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Govt’s focus on ‘silver economy’ as number of elders rises: Times of India

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Syllabus Reference: GS-II

Welfare Schemes for Vulnerable Sections of the population by the Centre and States and the Performance of these Schemes;

 

With India’s elderly population expected to triple to 300 million by 2050 i.e. about 18% of total population, the government is coming up with silver economy. Read the article for further details. A brief understanding is enough.

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Worsening of child nutrition calls for immediate and decisive course correction: Indian Express

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Syllabus Reference: GS-II

Issues Relating to Development and Management of Social Sector/Services relating to Health, Education, Human Resources.

Issues relating to Poverty and Hunger.

 

Child undernutrition in India had begun worsening well before the pandemic and with the pandemic the situation has become severe. What does the NFHS say about the child nutrition is being discussed in the article. Read it carefully and note down the points.

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Any exploitation of Sentinel Island will wipe out tribals’: The Hindu

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Syllabus Reference: GS-II

Welfare Schemes for Vulnerable Sections of the population by the Centre and States and the Performance of these Schemes;

 

Any exploitation of the North Sentinel Island of the Andamans for commercial and strategic gain would spell the death knell for its occupants, the Sentinelese, a most secluded, particularly vulnerable tribal group (PVTG) who reside in complete isolation on the island, the Anthropological Survey of India (AnSI) has said. There are certain way forwards mentioned in the same report and article discusses few of them. Read them carefully.

 

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Climate-induced migration set to treble in South Asia by 2050: Times of India

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Syllabus Reference: GS-III

Conservation, Environmental Pollution and Degradation, Environmental Impact Assessment.

 

A recent study shows that More than 62 million people in South Asia, including over 45 million in India alone, will be forced to migrate due to climate disasters by 2050. The data is alarming as the number is almost equal to the displacement or migration of people due to war and conflict. The article covers this fact very comprehensively, read it for complete details.

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Soil enables life — industrial agriculture damages it. Regenerative farming restores soil: Times of India

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Syllabus Reference: GS-III

Conservation, Environmental Pollution and Degradation, Environmental Impact Assessment.

 

An insightful article related to soil conservation. The inputs are mostly given by the subject expert., so you can relay on the source. Read without fail

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