A rare disease is a debilitating lifelong disease or disorder that occurs infrequently in the human population. Examples include diseases in India like Haemophilia, Thalassemia, Sickle-cell Anaemia, Cystic Fibrosis, and others. While the WHO defines rare disease as one with a prevalence …
The AIJS is a reform initiative that seeks to centralize the recruitment of judges at all levels, including more district judges and district judges for all states. Judges of the lower judiciary are planned to be recruited centrally and assigned …
An EV operates on an electric motor instead of an internal combustion engine and has a battery instead of a fuel tank. In general, EVs have low running costs as they have fewer moving parts and are also environmentally friendly. …
India is the world’s third-largest energy consuming country, thanks to rising incomes and improving standards of living. Energy use has doubled since 2000, with 80% of demand still being met by coal, oil and solid biomass. In India, that energy transformation …
Recent political developments have pushed Afghanistan into economic crisis. In August, the Taliban assumed power in Afghanistan, with immediate repercussions across an economy already facing daunting development challenges. Rapid reduction in international grant support, loss of access to offshore assets, …
Preventive healthcare means the measures taken to prevent diseases rather than treating them. One is advised to go for routine check-up even if the person is healthy as lifestyle diseases are asymptomatic in nature. Over the years this segment has …
The Electricity (Amendment) Bill 2020 was recently introduced by the central government to change key clauses of the Electricity Act 2003. Why the amendment? To address major challenges affecting the power sector’s commercial and investment activity. The current problems facing …
The agro-food system comprises all those activities related to the production, processing, distribution, sale, preparation and consumption of food, and the regulatory apparatus governing these arrangements Significance The health of a country’s agri-food systems determines the health of its people. The findings …
The WHO Constitution (1946) envisages “…the highest attainable standard of health as a fundamental right of every human being.” Understanding health as a human right creates a legal obligation on states to ensure access to timely, acceptable, and affordable health …
Recently Union government announced it has achieved 100% rural electrification. Saubhagya is one of the largest household electrification drives in the world. according to reports, the International Energy Agency (IEA) had lauded it as one of the greatest successes in …