Society Watch – The risk of Diabetes !!!
Diabetes A SILENT KILLER One in every 11 adults has diabetes 415 million […]
#Must Read – Society Watch – Fighting against the Mosquitoes !!!
Scientists say a month of concentrated efforts is all it takes to control mosquitoes responsible for diseases like dengue and chikungunya. But the claim sounds far-fetched at a time when almost the entire country has been reporting these diseases for the past few months . […]
Society Watch – Taxing sugary drinks can tackle obesity, diabetes: WHO
A latest report by the World Health Organization (WHO) says that taxing sugary drinks can lower consumption and reduce obesity, type 2 diabetes and tooth decay. The report titled Fiscal Policies for Diet and Prevention of Non-communicable Diseases (NCDs) proposes fiscal policies that lead to at least a 20 per cent [...]
Society Watch – Poor or Destitute ??
Poverty and Destitution:- There is a difference between poverty and destitution, or what I call pauperism. In poverty, it is difficult to make ends meet. You somehow cope, do your level best to add to your income. In destitution, you are simply unable to cope. Excerpts from the interview of [...]
Economy Watch-Inclusive Development :-The quintile income and the poverty line !!!
Inclusive Development :-The quintile income and the poverty line Background:- The rhetoric of “inclusive development” tends often to be lost in vague generalities, when it is not altogether absent in various processes on the ground or in state policy that claims to be inspired by its demands. This note suggests [...]
Society Watch – Bowing down to patriarchy !!!
Background – Nehru once said, “Let the people develop according to their own intellect”, as a reference to allow the tribes of North-East region and especially the “Naga tribe” the autonomy to chart their own course of life and have their own customary laws. This reflected in the constitutional provisions as [...]
#Must Read – Society Watch – Inequality is the number one risk !!!
Note – Excerpts from the speech of Vice-President.Contains good statements and statistics that can be used to accentuate your writing. To enjoy the ‘freedom of,’ there is a requirement first for certain ‘freedom from’. To survive with dignity, humans require both ‘freedom from want’ and ‘freedom from fear’ [...]
Society Watch – India’s False Rape Claims – A Story, The Report and A Reporter !!!
Background:- After the infamous 2012 gang rape of a student on a bus in Delhi, the number of rape cases reported to police in India rose sharply. But one survey concluded that in Delhi, in 2013-14, more than half of these reports were “false” – fuelling claims by male activists [...]
Society Watch – The state of India’s Internet through graphs !!!
The growth of the internet in India has been quite rapid in the past few years. The ‘State of the Internet Q3 2016’ report by Akamai shows where India stands globally in the internet race. […]
Society Watch – “Un-Middle classing” the Indian “Middle-class” !!!
Born in socialist times, a generation of Indians lived the ideas and values of middle class for a lifetime. Middle class was an aspirational place to be for this generation, at a time when a large majority of people were still struggling to get a permanent roof over their heads [...]