-NationalHeraldIndia.com The divorce rate among Muslims in the 2011 Census is lower than among Hindus. And while there is no survey on cases of ‘triple talaq’, the incidence could be as low as 1% of the total While Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his government, TV channels and the Supreme Court are all concerned over the ‘regressive’ practice of triple talaq, here are 10 facts that put the issue in perspective. *...
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Delhi And Other Indian Cities Have Child Malnutrition Levels Akin To Sub-Saharan Africa -Rukmini S
-HuffingtonPost.in Bhopal, Patna and Lucknow are in particularly bad shape. Some of India's major cities have worse rates of child malnutrition than rural India, an analysis of data from the National Family Health Survey shows. The data shows that over a quarter of children under the age of five are stunted (low height for age) in all of India's major state capitals, except in Kochi and Hyderabad. Bhopal has higher rates of child...
More »Nine in every 10 children do not get adequate diet in Jharkhand, Bihar: NFHS data
-Down to Earth Almost 69.9 per cent of children under five years in Jharkhand are acutely suffering from anaemia Nine out of every ten children within the age-group of 6–23 months in Bihar and Jharkhand do not get adequate diet, as the latest National Family Health Survey (NFHS 4, 2015-16) data highlights. In a series of startling revelations, the nutrition and health status of children in the two states are found...
More »MNREGA Is Not Making India's Workforce Less Skilled - Here's Why -Naman Garg and Aarushi Kalra
-TheWire.in MNREGA acts as a safety net not only against extreme poverty but also against the exploitation of workers. The Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MMNREGA) and its impact on the various aspects of the economy continues to be an active area of research. A piece by Sumit Agarwal, Shashwat Alok, Yakshup Chopra and Prasanna L. Tantri titled “Is MGMNREGA destroying factory jobs? Disquieting data shows it discourages skill development”...
More »Bihar's Burden of Child Stunting A District-wise Analysis -Vani Sethi, Arti Bhanot, Shivani Dar, Rabi N Parhi & Saba Mebrahtu
-Economic and Political Weekly Vani Sethi (vsethi@unicef.org) is with the Child Development and Nutrition section of UNICEF India’s country office. Shivani Dar and Rabi N Parhi are with UNICEF’s Bihar field office. Arti Bhanot is an independent consultant. Saba Mebrahtu was former chief of the Child Development and Nutrition section at UNICEF India’s country office. The prevalence of child stunting in Bihar is as high as 48%. This study of the immediate...
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