries in the Index, lower than her neighbors such as Bangladesh (75) and Pakistan (88). In 20... .Read more
Updated on 26 October, 2020 GS1 Social issues & Justice
Context: According to the recently released Global Hunger Index 2020, India has the highest prevalence of wasted children under five years in the world, which reflects acute undernutrition. Key highlights of the report: India ranks 94 out of 107 countries in the Index, lower than her neighbors such as Bangladesh (75) and Pakistan (88). India... .Read more
Updated on 24 October, 2020 GS1 Social issues & Justice
Context: Even in 2020, the Indian government and our civil society continue to grapple with the inhuman nature of manual scavenging. The current scenario in India While civil society started a movement in the 1990s to abolish dry latrines, the focus now is on manhole deaths and the provision of safety equipment to sanitation workers. The movemen... .Read more
Updated on 22 October, 2020 GS2 Social issues & Justice
Context: India has the highest prevalence of wasted children under five years in the world, which reflects acute undernutrition, according to the recently released Global Hunger Index 2020. Key highlights of the report: India ranks 94 out of 107 countries in the Index, lower than her neighbors such as Bangladesh (75) and Pakistan (88). In th... .Read more
Updated on 17 October, 2020 GS2 Social issues & Justice
Context: 16th of October is being celebrated as World Food Day. Food is the essence of life and the bedrock of our cultures and communities. A proper food system can be a powerful means to bring people together to grow, nourish, and sustain the planet. The food system It is a framework that includes every aspect of feeding and nourishing people: f... .Read more
Updated on 16 October, 2020 GS2 Social issues & Justice
