-Down to Earth Shailaja Fennell, an expert in Gender and household dynamics in agriculture, talks to Down To Earth about millet production in India As India witnesses the central government launch a campaign to promote nutri cereals, Down To Earth talks to an expert about the relevance of millets, its cultural significance and its benefits for women. Shailaja Fennell, university senior lecturer in development studies at the department of land economy in...
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First time, under-five mortality rate same as global average -Abantika Ghosh
-The Indian Express The under-five mortality of the girl child is 2.5 per cent higher (40 deaths per 1,000 live births) than the under-five mortality of the boy child (39 deaths per 1,000 live births). New Delhi: In what is a major milestone in reduction of child deaths in India, the country’s under five mortality rate, for the first time, has been estimated at 39 deaths per 1,000 live births, the same...
More »The power of Kudumbashree -Brinda Karat
-The Hindu The Kerala model can be implemented across India with the same secular and Gender-sensitive spirit Kumari died on September 1. She had contracted leptospirosis while doing relief work in Kerala after the floods, away from her own home which had not been affected. She was a health volunteer and prominent member of the Kudumbashree Mission in her panchayat in Ernakulum district. Kumari’s work and life symbolises the spirit of Kerala...
More »Four of 10 women who commit suicide in world are from India, most are under 40: Study -Anuradha Mascarenhas
-The Indian Express According to the study, in 2016, India accounted for 17.8 per cent (130 crore) of the global population but recorded 36.6 per cent (94,380) of the 2,57,624 suicides among women across the world and 24.3 per cent of global suicides among men. Pune: Almost four in every ten women who commit suicide across the world are from India; 71.2 per cent of suicide deaths among women in India were...
More »'Uneducated, unmarried women have less access to mobiles': study -Karishma Mehrotra
-The Indian Express The research shows that India’s mobile phone Gender gap - 33 per cent - is among the highest in the world, surpassing several countries with comparable incomes, development levels, and mobile phone costs. New Delhi: Apart from economic constraints, social barriers like the level of education, marital status and the lack of empowerment prevent women’s access to mobile technology in India, suggests a study by the Harvard Kennedy School. The...
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