2017-03-04T17:55:08+05:30By UPSCTREE|Categories: Editorials, Society|
Barely noticed and mostly ignored by the chatterati, a silent sanitation revolution appears to be underway in rural West Bengal, Rajasthan and to some extent in Madhya Pradesh. It appears that we may finally be turning a corner in our war against open defecation. Roughly half of India’s population- about [...]
2017-02-27T00:01:58+05:30By UPSCTREE|Categories: Editorials, Ethics, Society|
Birender Sangwan’s parents wanted him to be a doctor. For two years, Sangwan even prepared for the medical entrance examinations in India before finally giving up. “I was always scared of hospitals,” he said in an interview at his modest two-room office at New Delhi’s Rohini court complex. “I still [...]
2017-02-24T22:47:04+05:30By UPSCTREE|Categories: Editorials, Environment, Society|
Over the last century, India’s landscape has urbanized considerably: the urban population has grown 14 times since 1901, and by 2050 up to 54 percent of India’s population will be urban. Much of this urban growth is occurring in large villages or small to medium sized cities , resulting in [...]
2017-02-23T23:12:34+05:30By UPSCTREE|Categories: Editorials, Society|
Gurmit Kaur from Punjab got the shock of her life when she discovered the truth about her husband. She married Manjit Singh in 2000 thinking he was an NRI settled in the US. He took Rs.4.5 lakh in dowry and another Rs.1.5 lakh from Gurmit’s relative while going abroad promising [...]
2017-02-14T01:30:41+05:30By UPSCTREE|Categories: Economy, Editorials, Society|
Globalization is the buzzword in the contemporary world. Broadly speaking, the term ‘globalization’ means integration of economies and societies through cross country flows of information, ideas, technologies, goods, services, capital, finance and people. Cross border integration can have several dimensions – cultural, social, political and economic. In fact, cultural and [...]
2017-02-14T01:20:47+05:30By UPSCTREE|Categories: Editorials, Society|
Diabetes A SILENT KILLER One in every 11 adults has diabetes 415 million […]
2017-02-14T01:12:27+05:30By UPSCTREE|Categories: Editorials, Society|
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 . […]
2017-02-14T00:56:56+05:30By UPSCTREE|Categories: Editorials, Society|
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 [...]
2017-02-13T21:30:08+05:30By UPSCTREE|Categories: Editorials, Society|
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 [...]
2017-02-13T21:21:25+05:30By UPSCTREE|Categories: Economy, Editorials, Society|
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 [...]
