-The Hindu Till December this year, 3,173 persons were caught leaving against 1,115 entering In the past four years, nearly twice the number of illegal Bangladeshi migrants were caught leaving the country compared to those coming in illegally, according to data available with the Border Security Force (BSF) and the National Crime Record Bureau (NCRB) shows. Till December 14 this year, as many as 3,173 illegal migrants were apprehended by the BSF when...
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Rise in teenage pregnancy, higher anaemia rate in women: NFHS-5 phase data
-The Hindu It indicates an increase in average out of pocket expenditure (OOPE) per delivery in public health facilities in some States. The 5th National Family Health Survey (NFHS 5) data for 17 States and 5 Union Territories released by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has indicated a stark disparity in access to the Internet by men, in contrast to women in a number of States. In Karnataka and Bihar, for...
More »How rural schooling is going into the dark -Sayantan Bera
-Livemint.com * Urban India has witnessed a boom in online education this year. In sharp contrast, students in Bharat are suffering * Experts are suggesting a country-wide post-pandemic survey. Additionally, public schools need to be strengthened as more students are likely to join govt schools due to financial duress. BADAUN/ NEW DELHI: Koi lakey mujhe de… ek chutti wala din; ek achhi-si kitab; ek mitha-sa sawal; ek nanha-sa jawab. Koi laakey mujhe de...
More »Hazardous ideas for the Himalayas -CP Rajendran
-The Hindu By planning hydropower projects, India and China are placing the region at great risk In an article published on the website of the Central Committee of the Communist Youth League, China announced that it is planning to build a major hydropower project as a part of its 14th Five-Year Plan (2021-25), on the Yarlung Zangbo River, in Mêdog County in Tibet. The hydropower generation station is expected to provide 300...
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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