Introduction According to the World Health Organization (WHO) estimate, mental health illness makes about 15% of the total disease conditions around the world. Mental illness needs psychological, emotional, and social well-being initiatives to get a cure. If not treated properly, it might even lead to suicidal behaviour among the individual. Recently, Japanese Tennis player Naomi… Continue reading Naomi Osaka Episode and Mental health in India – Explained, pointwise
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Challenges Facing Dairy Sector in India – Explained, Pointwise
Introduction World Milk Day was celebrated on 1st June while National Milk day is celebrated on 26th November. Both days recognize the importance of milk for the health and well-being of an individual. Apart from nutritional benefits for health, the dairy sector in India is a crucial source of employment generation and a steady income… Continue reading Challenges Facing Dairy Sector in India – Explained, Pointwise
Orphaned Children in India – Explained, Pointwise
Introduction According to the Ministry of Women and Child Development, 577 children across the country have been orphaned since April by the second wave of the pandemic. Experts suggest this is due to the higher mortality rate of the young adults between 30 and 40 age groups. Some children have been totally left alone as… Continue reading Orphaned Children in India – Explained, Pointwise
New Lakshadweep Regulations: Issues and Rationale – Explained, pointwise
Introduction New Lakshadweep regulations proposed by its new administrator are attracting opposition from local leaders. The smallest union territory of India (Lakshadweep) is undergoing severe changes for the last few days. The new administrator has introduced 4 new regulations that would alter the culture, livelihood, ecology, and development level of the island. The draft regulations… Continue reading New Lakshadweep Regulations: Issues and Rationale – Explained, pointwise
Role of AYUSH during pandemic and its challenges – Explained, Pointwise
Introduction The COVID-19 pandemic has emerged as a public health challenge. The burden of disease and mortality is steadily increasing in many parts of the country. Several social and economic factors are leading to devastating situations. Effective management to address this infection is still evolving and attempts are being made to integrate traditional interventions along… Continue reading Role of AYUSH during pandemic and its challenges – Explained, Pointwise
New IT Rules for Social Media and its challenges – Explained, Pointwise
Introduction The Information Technology (Guidelines for Intermediaries and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021 came into force in India. The new IT rules have been framed to address the Social Media, Digital Media, and OTT platforms in a specific manner. The government has released the new IT rules, 2021 in February. The government provided 3… Continue reading New IT Rules for Social Media and its challenges – Explained, Pointwise
Analysis of GST regime in India – Explained, Pointwise
Introduction The GST Council was mandated to meet at least once every quarter, but due to the pandemic, the council had not met for two quarters. Recently the government announced the 43rd meeting of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council on May 28. There are many issues in front of the council such as… Continue reading Analysis of GST regime in India – Explained, Pointwise
Challenges in Vaccine Procurement in India – Explained, Pointwise
Introduction According to the data from the Ministry of Health and Family welfare, so far, India has vaccinated only 417 million people (less than 3.1% of the population has received both doses). The population of India is 1.3 billion. If vaccines require two doses then India needs more than 2 billion doses across the nation.… Continue reading Challenges in Vaccine Procurement in India – Explained, Pointwise
Issue of fertilizer subsidy in India – Explained, Pointwise
Introduction The subsidy allows an individual to buy a product or use a service at a lower price than its market cost. The government in India has been providing a host of price subsidies on kerosene, cooking gas, water, electricity, fertilizer, etc. in order to support the vulnerable sections. The farmers have been getting the… Continue reading Issue of fertilizer subsidy in India – Explained, Pointwise
Biomedical Waste Management during pandemic – Explained, Pointwise
Introduction Prior to the pandemic, India’s biomedical waste management capacity was already limited. Now, with the advent of the pandemic, biomedical waste generation has increased manifold. CPCB has given guidelines to discard the biomedical waste generated in Covid-19 camps and Covid-related material such as gloves and masks in households. However, the implementation of the guidelines… Continue reading Biomedical Waste Management during pandemic – Explained, Pointwise
