Covid-19: Disturbing impact on India’s children
14% of children studying in government schools in villages, and 20% of those in government schools in urban areas, were deprived of midday meals during the pandemic period. […]
Economic Cost of neglecting mental health of children
Economic price for neglecting mental health of children is $387.2 billion a year: UNICEF More than 13% adolescents aged 10-19 live with a diagnosed mental disorder globally […]
Emergency Report of School Education (ERSE)
The prolonged closure of schools after the sudden and totally unplanned lockdown in March 2020 to a possible re-opening at the end of September 2021 (a period of 18 months) has grabbed some media attention at last. Following the release of the Emergency Report of School Education (ERSE) based on the School [...]
#Must Read-[Society] Why coercive population control measures are a bad idea
Syllabus Connect :- GS I ( Population and associated issues) Context Recently, population control measures are being discussed by the states of Assam and Uttar Pradesh. Many other states like Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Telangana and Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Uttarakhand, Karnataka and Odisha have been following a two-child norm [...]
[Society] Providing horizontal quota: the Bihar way
Syllabus:- GS II ( Welfare schemes for vulnerable sections of the population by the Centre and States and the performance of these schemes; mechanisms, laws, institutions and Bodies constituted for the protection and betterment of these vulnerable sections) The case for reservations for women and transgender persons in State jobs [...]
No need for a drastic population policy
Population policy is suddenly in the news in India with States such as Assam and Uttar Pradesh proposing to bring in or bringing in draft legislation aimed at controlling their populations. […]
[Report] The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2020
Food insecurity has been on the rise since 2014, and the year 2000 has added equal to the last five years combined. Nearly one in three people in the world ie about 2.7 billion, did not have access to adequate food in 2020. Close to 12 per cent of the [...]
National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) – Phase-I (Important Data Sets and Some Key Questions)
Context:- The first phase of the 5th round of the National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) was conducted in 2019-20 and its findings were released in December 2020. States/UT Covered Under Phase-I In the first phase of the fifth round, the findings for 17 states and 5 union territories been presented. [...]
India sees largest drop in open defecation since 2015: WASH report
India was responsible for the largest drop in open defecation since 2015, in terms of absolute numbers, according to a new report by the Wash Institute, a global non-profit organisation July 1, 2021. […]
Lessons from Rajasthan’s rural power solution
Context :- Estimates suggest that India has doubled the electrified rural households, from 55% in 2010 to 96% in 2020. And despite greater electrification, power supply is often unreliable in rural areas. This, however does not account for connection to public utilities and social infrastructure such as schools, community spaces etc. [...]