News: Recently, the Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers’ Rights (PPV&FR) Authority revoked the registration of PepsiCo’s potato variety FL 2027. It was used in the manufacture of its Lay’s chips. This means that farmers can cultivate this variety freely without the threat of penal action for violating intellectual property rights (IPR). What is the… Continue reading Plant protection authority sets right its potato blunder
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On waste management: Zero the way to go
News: Although India’s waste management policy has evolved to suit the changing needs but there are still some gaps. Waste must become a resource that can be reworked, reused and upcycled. This will minimise the use of materials in our world and mitigate environmental damage. What is the relation b/w the nature of waste… Continue reading On waste management: Zero the way to go
Less than $1: How WHO thinks that can save 7 million lives
What is the News? The World Health Organization(WHO) has released a report titled “Saving lives, spending less: the case for investing in non-communicable diseases”. What are the key findings of the report? Non-Communicable Diseases(NCDs) such as diabetes, heart disease, cancer, chronic respiratory diseases and stroke kill 41 million people annually and damage the health of… Continue reading Less than $1: How WHO thinks that can save 7 million lives
“Mainstreaming climate resilience through MGNREGS: Learning from Tamil Nadu’s Tiruvannamalai”
News Tiruvannamalai a district in Tamil Nadu has set a record for creating more than thousands of farm ponds in 30 days by leveraging the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS). This will also help the recently launched state climate mission in Tamil Nadu. What is the initiative This initiative focused on water conservation and building green infrastructure through interventions like creating mini-forests,… Continue reading “Mainstreaming climate resilience through MGNREGS: Learning from Tamil Nadu’s Tiruvannamalai”
“Bonded labour, child labour-Manual scavenging in India is far from being eradicated”
News: Government has recently said in Lok Sabha that it has achieved the target of abolishing manual scavenging. What are the issues with these claims? Bonded labour: There are large number of manual scavengers who are even employed as bonded labourers in the states like Jharkhand, Maharashtra, Odisha, Tripura and Bihar, UP. Child Labour: Manual scavenging is one of the largest employers of… Continue reading “Bonded labour, child labour-Manual scavenging in India is far from being eradicated”
Neurocysticercosis: Worms thriving in brains, Assam’s tea garden workers lose lives, livelihoods
What is the News? According to a study, Neurocysticercosis(NCC) was one of the leading causes of seizures in developing countries particularly in areas without proper sanitation and where pig-rearing was widespread. What is Neurocysticercosis(NCC)? Neurocysticercosis(NCC) is a zoonotic disease. It is a neurologic infection caused when a human consumes meat from — or is indirectly… Continue reading Neurocysticercosis: Worms thriving in brains, Assam’s tea garden workers lose lives, livelihoods
“Radioactive Pollution in water: A global concern for human health”
Context-Although Water pollution has been a concern since many decades .But, radioactive pollution of water is newly emerging threat. Recently, radioactive contamination and associated health impacts have been reported in many parts of the globe. Radioactivity is the phenomenon of spontaneous emission of particles or waves from the unstable nuclei of some elements. What causes… Continue reading “Radioactive Pollution in water: A global concern for human health”
World unprepared for future pandemics: Global Health Security Index 2021
What is the News? The Global Health Security Index 2021 has been released. About Global Health Security Index(GHS) GHS is the first comprehensive assessment and benchmarking of health security and related capabilities across 195 countries. Published by: Nuclear Threat Initiative (NTI) and the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security. The report was developed with Economist… Continue reading World unprepared for future pandemics: Global Health Security Index 2021
Delhi Pollution-Looking at social. political facets of climate crisis can help in better adaptation
News– Rising Pollution level is a health hazard and a violation of Article 21. India is currently ranked the fifth-most polluted country in the Global Air Quality Index list. interventions dictated by policies, so far, have been binary in nature. This is primarily because we have been treating air pollution as a technological problem or as one that requires the… Continue reading Delhi Pollution-Looking at social. political facets of climate crisis can help in better adaptation
World Inequality report 2022: World’s most extreme inequality increase in India
What is the News? World Inequality report 2022 has been released. The report is authored by Lucas Chancel, co-director of the World Inequality Lab and coordinated by famed French economist Thomas Piketty among others. Contents1 What are the key findings of the World Inequality Report 2022 related to India?2 What is the significance of these… Continue reading World Inequality report 2022: World’s most extreme inequality increase in India
