Page-5 of GS-II: Social Sector Services Education Human Resources

Swachh Survekshan: A Hit Or A Miss?

June 16, 2023

In 2016, in the wake of Swachh Bharat Abhiyaan, in order to motivate states to maintain a cleaner and more hygienic environment, Swacfh Survekshan was launched. It is the annual nationwide-survey of cleanliness, sanitation, and basic hygiene standards. The first ..

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Tackling mental health issues

June 11, 2023

Mental health is defined as the state of well being in which an individual recognises his/her potential and can cope with the normal stress of life to work productively and fruitfully and make contribution to the community. A study by ..

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Medicine : India’s dependence on API

June 7, 2023

The National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) notified a one time increase of 50% in price of 21 essential drugs. The pharmaceutical policy aims to regulate the drug prices with most of the formulations priced below Rs 1 and only two ..

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Pharamaceutical Policy & India’s Dependence

June 7, 2023

The National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) notified a one time increase of 50% in price of 21 essential drugs. The pharmaceutical policy aims to regulate the drug prices with most of the formulations priced below Rs 1 and only two ..

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Transforming India’s Higher Education

June 5, 2023

India has made considerable progress by improving its Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education from 21.5% in 2012-13 to 26.3% in 2018-19. The government looks to take it to a higher at 30% by 2020. But, if one compares it ..

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India’s Policy Towards Trans Fats

June 3, 2023

Consumption of junk foods high in salt, fats and trans fats are an open invitation to non-communicable diseases like diabetes, hypertension, heart ailments and cancer. A 2016 report by ICMR shows that the disease burden due to unhealthy diet, high ..

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