Education is an instrument through which lives of people can be transferred. With coming of Right to Education Act of 2009 education to a large extent has universalized itself. Yet theirs remain various challenges which need to be dealt with properly: – Budget Allocation for education is only 2.5% approximately which should be increased for […]
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HIV-AIDS is a spectrum of conditions caused by infection through the Human Immunodeficiency virus. HIV-AIDS is caused by unprotected sex; contaminated blood transfusion and mother to child during pregnancy. UNAIDS is a global programme aimed at eliminating AIDS by 2030. 90:90:90 strategy is a part of this global programme which aims at:- 90% – Diagnosis
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Measles is an acute illness caused by the virus of the paramyxo virus family. Access to report of WHO and Centre for decease control and prevention 2.3 million young ones from India are not vaccinated against it and India has 4th highest number of measles cases in the world. According to a WHO study, vaccine
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Disaster management is the systematic process and organization to prevent and mitigate the losses of women, environment, property. As ultimate change is making the situation grieve, natural disaster knocks even wife of warning due to erratic put fears. Now the loss can be more and widespread, in this area Big Data as the pout of
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Even though child mortality in India has reduced, the numbers shift the highest in the world. Explain the reasons behind the persistence is the highest rate of child mortality in the country. Highlight steps towards by the government in this regard with special focus on the need for mass immunization campaigns. (250 words). The recently
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This is fourth article/Video in series of 6 article/videos on Social Issues related to health for year 2018-19. In this video following issues has been discussed. 1.Allied and Healthcare Council of India 2.Indian Health Fund (IHF) 3.Global Conference on Air Pollution and Health 4.National AIDS Control Organisation (NACO) 5.Severe Acute Malnutrition Do you know sklearn
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KEY FINDINGS INFRASTRUCTURE – Av computers = 6/Police stations But Bihar and Assam = 1/Police stations SOCIAL ATTITUDE– Police forces exhibit frightening prejunctional against women, lower castes and minorities. ¼ Male Personnel–High bias against female colleagues ¼ Female Personnel – Absence of internal committee to report sexual harassment at the workplace. ½ Police Personnel
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Big states like the US, Russia, India and China are not members of the International Criminal Court (ICC). Until 2016, all the 9 situations which the ICC had been investigating were in African countries. Thus ICC is under very strong criticism from African nations. ICC is governed by an international treaty called Rome Statute (1998);
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This is first article/Video in series of 6 article/videos on Social Issues related to health for year 2018-19. In this video following issues has been discussed.1. Personal Laws (Amendment) Bill 20192. Lead and MSG in Noodles3. Formalin in Fish4. Congenital Central Hypoventilation Syndrome (CCHS)5. WHO’s list of 10 Global Health Threats Do you
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According to a report by India State Level Disease Burden Initiative, 3.8 million premature death in 2016 occurs from household air population by solid fuel. In India, still 56% of population uses solid fuel for cooking. Government had initiated PM Ujjwal Yojana to eliminate the household air pollution and reduce health hazards caused due to
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Recently, the Rajasthan State Human Rights Commission has demanded the central and state government set down eligibility criteria cohabitation arrangements. Live-in Relationship Live-in relationship is defined as a living arrangement in which an unmarried couple lives together in a long-term relationship that resembles a marriage. Reasons to cohabit in such way includes that couples want
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Introduction:- The health sector is very much important in a country, which is also an indication of India’s development. Recently India boosts the health sector by having 20.6 health workers for 10,000 people which is so close to WHO’s threshold 22.8 per 10,000 people. According to the National Sample survey organization. India has 20.6 health
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According to UN’s Population Prospects Report 2019, India will surpass China in population and would become the most populous country by 2027. PM, in his Independence Day speech also raised concern over increasing population of India. In the context of increasing population’s concern, family planning and population control measures comes into picture. Benefits of introducing
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The debate between security and fundamental rights started in colonial times and continues till this day. This debate has taken the central stage with the recent issue of official secrets Act and Unlawful Activities amendment Act, 2019. Do you know AI and ML are considered same, but actually ML is subset of AI. Want to
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Maoism or Naxalism is a serious threat to the internal security of India, the majority concentrated in landlocked forest areas. It is also known as “Leftwing Extremism”. Maoism objectives are:- To oppose ‘right’ government ideology To support the left ideology, especially of Marxist type, relating to violence. To broadcast themselves as custodian of rights of
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There are many tribes in India, each possessing a distinctive culture and tradition. Sentinelese belongs to few remaining isolated tribes in the world. It is believed that they are a direct descended from the first human populations to emerge from Africa and have inhabited the Andaman Islands for more than 60,000 years. What is a Tribe?
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Sand mining is an activity of extracting sand from rivers, lakes, streams, oceans etc.Sand is an important raw material for manufacturing, especially in construction activities. Sand mining is legal in India if it is done under the approval of Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Notification, 2006. If permission is not taken from the respective State ELA
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Parliament passed Consumer protection Bill 2019 recently to amend the Consumer Protection Act 1986. KEY FEATURES OF BILL; Definition of consumer: someone who buys any goods or services for consideration – not include the purchase of goods for RESALE. Six rights for Consumer including protection against hazardous goods, right to information right to access a
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The state of the world population report (2019) of UNFFA has for the first time come up with the data of women’s ability to decide on her reproductive and several health and the negative reprehensions which it has on them. It states that women do not have the right to decide on child planning which
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Buddha said “To keep the body in good health is duty otherwise we shall not be able to keep our mind strong and clear”. Very rightly said but in a Modern world and fast morning life one seeks help from a doctor timely whose profession is considered equivalent to God in our country. Corruption in
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