Still On The Last Chance Saloon

Environment

Source : www.thehindu.com Date : 2018-12-07 OPINION Relevant for: Environment & Disaster Management Topic: Environmental Conservation, Sustainable Development & EIA The world is in deep trouble. Average global temperatures have crossed a degree Celsius above preindustrial levels and such concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere (410 ppm) has never been seen by humans before. The…

Air Pollution Cause Of 1 In 8 Deaths

Environment

Source : www.thehindu.com Date : 2018-12-07 OPINION Relevant for: Environment & Disaster Management Topic: Environmental Pollution – Air, Water, Soil & E-waste India, with 18% of the world’s population, has a disproportionately high 26% of the global premature deaths and disease burden due to air pollution. Moreover, one in eight deaths in India was attributable to…

Stunted, Wasted: On Global Nutrition Report 2018

Government Policies & Welfare Schemes

Source : www.thehindu.com Date : 2018-12-05 OPINION Relevant for: Government Policies & Welfare Schemes Topic: Welfare of Children – Schemes & their performance; Mechanisms, Laws, Institutions & Bodies The health, longevity and well-being of Indians has improved since Independence, and the high levels of economic growth over the past two-and-half-decades have made more funds available to…