-Livemint.com * The report also took note of open defecation in India as an impacting factor for health * Public health experts have also said that India need some more time to tackle malnutrition and the efforts are going on New Delhi: While India is tagged as a country with ‘serious’ levels of hunger, climate change will further worsen its undernutrition levels, the Global Hunger Index (GHI) 2019, a report jointly published by...
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Delhi's tap water fails to meet BIS test; not safe to drink -Priscilla Jebaraj
-The Hindu With a new investigation of Delhi tap water showing that it is not safe to drink, the Centre has announced plans to test the quality of piped drinking water in the states and release Swachh Pani Rankings early next month. It is also trying to build a consensus to make quality standards for tap water a mandatory requirement. A team from the Bureau of Indian Standards has been sent to...
More »Kerala tops Niti Aayog's School Education Quality Index; UP is worst performer -Priscilla Jebaraj
-The Hindu There are huge differences in the quality of school education across the country, according to the Ranking. There are huge differences in the quality of school education across the country, according to a Niti Aayog Ranking released on Monday. Among 20 large States, Kerala was the best performer with a score of 76.6%, while Uttar Pradesh came in last with a score of 36.4%. However, Haryana, Assam and Uttar Pradesh showed...
More »13 States, UTs improve their water management practices -Jacob Koshy
-The Hindu Gujarat tops Rankings for second time New Delhi: Thirteen of the 27 States and Union Territories have improved their water management practices from last year, an analysis by the NITI Aayog has revealed. Gujarat, though it dropped a point, topped the Rankings for the second year in a row with a score of 75 out of a maximum possible 100. Six States did worse than last year — with Delhi, which was...
More »The Indian economy is blaring warnings, but the Modi government remains in denial -Jayati Ghosh
-Scroll.in/ qz.com While the government was busy celebrating cosmetic measures like ‘ease of doing business’ Ranking, the real economy tanked. Suddenly, it seems like everything is shrinking in India: our capacity for tolerance and diversity, the space for democratic expression and dissent – and now, economic growth. The warning signs have reached a point where they cannot be ignored any longer and more people, including prominent business leaders, are speaking out. Yet, at...
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