Context The Union Cabinet recently approved a scheme to distribute fortified rice under government programmes. What is rice fortification? The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) defines fortification as “deliberately…
Context Tuberculosis (TB) infects 316 Indians per 100,000 — way above the 193 predicted by World Health Organization (WHO) in 2019 — according to the National TB Prevalence Survey 2019-2021, unveiled March…
Context According to the latest report of the Registrar General of India (RGI), the Maternal Mortality Ratio (MMR) in the country has reduced by 10 points – from 113 in…
Context The government is proposing a new Draft National Policy for Medical Devices 2022 to reduce India’s dependence on import of high-end medical devices. Key Features of the Draft National…
Context Recently, the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment is launching SHRESHTA-Scheme for Residential Education for SC Students in High Schools in Targeted Areas. The scheme is being rolled out…
Working women too with a dream of good childcare Context The theme for International Women’s Day 2022 (March 8) is ‘gender equality today for a sustainable tomorrow’. However, gender equality…
Context Students who complete their medical degrees from foreign universities are required to take the Foreign Medical Graduates Exam (FMGE) in order to pursue medicine in India. What is the Foreign…
Context In the last two years, India has achieved the dubious distinction of becoming the country with the second longest COVID-19 pandemic-linked school closure in the world — next only…
Context Antimicrobial resistance (AMR), or antibiotics becoming ineffective because pathogens such as viruses, fungi and bacteria become resistant to them, has long been recognised as a major threat to public…
Context The Investor Education and Protection Fund Authority (IEPFA) under the aegis of Ministry of Corporate Affairs has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Indira Gandhi National Open University…
