-The Indian Express The BJP’s vote share lead over the Congress has reduced among social media users and grown among non-users since 2014, the Study shows. Social media did not heavily influence the BJP’s recent win as the ruling party’s social media advantage over the Congress declined in the 2019 Lok Sabha polls, a Study by the Centre for the Study of Developing Societies (CSDS) shows. The BJP’s vote share lead over...
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Role of social media as influencer of voting choices overhyped: CSDS Study
-The Hindu BJP’s vote share lead over Congress among users fell in comparison to 2014 The role of social media as a key influencer of voting choices in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections may have been exaggerated, according to a Lokniti-CSDS survey. It found that the BJP’s vote share lead over the Congress among social media users was actually lower than in 2014. Survey data did establish a relationship between the social media...
More »Both financial and non-financial factors matter for ASHAs: Study -Monika Kundu Srivastava
-Down to Earth/ India Science Wire Preferences change depending on factors including level of education, size of family, status as main earner A major challenge faced by the Indian health system is to keep its Accredited Social Health Activists (ASHAs) motivated and retain them in service. A new Study has found that ASHA workers get motivated most by prospects of promotions than other factors. Researchers from The George Institute for Global Health and...
More »Despite Narendra Modi's LPG push, household air pollution kills 8 lakh people -Prabhash K Dutta
-IndiaToday.in The Modi government said it distributed free LPG connections to 8 crore households. A new Study says 16 crore households still use solid fuels for cooking which causes 8 lakh annual deaths in India. * 11 lakh people die premature every year due to air pollution in India * 8 lakh or about 80 per cent of these deaths are caused by household air pollution * Modi government said it has distributed free...
More »'Non-ODF areas 13 times more prone to ground water pollution' -Dipak K Dash
-The Times of India NEW DELHI: Villages where people still defecate in open face nearly 13 times higher risk of faecal contamination of ground water as compared to open defecation free (ODF) villages, says a Study by United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF). The assessment has also found that risk of ground water contamination in Bihar, one of the states which is yet to be declared ODF, is maximum at nearly 36%. The Study,...
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