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What is net zero target? How fair and realistic these targets are?

Climate Ambition Summit, co-hosted by the UK, France, and the UN, on the fifth anniversary of the 2015 Paris Agreement has brought back the debate on the fairness issues regarding the Net Zero targets and the pathways regarding greenhouse gas emission reduction. Status of emission reduction Countries were expected to submit their upgraded national target… Continue reading What is net zero target? How fair and realistic these targets are?

In India, over 75% districts hotspots of extreme weather events, finds study

News: Council on Energy, Environment and Water (CEEW) has released a report titled “Preparing India for Extreme Climate Events”.This is the first time that extreme weather event hotspots in the country have been mapped. Key Takeaways: Hotspots: Over 75% of districts in India are hotspots of extreme climate events such as cyclones, floods, droughts, heat waves and… Continue reading In India, over 75% districts hotspots of extreme weather events, finds study

Hazardous ideas for Himalayas

Context: China’s major hydropower project as a part of its 14th Five-Year Plan (2021-25), on the Yarlung Zangbo River, in Mêdog County in Tibet. Contents1 More on news:2 What are the various misadventures that can happen due to the building of hydropower dams?3 What can be done?3.1 Way forward More on news: The hydropower generation station… Continue reading Hazardous ideas for Himalayas

Farm and Banking Reform

Context: There is some risk necessary to reform Banking and Agriculture sectors. Contents1 What are the recently announced reforms in Farming and Banking sector?2 Can MSP ensure farm income and Agri-growth?3 What do the laws propose to do?4 What is immediate response of common people?5 How future will be different for Agriculture?6 What can be… Continue reading Farm and Banking Reform

Innovations to curb air pollution

Innovations to curb air pollution Context-It is important to have systemic changes at the policy and strategy levels to curb air pollution in India. Why air quality monitoring is essential? Monitoring helps in assessing the level of pollution in relation to ambient air quality standards. Robust monitoring helps to guard against extreme events by alerting… Continue reading Innovations to curb air pollution

Fifth Edition of National Family Health Survey

News: The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has released the fifth edition of the National Family Health Survey(NFHS). Facts: NFHS: It was conducted after a gap of three years.It contains detailed information on population, health, and nutrition for India and its states and Union Territories. This is the Phase 1 of the survey conducted in 17… Continue reading Fifth Edition of National Family Health Survey

Issues faced by Nursing sector in India

Context: Nursing education in India suffers poor quality of training, inequitable distribution, and non-standardised practices.  In News: The year 2020 has been designated as “International Year of the Nurse and the Midwife”. Nurses and midwives will be central to achieving universal health coverage in India. What are the structural challenges affecting nursing sector in India? Low… Continue reading Issues faced by Nursing sector in India

Inter community Relationships

Context: Campaigns against inter-community relationships are a way to redirect anxieties over large-scale structural disruptions. What is patriarchy? Discuss the recent expressions of patriarchy in society. Patriarchy: A social system that places men, women and other genders in hierarchies learns to perceive the plurality of genders as unnatural and views women with suspicion. Potential sign… Continue reading Inter community Relationships

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