Universal health coverage: Hurdles and solutions Countries must find their own path to universal health coverage. The Thai reform experience provides valuable lessons The sustainable development goals (SDG) was committed to by all heads of state of the UN member states at the 2015 United Nations General Assembly in September. SDG has set much higher […]
Read MoreOne potent criticism of the Indian growth story is that it has not generated corresponding improvements in social indicators. The new global ranking of countries based on their human development index (HDI) was released by the United Nations Development Programme on Monday. India has moved up six notches from 2009 to 2014. The data also […]
Read MoreNew Initiatives for Social Justice & Empowerment Bill Drafted for the Rehabilitation of Persons in Destitute National Fellowship for OBCS and Post Matric Scholarship for Economically Backward Classes Launched Accessible India Campaign Launched to Create Barrier Free Environment for the Persons with Disabilities Year End Review 2015 During the year 2015, Ministry of Social […]
Read MoreSeven charts that show why India’s healthcare system needs an overhaul In a paper released in ‘Lancet’, a team of researchers identified seven structural problems in India’s healthcare system Despite recording several gains in health in recent years, India continues to lag several health indicators such as mortality rates and malnutrition. The country carries a […]
Read MoreRevisiting innovation at the bottom of the pyramid How do you come up with disruptive differentiators that will serve the unique needs of millions of Indians with limited purchasing power, and who are difficult to access? Co-create and build ground-up Amazon reaches a billion dollar in revenue in India in just three years.” “Drones will […]
Read MoreNational policy on Voluntary Sector 2007 Scope of the Policy In the Policy, voluntary organizations (VOs) mean to include organizations engaged in public service, based on ethical, cultural, social, economic, political, religious, spiritual, philanthropic or scientific & technological considerations. VOs include formal as well as informal groups, such as: Community-based organizations (CBOs) Non-governmental development organizations […]
Read MoreSocial Security Scheme for Farmers The Government is implementing a number of schemes to help the farmers in increasing their productivity by reducing cost of cultivation, achieving higher yield per unit and by realizing remunerative prices. Some of the important new initiatives in this context are: (i) Soil Health Card (SHC) scheme by which the […]
Read MoreNational Population Policy As per the latest World Population Prospects released by United Nations (revision 2015), the estimated population of India will be 1419 million approximately whereas China’s population will be approximately 1409 million, by 2022. In spite of the perceptible decline in Total Fertility Rate (TFR) from 3.6 in 1991 to 2.3 in 2013, […]
Read MoreHighlights of agriculture census 2010-11 Department of Agriculture, Cooperation& Farmers Welfare has released Agriculture Census 2010-11(Phase-II). Highlights of the Census are: Highlights As per Agriculture Census 2010-11, Total number of operational holdings were estimated as 138.35 million. The total operated area was 159.59 million hectare. The average size of the holding has been estimated as […]
Read MoreWhy high-speed rail is viable Given that it is a low-energy, low-emission mode of transportation that can reduce costs significantly, India should not miss the opportunity to develop high-speed rail t has been reported that Japan has offered to finance the Mumbai-Ahmedabad high-speed rail (HSR) corridor, estimated to cost about Rs 90,000 crore, at an […]
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