Levels and Trends in Child Mortality 2017
India is among the five countries - Pakistan, Nigeria, Congo and Ethiopia being the others-responsible for half of all new—born deaths in the world, according to a UN report. The…
Ensure State panels for women are set up: SC
The Supreme Court has asked the Centre if state commissions for women (SCW) actually exist. The top court raised the question as it dealt with the issue of precarious conditions…
The river-linking plan
Context: The government is all set to begin work on an estimated $87 billion plan to connect around 60 of India’s largest rivers; this includes the Ganga. Once complete, it…
What’s interesting about neutron stars merging?
The discovery On August 17, this year, the LIGO and VIRGO detectors picked up another disturbance due to a gravitational wave. The signal was different from the earlier four they…
Saving child brides
Overview: By ruling that marriage cannot be a licence to have sex with a minor girl, the Supreme Court has corrected an anomaly in the country’s criminal law. Under the…
Deep Dharohar
Minister of State (Independent charge) for Culture inaugurated “Deep Dharohar” organized by the Ministry of Culture. Features of Deep Dharohar: To reclaim the lost classical and folk traditions of Deepawali…
Close gender gap to reduce inequality: IMF
Fodder Points for Mains: IMF chief Christine Lagarde said: Closing the gender gap in every aspect of economy is the most efficient way to reduce inequalities. The most efficient way…
Blame it on El Nino
The 2015-16 El Nino — one of the largest on record — caused the largest annual increases in atmospheric carbon dioxide concentration seen in at least 2,000 years, a NASA…
Why hunger in India is worse than in Nepal?
HIGHLIGHTS: With over 21 per cent of children wasted-low weight for height, India has been ranked 100th among 119 developing countries on the Global Hunger Index (GHI), behind North Korea,…
Need for harmonious construction of pro-child laws: SC
Introduction: Inconsistencies in laws dealing with offence of sexual assault of girl child today came to fore in the Supreme Court, which said there was a need to harmonise conflict…
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