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Every year 800,000 people die as a result of suicide which is one death every 40 seconds. The boiling controversy over talented Bollywood star Sushant Singh Rajput's murder/suicide has been simmering for quite some time. Suicide statistics in India India reported about 381 suicides daily for a total of 139,123 suicides in the year of 2019. This...

The COVID-19 crisis will dramatically increase the poverty rate for women and widen the gap between men and women who live in poverty, according to new data released today by UN Women and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). The poverty rate for women was expected to decrease by 2.7 per cent between 2019 and...

Farming is not an easy vocation. Apart from backbreaking work, it involves a lot of life-threatening risks. Even after those risks, the results are never certain, for the yield of agriculture heavily relies upon the weather and environmental conditions, which can never be predicted. For example, recently excessive rainfall in the Kutch region of...

The COVID-19 pandemic and following lockdown brought about a major change in the working of education systems in India. With schools having to shut down to contain the spread of the virus, the education system overnight had to shift to an online model. While India has the largest number of smartphone users in the...

India has more than 50 per cent of its population under the age of 25. This young populace of the country has no dearth of talent, energy and enthusiasm to work hard. However, often they are unable to do so because of incomplete education or lack of formal training caused due to lack of...

The preamble of India states that the constitution of India aims to secure to all its citizens equality of status and of opportunity. Right to equality is in fact, a Fundamental Right as per the Constitution of India. This is why India through its various reservation policies strives to provide a level playing field...

Indian prisons do not have the best of the reputations in the world. The prisons in India do not have adequate provisions for rehabilitation in India. Arguments ensue that in a country where honest citizens are unable to secure their daily meals, making special provisions for those who have committed crimes is impractical. However,...

COVID-19 pandemic and the resultant economic crash has unveiled the vulnerability of the economic and development systems of all the countries of the world. This is true especially for India which has multiple problems such as – low digital inclusion, poor quality education, un-employable workforce, inadequate infrastructure among others. These deficiencies have enhanced the...

The outbreak of COVID-19 pandemic, and absence of availability of its sure treatment or vaccine, has led people to reduce their movements for entertainment, leisure or social purposes. People are avoiding stepping out of homes unnecessarily to avoid catching the virus. In such a tense atmosphere, Zoos are struggling to sustain themselves as they...

COVID-19 outbreak has brought the world to a standstill. A number of jobs have lost, industries and businesses have collapsed, schools have closed off and people are losing their loved ones every day. While efforts are being made to revive the economy and bring back the order, it is difficult at the moment as...

Importance of sanitation in the world that is struggling to break the rapid spread of COVID-19, cannot be stressed enough. Sanitary and hygiene practices directly affect the health of individuals. This makes it crucial for India – home to a population of over 1.3 billion people, with the not-overly impressive healthcare system. For India,...

The need to move towards digitalisation has never felt more urgent than in the present times. The pandemic ensued lockdown across the country has dealt a major blow to learning and education of the children. With the intent of containing the spread of the virus among the young children who are among the vulnerable population...