Editorial Simplified: Anchored in Human Rights | GS – II

Decades of global neglect have resulted in tuberculosis (TB) becoming the leading cause of adult deaths in most of the global south — it kills nearly two million people a year. This is shocking given that TB is curable and preventable.

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Gist of Editorials: Quick Fix for the Farmer (Indian Express) | GS – III

Thousands of farmers from different parts of India marched to Delhi on November 29-30 to register their protest against the government’s perceived apathy and neglect of farmers’ demands.

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Gist of Editorials: Death in the Air (The Hindu) | GS – III

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.

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Gist of Editorials: A Shot in the Arm (Indian Express) | GS – II

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.

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Editorial Simplified: A Shot in the Arm | GS – II

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.

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Gist of Editorials: An Invitation to Corruption (The Hindu) | GS – II

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.

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