Visakhapatnam Declaration
Four-day World Congress on Disaster Management concluded on Sunday with the unanimous adoption of ‘Visakhapatnam Declaration’ calling for a comprehensive action plan for a disaster-resilient society
Antibiotic resistance
Antibiotic resistance simply put is when infection-causing bacteria is not killed by an antibiotic that was effective earlier, the bacteria continue to thrive. Treatment options shrink further when multiple antibiotics […]
Welfare of acid attack victims
The Karnataka state has seen 144 acid attack victims since 2003-04. A large number have lost (some partially) their sight and are badly scarred. A majority of the victims are […]
Measures taken by the govt on road safety
Global Conference on Traffic Safety Global Conference on Traffic Safety was recently held in Brazil where the government’s commitment for road safety was highlighted as follows
Protection of Children from Sexual Offences
India is home to the largest child population in the world, with almost 42 per cent of the total population under eighteen years of age One of the issues marring […]
Economic package for Kashmiri migrants’ rehabilitation
The Cabinet approved Rs. 2,000 crore for the rehabilitation of Kashmiris who moved to different parts of India in the early 1990s and began to be recognised as migrants. It […]
Centre notifies the mid-day meals rules
The Centre has notified the mid-day meals rules. The rules were notified by the union human resource development ministry in accordance with the provisions of the National Food Security Act […]
Mid-Day Meal Rules, 2015
The Central Government notified ‘Mid Day Meal Rules, 2015’ on September 30th, 2015. The National Food Security Act, 2013 (NFSA, 2013) contains provisions related to welfare schemes including Mid […]