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What are the findings of the Comprehensive National Nutrition Survey?
The Comprehensive National Nutrition Survey was conducted by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare in association with UNICEF between February 2016 and October 2018. Findings of the Study About 10% of children in the age group of 5-9 years ..
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Looking at the estimated poverty decline in India between 2011-12 and 2016-17, do you think time has come for our economic policies to change? Comment.
The NSSO Consumer Expenditure Survey report 2017-18 is soon to be released. As per the trends of consumer expenditure and consumer prices, great changes need to be introduced in the way Indians think about the poverty and its removal, its ..
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Differentiate between Absolute Poverty and Relative Poverty. Throw light on some of the measures adopted by the current government to eliminate the curse of poverty.
Poverty is a condition where people’s basic needs for food, clothing, and shelter are not being met. Poverty is of two types: Absolute Poverty Relative poverty Absolute poverty is synonymous with destitution and occurs when people cannot obtain adequate resources (measured ..
Topics: GS-II: Issues Relating to Poverty and Hunger
What are the findings about India's economic progress in the World Inequality Report 2018? Discuss the reasons for the high and persistent income inequality in the country.
The world inequality report of 2018 revealed that the top 1% of the income earners in India received 22% of the total income. Analysing the previous reports, we can see that there is a significant increase in this share since ..