Data Points: India’s TB incidence for the year 2021 is 210 per 100,000 population – compared to the baseline year of 2015 (incidence was 256 per lakh of population in India); there has been an 18% decline which is 7 percentage points better than the global average of 11%. These figures also place India at … Continue reading India’s Tuberculosis Incidence & Steps Taken by the Government

Konda Reddy, Ulac Demiragis, Bishow Parajuli – Food Day as Reminder to Leave No One Behind Better Environment – A Case for Millets Soil degradation by the excessive use of chemicals, non-judicious water use, and declining nutritional value of food products need urgent attention. Millets are good for nutrition, health, and the planet. As climate-smart … Continue reading Better Environment – A Case for Millets

Konda Reddy, Ulac Demiragis, Bishow Parajuli - Food Day as Reminder to Leave No One Behind Data Points Around 828 million people worldwide do not have enough to eat. Over 50 million people are facing severe hunger. Over 205 million people across 45 countries will need emergency food assistance to survive - The Hunger Hotspots … Continue reading Food Security – Ending Hunger by 2030

Poonam Muttreja & Sonalde Desai - Does India Need a Population Policy - The Hindu Data Points: India would surpass China as the world’s most populous country by 2023. – United Nations India’s demographic dividend will peak around 2041, when the share of the working age population is expected to hit 59%. - 2018-19 Economic … Continue reading Rising Population in India – Different Facets

Source: Duvvuri Subbarao, With the Rupee Under Pressure, What Next Why is the rupee falling: Widening current account deficit, mainly owing to the rise in the price of oil triggered by the Ukraine war. Capital outflows, driven by a strengthening dollar on the back of aggressive rate hikes by the U.S. Federal Reserve. The risks … Continue reading Pressure on the Rupee and Way Ahead

Source: T.R. Raghunandan, The Hindu, After the Floods, Bengaluru Needs to Clean Up its Act Practice Question: Corruption poses multi-layered challenges to the society. Comment.   How does corruption cripple economic growth: Corruption transfers inordinate wealth to the undeserving. It creates a slew of vested interests, who resist anti-corruption process reforms. Loopholes in the fight … Continue reading Corruption and the Challenges it Poses

Relevance: Relevance, at the fourth BIMSTEC summit, the opening of the Centre for Bay of Bengal Studies (CBS) at Nalanda University was announced. Source: Rajeev Ranjan Chaturvedy, The Hindu Practice Question: The Bay of Bengal region has been historically important not just for South Asia but for the world. What are the contemporary challenges the … Continue reading Importance and Challenges in the Bay of Bengal Region