Context It is very likely that El Niño Southern Oscillation rainfall variability, used for defining extreme El Niños and La Niñas, will increase significantly by the second half of the 21st century ENSO cycle The ENSO cycle is a scientific …
Context Due to the unique physiological/developmental needs, women and children are particularly vulnerable to the consequences of malnutrition. As per the latest National Family Health Survey 2019-21 (NFHS-5), 18.7% women in the reproductive age group (15-49 years) have a body …
What’s in the news? A record 13.5 crore people moved out of multidimensional poverty between 2015-16 and 2019-21 as per NITI Aayog’s Report ‘National Multidimensional Poverty Index: A Progress Review 2023’. Based on the latest National Family Health Survey [NFHS-5 …
CONTEXT The national health and demographic report card is finally completely out. The results from the first phase (conducted between June 2019 and January 2020) of the fifth round of the National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) were released in 2020. …
UN Food Systems Summit The UN Food Systems Summit conducted recently aimed to build a consensus on altering our food production systems to reduce the sector’s huge emissions without cutting down funding. The summit highlighted the reality of our food …
NEWS The low rank on the Global Hunger Index should push India to look again at its policies and interventions. CONTEXT This year’s Global Hunger Index (GHI) had ranked India 101 out of 116 countries. This put India far below …
NEWS It is time to formulate a wage employment-based national urban livelihood scheme similar to MGNREGS. CONTEXT During the pandemic, people around the globe faced, again and again the difficult choice of saving lives versus protecting livelihoods. AS PER THE …
NEWS The pandemic has highlighted the importance of expanding social security nets. IMPACT OF PANDEMIC THROUGH VARIOUS SURVEYS The State of Working India report 2021 of Azim Premji University: Nearly half of formal salaried workers moved into informal work between …
NEWS A decentralised approach and strong local governments can enhance developmental outcomes. CONTEXT India’s human capital indicators remain low. In the World Bank’s Human Capital Index, India is ranked 116th. The National Family Health Survey-5 for 2019-20 shows that malnutrition …
What’s in the news? The Right to Food Campaign, an informal network of organisations and individuals committed to the realisation of the right to food in India, has released a survey of 4,000 people living on the margins across 11 …