News: The Supreme Court has said that farmers have a constitutional right to continue with their “absolutely perfect” protest as long as their dissent against the three controversial agricultural laws did not slip into violence. Facts: Background: This ruling came by the Supreme Court during the hearing of a batch of petitions seeking removal of protesting farmers… Continue reading Farmers have constitutional right to continue with protest: SC
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Eliminating Tuberculosis (TB)
Context- The pandemic provides learning opportunity and opens up possibilities of accelerating Tuberculosis (TB) elimination venture. More in news- Covid-19 has derailed the painstaking efforts of decades and diverted scientific attention from killer diseases like tuberculosis COVID-19 lockdowns have resulted in a 30 per cent decline in tuberculosis diagnosis and reporting. Researchers estimate that over the next… Continue reading Eliminating Tuberculosis (TB)
Nutritional agenda
Context: The fifth round of the National Family Health Survey (NFHS 2019-20) factsheets on the burden of child under nutrition is not encouraging. How is under nutrition measured? Relied on the measure of a child’s anthropometry: Children are defined as stunted, underweight or wasted if their standardised height-for-age, weight-for-age or weight-for-height is more than two standard… Continue reading Nutritional agenda
What are the negative impacts of farm laws on landless labourers and small tenant farmers?
Syllabus: GS-2- Development issues Source: – Click Here Context: Although the issue of MSP system has been brought into the limelight by protest of farmers, but very little attention has been paid to the impacts of farm bills on the landless and agricultural laborers. Present data of landless laborers and tenant farmers About 60 per… Continue reading What are the negative impacts of farm laws on landless labourers and small tenant farmers?
Why green revolution states should shift from MSP crops to high value crops and Non-farm activities?
Source – Click Here Context: Green Revolution states are required to shift their focus from MSP crops to high-value crops and Non-farm activities due to the consequences Punjab, Haryana, and western Uttar Pradesh were early adopters and major beneficiaries of Green Revolution technology and enabled India in becoming a nation close to self-sufficiency in food… Continue reading Why green revolution states should shift from MSP crops to high value crops and Non-farm activities?
India drops two ranks in Human Development Index 2020
News: United Nations Development Program (UNDP) has released the Human Development Index (HDI) 2020. Facts: ● HDI Human Development Index measures the average achievements in a country in three basic dimensions of human development: ○ A long and healthy life- measured by Life expectancy at birth ○ Access to knowledge: measured by Mean years of… Continue reading India drops two ranks in Human Development Index 2020
State of the Education Report for India: Vocational Education First
News: UNESCO has released the 2020 State of the Education Report for India: Vocational Education First. Facts: ● The second edition of the State of Education Report focuses on technical and vocational Education reports and training(TVET). What is TVET (Technical and Vocational Education and Training)? TVET refers to aspects of the Education Report process involving… Continue reading State of the Education Report for India: Vocational Education First
Uttar Pradesh’s strategies to contain the pandemic
Context- Early and systematic tracking of high-risk contacts helped Uttar Pradesh step up the fight against COVID-19. What were the measures taken by UP government to control the outbreak? Uttar Pradesh is the largest state in the country in terms of population and hence, the battle against COVID-19 becomes more challenging. Several factors distinguish the handling of… Continue reading Uttar Pradesh’s strategies to contain the pandemic
Child nutrition
Context: New evidence on child nutrition calls for a radical expansion of child nutrition development services. What are the various issues found by several survey reports on child nutrition? NFHS-4: Leaving aside two or three countries like Niger and Yemen, India has the highest proportion of underweight children in the world: a full 36 per cent according… Continue reading Child nutrition
India’s plan for Vaccination
Context: Recently unveiled India’s COVID-19 vaccine policy, should make adequate allowances for ground realities. What is India’s plan on vaccinating people? Strategy to slow the virus spread: With a definitive cure not yet available for COVID-19, vaccines present the world with the best strategy to slow the virus down. India’s plan: The U.K. and the U.S. began vaccinating… Continue reading India’s plan for Vaccination
