India’s national standard for ambient fine particulate matter, or PM2.5, is notoriously lax at 40 micrograms per cubic metre, but even so, 77% of the population was exposed to higher levels on average.
The under-five mortality rates have declined considerably from 126/1000 live births in 1990 to 39/1000 in 2017, much faster than the global rates. Much of this can be attributed to the successful immunisation programme in India.
The Electoral Bond Scheme inhibits the citizen’s capacity to meaningfully participate in political and public life. Early this year the government introduced an Electoral Bond Scheme purportedly with a view to cleansing the prevailing culture of political sponsorship.
Average global temperatures have crossed a degree Celsius above pre-industrial levels. Purpose of the COP 24 is to agree on a rulebook to implement pledges made by the Paris Agreement.
B N Srikrishna committee has prepared a draft data protection bill. Pros of the committee: inclusive functioning style, recommendations such as setting up of an independent data protection authority.. Read More..
Air pollution in north India has largely been attributed to stubble burning. Farmers are held responsible for the crisis but policies of the Central and State governments are at fault.
India needs an integrated regional strategy to secure its ever-rising stakes in the Middle East and the Western Indian Ocean.
The Telangana government’s Rythu Bandhu scheme has spotlighted the policy of utilising cash transfer to assist land-owning farmers with a non-agricultural income.
The killing of an American national by the Sentinelese has put the spotlight on the vulnerability of indigenous communities in India.
Healthcare in India has been transformed and with the use of technology, we can lower the cost of healthcare.
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