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…
India 100th on Global Hunger Index
India has a “serious” hunger problem and ranks 100th out of 119 countries on the global hunger index — behind North Korea, Bangladesh and Iraq but ahead of Pakistan, according…
Birth centenary celebration of Nanaji Deshmukh
The crux from PIB: The Prime Minister of India today attended the inauguration of the birth centenary celebration of Nanaji Deshmukh at IARI at Pusa in New Delhi. The Prime…
Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes
ECHO (Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes) is a concept of weekly or fortnightly virtual clinics that use teleconferencing to bridge the gap in healthcare resources by using the best specialists…
Many Indians skip nutritious food
A nation-wide study, carried out by the National Nutrition Monitoring Bureau (NNMB) to assess urban nutrition, shows not only a great diversity in food consumption in 16 States in the…