Major regional disparity in overcoming cancer though survival rates are up study Context Based on data from the Population-Based Cancer Registries across India, a study published in The Lancet Regional Health Southeast Asia found that over 52% of patients diagnosed with cervical cancer between 2012 […]
Centre says measures in place to check price rise Context Union Food Secretary Sanjeev Chopra stated here on Thursday that the Center has implemented sufficient steps, such as extending the ban on sugar, wheat, and rice exports, to guarantee that the costs of these necessities […]
Southwest Monsoon Withdraws From India Context The northeast monsoon is expected to arrive “in the next 72 hours,” according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), which declared the end of the southwest monsoon on Thursday. What are the monsoon conditions in India? India’s southwest monsoon, […]
Coastal Security Exercise Sagar Kavach Context: Sagar Kavach 02/23 – a two-day Coastal Security Exercise was conducted by the Indian Navy which spanned across the coastal regions of Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, and the Union Territory of Puducherry from October 11 to 12, 2023. Relevance: […]
The shape of climate justice in a warming India Context: The G-20 summit convened in Delhi from September 9-10, 2023, reached a consensus to triple renewable energy capacity and voluntarily double the rate of energy efficiency improvement by 2030. However, the summit failed to find […]
An opportunity to recast India’s food system Context: India, with its vast population, faces the dual challenge of malnutrition and inadequate farm incomes, intertwined with environmental concerns. To achieve sustainability in the food system, the importance of connecting nutrition security with livelihoods and environmental well-being […]