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Explained: How India’s war on undernutrition fails to address the root causes

Explained: How India’s war on undernutrition fails to address the root causes The recent launch of the government’s food fortification programme and Poshan Abhiyaan brings our attention to the incidence of undernutrition in India, which takes the form of stunting (low height-for-age), wasting (low weight-for-height) and underweight (low weight-for-age) through the interaction of these three indices—height, […]

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what a country needs for a happy population

India’s South Asian neighbours ranked higher, with Pakistan pegged at 67, Bhutan at 95, Bangladesh at 125 and Sri Lanka at 130. India ranks 140th on the United Nation’s latest World Happiness Report that assesses 156 countries, a decline of seven spots from the last edition of the survey. India was also amongst the five […]

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Padam awardee from uttarakhand in 2019

एवरेस्ट फतह करने वाली पहली भारतीय महिला पर्वतारोही बछेंद्री पाल जी को पद्मभूषण, जागर सम्राट प्रीतम भरतवाण जी और मशहूर फोटोग्राफर अनूप शाह जी को पद्मश्री पुरस्कार से नवाजे जाने पर हार्दिक बधाइयां। प्रदेश की तीन विभूतियों को एक साथ पद्म पुरस्कार से सम्मानित किया जाना उत्तराखंड के लिए गर्व की बात है।

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What is contempt under the Indian law?

What is contempt under the Indian law? In India, the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971, divides contempt into civil contempt and criminal contempt. ‘Civil contempt’ is a ‘wilful disobedience to any judgment, decree, direction, order, writ or other processes of a Court or wilful breach of an undertaking given to the court’. ‘Criminal contempt’ is ‘the […]

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IAS/ukpcs MAINS writing practice. Criminalization of politics

Q. 15/03/2019IAS / Indian democracy faces various challenges due to criminalisation of politics. Examine the reasons, challenges and steps taken in this regard. (250 words) Q. 15/03 / 2019IAS / भारतीय लोकतंत्र राजनीति के अपराधीकरण के कारण विभिन्न चुनौतियों का सामना करता है। इस संबंध में उठाए गए कारणों, चुनौतियों और कदमों की जाँच करें। (250 […]

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UPSC/UKPSC mains writing practice.Nationalism in modern time

Q11/03/2019 : Today, nationalism is more important than ever before as we have to balance national interests with the demands of a globalized economy and changing geopolitics. Comment 250 words आज, राष्ट्रवाद पहले से कहीं अधिक महत्वपूर्ण है क्योंकि हमें एक वैश्विक अर्थव्यवस्था और बदलती भू-राजनीति की मांगों के साथ राष्ट्रीय हितों को संतुलित करना […]

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A 900-million strong electorate makes Elections 2019 the biggest ever

This would be the biggest election in world history, with over 900 million registered voters, out of which 15 million are aged 18-19. The total electorate is more than the population of every continent. The logistics are mind-boggling. There will be nearly one million polling stations, up 10.1% from the 2014 elections; 2.33 million ballot […]

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