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Gender Budgeting

In News Recently, the Ministry of Women and Child Development has been working for faster implementation of gender budgeting. The Ministry has made consistent efforts to support the institutionalization of Gender Budgeting (GB) at the State/UT level.  Recent Developments Steps Taken by States/UT: 27 States/UTs have adopted Gender Budgeting and have taken various steps to […]

Impact of Mid-day Meal Scheme

In News A recent study stated that the Midday meals have a long-lasting impact. About The paper was authored by a researcher from the University of Washington and economists and nutrition experts at the International Food Policy Research Institute.  It found that the midday meal scheme was associated with 13-32% of India’s improvement in height-for-age […]

Inequality Report 2021: Oxfam

In News Oxfam recently released a report titled, ‘Inequality Report 2021: India’s Unequal Healthcare Story’.  Key Findings Serious inequalities in healthcare:  India’s low spending on public healthcare systems and focus on supporting private healthcare has led to serious inequalities in access to healthcare, especially during the Covid 19 pandemic. States working towards reducing inequalities:  States […]

Seeking a Paradigm Shift in Mental Health Care

In News The WHO “Guidance on community mental health services: promoting person-centred and rights-based approaches” emphasized on community-based mental health care. About As defined by WHO, Mental health is a state of well-being in which an individual realizes his or her own abilities, can cope with the normal stresses of life, can work productively and […]

WASH Report

In News According to a WASH report, India is responsible for the largest drop in open defecation since 2015. About The report is released by Wash Institute, a global non-profit organisation. The report emphasised on universal access to water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) to achieve the United Nations-mandated SDG 6 in achieving universal access to […]

Pandemic and Malnutrition

In News The Parliamentary panel asked the Ministry of Women and Child Development (MoWCD) to conduct a survey on the impact of the pandemic on anganwadi services and malnutrition levels among children.   About The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Education, Women, Children, Youth and Sports fixating on the need for data to understand “how anganwadi […]

Child Labour: Tends and the Road Forward

In News “Child Labour: Global estimates 2020, trends and the road forward”, a report by ILO and the UNICEF, has stated that progress to end child labour has stalled for the first time in 20 years. About  It is released ahead of World Day Against Child Labour (12th June) in the United Nations International Year […]

All India Survey on Higher Education 2019-20

In News Recently, the Union Education Minister has released the report of All India Survey on Higher Education (AISHE) 2019-20. About AISHE The report provides key performance indicators on the current status of higher education in the country. The report is the 10th in the series of All India Survey on Higher Education (AISHE) annually […]

QS World University Rankings 2022

In News Recently, QS Quacquarelli Symonds has released the 18th edition of the world’s International University rankings. About QS World University Rankings 2022 The QS World University Rankings portfolio was inaugurated in 2004. The QS is a global higher education analysts. It has grown to become the world’s most popular source of comparative data about […]

Draft Model Rules for Live-Streaming and Recording of Court Proceedings

In News Recently, the Supreme Court (SC) e-Committee has released the Draft Model Rules for Live-Streaming and Recording of Court Proceedings. The e-Committee is working with the Department of Justice and has invited suggestions and inputs from all stakeholders by 30th June 2021. Background The SC, in the judgment of Swapnil Tripathi and Indira Jaisingh […]