What is the News? The Indian Prime Minister has addressed the Second Global Covid-19 Summit. What is the Second Global Covid-19 Summit? Organized by: United States (as first COVID Summit Chair), Belize (as CARICOM Chair), Germany (holding the G7 Presidency), Indonesia (holding the G20 Presidency) and Senegal (as African Union Chair). Aim: To galvanize new… Continue reading Second Global Covid-19 Summit – India to expand genome sequencing network to neighborhood: PM Modi
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Burden of cancers in India: India’s Cancer Burden to rise to 29.8 million in 2025: ICMR
Contents1 What is the News?2 What are the key findings of the report?2.1 Cancer Cases in India in 20212.2 Future Projections on Cancer Cases in India3 What are the major factors that are contributing to the increased risk of cancers? What is the News? Indian Council for Medical Research(ICMR) has released a report titled ‘Burden… Continue reading Burden of cancers in India: India’s Cancer Burden to rise to 29.8 million in 2025: ICMR
Drought In Numbers, 2022: Desertification: ‘Droughts reduced India’s GDP by up to 5% in 20 years’
Contents1 What is the News?2 What are the key findings of the report?2.1 Global findings2.2 Report on India3 What are the recommendations given by the report?4 What do the other reports say about India’s drought situation? What is the News? The United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification(UNCCD) has released the Drought In Numbers, 2022 Report… Continue reading Drought In Numbers, 2022: Desertification: ‘Droughts reduced India’s GDP by up to 5% in 20 years’
89% children between 6-23 months don’t get adequate diet: NFHS
What is the News? The National Family Health Survey(NFHS-5) has released data on the gap in Child Nutrition. What does NFHS say about Child Nutrition? Minimum Acceptable Diet: Around 89% of children between the formative ages of 6-23 months do not receive a “minimum acceptable diet’’. This is only marginally better than the 90.4% recorded… Continue reading 89% children between 6-23 months don’t get adequate diet: NFHS
How India fares on NFHS Wealth Index, in 5 charts
Contents1 What is the News?2 What is the Wealth Index?3 What are the key findings of the index?3.1 Wealth distribution across the country3.2 District Wise3.3 Religion and Caste wise3.4 Correlation between Education and Wealth3.5 BPL Households What is the News? According to the National Family Health Survey(NFHS) Wealth Index, a vast chunk of India’s poor… Continue reading How India fares on NFHS Wealth Index, in 5 charts
NFHS-5 data shows literacy and delivery of services, not religion, influences fertility
What is the News? The National Family Health Survey(NFHS-5) has released data on the Total Fertility Rate(TFR) in India. What does NFHS-5 say about the Total Fertility Rate(TFR) in India? Total Fertility Rate(TFR): India’s total fertility rate(TFR) has declined from 2.2 in 2015-16 to 2.0 in 2019-21. Note: The TFR is the average number of… Continue reading NFHS-5 data shows literacy and delivery of services, not religion, influences fertility
State of India’s Birds(SoIB) report: Future looms dark for 48% of bird species
Contents1 What is the News?2 What is the State of India’s Birds(SoIB) report?3 What are the key findings of the report?3.1 Findings related to the Global level4 Findings related to the Indian level5 Reasons for Declining Bird Species What is the News? The State of India’s Birds(SoIB) report has been released. What is the State… Continue reading State of India’s Birds(SoIB) report: Future looms dark for 48% of bird species
WHO estimates 4.7 million COVID-19-linked deaths in India
Contents1 What is the News?2 What does the WHO say on Covid linked deaths in India?3 How did India respond to this WHO report?4 What does India’s Civil Registration System(CRS) Report say on Covid deaths? What is the News? The World Health Organization(WHO) has released a report on the Covid-19 related deaths. What does the… Continue reading WHO estimates 4.7 million COVID-19-linked deaths in India
Fertility falls, obesity goes up in India , says National Family Health Survey
What is the News? The National Family Health Survey(NFHS-5) Report has highlighted the recent trends in Fertility and Obesity. What is the National Family Health Survey(NFHS)? Read here: National Family Health Survey (NFHS)? What are the key findings of NFHS-5? Total Fertility Rate(TFR): The Total Fertility Rate(TFR), the average number of children per woman, has… Continue reading Fertility falls, obesity goes up in India , says National Family Health Survey
Global Report on Food Crises 2022: 40 million more pushed into acute hunger last year: United Nations
What is the News? The Global Report on Food Crises 2022 has been released. What is the Global Report on Food Crises? Released by: Global Network Against Food Crises, an international alliance of the United Nations, the European Union, and governmental and non-governmental agencies working to tackle food crises together. Focus of the report: The… Continue reading Global Report on Food Crises 2022: 40 million more pushed into acute hunger last year: United Nations
