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National Nutrition Month: Tackling the Triple Burden of Malnutrition
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25th Sep, 2022
This year, Poshan Maah is focused on creating awareness about women’s health and children's education through the involvement of Gram Panchayats. The objective is to convert Jan Andolan (people's movement) into Jan Bhagidari (people's partnership) for achieving a malnutrition free India
Economic Times
Why The Rollout of India's First Indigenous Cervical Cancer Vaccine Is A Landmark Achievement
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19th Sep, 2022
India recently announced the launch of its indigenously produced vaccine which is effective against strains 16 and 18 of the Human Papillomavirus (HPV).
Swarajya
Tackling undernourishment with fortified rice
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22nd Feb, 2022
Studies show fortified rice has helped reduce anaemia. To scale up, this cost-effective initiative needs further support.
Business Line
Financing India’s Infra Story – Budget lays down cornerstone for economic growth, sustainable development
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21st Feb, 2022
The Union Budget 2022-23 was recently laid down with an aim to provide a blueprint to steer the Indian economy over the Amrit Kaal for the next 25 years. This blueprint to get ready for India@100 was anchored on two main arms – push for inclusive development and impetus to public investment for modern infrastructure.
Economic Times
Budget 2022 makes digital India work for development
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16th Feb, 2022
Budget 2022’s focus on the digital economy cuts across the Aspirational Districts Programme’s five socio-economic themes of health, education, agriculture, financial inclusion, and skill development.
moneycontrol
Unpaid care work by women the missing link in analysis of gender gaps in labour outcomes
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27th Jan, 2022
A Time Use Survey (TUS) published by the National Statistical Office (NSO) in 2019 revealed that 92 percent of women between 15-59 years spend an average of over 5 hours a day on unpaid domestic services whereas only 28.9 percent of men participated in unpaid domestic services, that too an average of just 1.5 hours.
ETGovernment
Developing an efficient logistics ecosystem
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19th Dec, 2021
Insights from government's LEADS initiative along with the World Bank’s LPI can help identify reforms to improve the logistics sector.
Business Line
From financial inclusion to financial integration
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17th Dec, 2021
The ‘financially-included’ people must be offered products and services that are relevant to their needs.
Business Line
To check stubble burning, monitor policy implementation
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8th Dec, 2021
A targeted and cluster-based approach can be undertaken by identifying districts with a higher number of stubble burning incidents.
The Indian Express
India's fertility rate falls, but the story is different for some states
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2nd Dec, 2021
As per the 5th round of NFHS, India's total fertility rate (TFR) slipped to 2.0. This drop in India's TFR, from almost 6 in the 1950s, to its current level is a significant feat. However, despite the decline, the story is different for some states. Tracing the trajectories of some selected states towards demographic transition, the article highlights the need for investment in health, education, and skill development to leverage demographic dividend and advocate policies for a growing pool of senior citizens.
The Quint