World migration report 2024
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) launched the World Migration Report 2024, which reveals significant shifts in global migration patterns, including a record number of displaced people
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1.47 lakh Gujarat anganwadi kids have severe acute malnutrition
AHMEDABAD: The Socio-Economic Review of Gujarat has revealed that 1.47 lakh of the 43 lakh children at anganwadis in the state were found to be suffering from severe acute malnutrition (SAM). The revelation
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Judgement of the Delhi High Court regarding ineffective implementation of Pre-Conception and Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques Act 1994, 17/02/2016
<p>Judgement of ther Delhi High Court in the matter of Indian Radiological and Imaging Association (IRIA) Vs Union of India & Others dated 17/02/2016 regarding ineffective implementation of Pre-Conception
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Too much or too less: India battles BMI blues
Diet, Income Issues Fuel `Abnormal Weight' A staggeringly large number of Indians in 15 states are either over weight or underweight, and suffer from anaemia, accord ing to the latest release of Na tional
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Over 40% living with HIV in India are women
In what could pose a significant challenge for India to meet its ambitious target of ending AIDS by 2030, women continue to account for more than 40% of people living with HIV infection in the country
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Eliminating poverty in Bihar: Paradoxes, bottlenecks and solutions
<p>A close examination of Bihar's recent growth experience reveals several paradoxes. These are paradoxes only with reference to certain orthodox positions widely held in development economics. Resolving
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20% of Delhi's lung cancer patients non-smokers: Doctors
In what could be an alarming fallout of air pollution, top cancer doctors say they have noted a significant rise in lung cancer among non-smokers in recent years. Roughly one in every five persons diagnosed
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Climate change and biocultural adaptation in mountain communities
This report provides a record of recent climatic changes experienced by 21 indigenous mountain communities in 10 countries, and of the solutions they have developed based on traditional knowledge and experimentation.
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Understanding gender in community-based adaptation
This brief seeks to unpack why, where and how gender analysis fits into the community-based adaptation process, providing a rational for its importance and pointing to key resources. It seeks to demystify
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A study on knowledge and practices regarding menstrual hygiene among urban adolescent girls
<p>Adolescent girls often lack knowledge regarding reproductive health including menstruation hygiene which can be due to socio-cultural barriers in which they grow up. The objective of the study was to
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NFHS report reveals 50% children under five years anaemic in West Bengal
Also, more than 60 per cent of all women and 53.2 per cent of pregnant women were found anaemic in the state. Over 50 per cent children under five years of age are anaemic in West Bengal, as per the