Social sector

NSFDC

The National Scheduled Castes Finance and Development Corporation (NSFDC) is a public sector undertaking under the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Government of India. It was established in 1989 with the objective of providing financial assistance, concessional loans, and skill development training to members of Scheduled Castes (SCs) for …

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URBANISATION AND ASSOCIATED ISSUES IN INDIA

Context:  With the increasing pace of urbanisation along with the baggage of problems it comes. Urbanisation: Urbanisation is the process of transformation that occurs as a society evolves from predominantly rural to predominantly urban areas. It involves the increase in the proportion of a country’s population residing in urban areas, leading to the expansion and growth of cities and towns. Urbanisation is …

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Human challenge studies

Context:  Recently, the ICMR Bioethics Unit posted the consensus policy statement for the ethical conduct of controlled human infection studies (CHIS), also known as human challenge studies, in India. Key details: Traditional human clinical trials have been carried out in the country for a very long time. The inclusion of human challenge studies will …

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LONELY IN A CROWD

Manasvi Khandelwal talks about the loneliness that has stayed with her for a few months now, ever since she moved to Atlanta, the United States, after her wedding. “My husband and I are in a very happy relationship,” she says. “But there is some sense of grief because we are …

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ALL-IN-ONE POLICY PLAN INSURANCE IN INDIA

IRDA is devising an affordable product covering health, life, property, accident risks to give citizens protection, expedite claim settlements by linking death registries onto one industry platform If India’s insurance regulator’s plans fructify, households across the country could soon be able to get an affordable single policy that covers health, life, …

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RIGHT TO EDUCATION ACT

Even after 14 years of implementation of the Right to education, the proportion of single-teacher schools in India is still a high 14.7%. The Right to Education Act states that every school must have at least two teachers. The Act also requires presence of a primary school within one kilometer of every habitation. In some …

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REGULATING THE SALT INTAKE

The Indian council for Medical Research (ICMR) highlighted the need to reduce the Salt intake. A healthy, active adult need between 200 and 500 mg of sodium per day. According to WHO, the world is off track to achieve its global target of reducing salt intake by 30% by 2025. Only 5% of …

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SURGE IN GLOBAL PRICES OF EDIBLE OILS

India’s edible oil imports set for a record high. The Global prices of edible oils, which hit an all-time high after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, have crashed. Sunflower has seen the greatest volatility in the prices in the last one year. The UN Food and Agriculture Organization’s global vegetable oils price index soared to an …

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INTEGRATIVE MEDICINE

The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) and the Ministry of AYUSH signed a memorandum of agreement (MoA) to enhance collaboration and cooperation in health research in the field of integrated medicine. What is integrative medicine? Integrative medicine focuses on you as a whole person and not just your illness or disease. It seeks …

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