-ThePrint.in Researchers associated with Pennsylvania University’s India study centre looked at agricultural markets of Bihar, Odisha and Punjab. They found that intermediaries are a rational response to the dominant structure of Indian farming. Most Indian farmers have tiny farms that yield meagre incomes. They face a multiplicity of risks, which jeopardises even these low incomes. These twin pressures are particularly acute in eastern India, manifest in the two states that were the...
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India slips two spot to rank 131 in UN’s human development index
-The Indian Express Human Development Index is the measure of a nation's health, education, and standards of living. India's HDI value for 2019 is 0.645 PLAcing the country in the medium human development category. India slipped two spots to rank 131 among 189 countries in the 2020 human development index, a report released by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) said. Human Development Index is the measure of a nation’s health, education,...
More »If India has handled Covid-19 so well, why has the Centre cancelled Parliament’s Winter Session? -Rohan Venkataramakrishnan
-Scroll.in What better PLAce to discuss proposed amendments to the farm laws that have sparked massive protests than the legislature? ExPLAin this combination of claims from the Centre over the past few days: India has done “very well” at containing Covid-19, far better than many other nations. The Delhi government in particular was congratulated for its efforts. Meanwhile, the invite has gone out to British Prime Minister Boris Johnson to be the chief...
More »How do Indian states handle cancer screening among women? NFHS-5 data reveals -Gaurav Suresh Gunnal, Shristi Guha and Akhil PM
-Down to Earth Cervical, oral and breast cancers are prominent among women. In round 1 of NFHS-5, women aged between 30 and 49 years were asked whether they were diagnosed with any of these cancers Cancer is a major cause of mortality and morbidity worldwide. According to the World Health Organization, deaths caused by cancer will increase by 45 per cent between 2008 and 2030. Cervical cancer, oral cancer and breast cancer...
More »Anaemia prevalent among women, male participation in family PLAnning low: NFHS-5 -Neetu Chandra Sharma
-Livemint.com * Male engagement in family PLAnning continues to be limited as seen by the low uptake of condoms and male sterilization across states * While spousal violence has generally declined in most of the states and UTs, it has witnessed an increase in five states Majority of Indian women continue to suffer from anaemia and remain on the backseat in taking family PLAnning decisions, showed findings of the first phase of the...
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