While diseases, such as cancer, diabetes and heart ailments top the charts when it comes to causing deaths worldwide, there are some conditions that aren’t even considered. It turns out that poor diets are also accounted as one of the major causes of death, globally. In fact, a poor diet is right at the top …
Turns Out That Poor Diets Are One Of The Leading Causes Of Death Globally Read More »
India has the second largest population in the world. It is also one of the fastest growing economies. Yet, it lags miles behind in terms of sports. India is one of the worst performing countries in Olympics. It is unsettling to know that India possesses merely 1 per cent of the net tally of the …
MUMBAI: Certified green buildings in Mumbai could soon get up to 20 per cent discount on property tax as per a proposal being considered by the municipal corporation to incentivise environment-friendly buildings. Officials said the Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai (MCGM), the civic body of the country’s most expensive property market, is discussing the proposal …
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Ending child labour requires a coming together of efforts, which address a wide spectrum of issues – economic, social, cultural and legal – that contribute to vulnerability and enable abuses. There are no one-size-fits-all solutions. It is nonetheless possible to identify some overarching regional policy priorities. Expand access to free, quality public education Education helps …
The Terms of Reference of Finance Commissions have expanded over the years, but concerns arising out of gender inequality have never been a part of ToR. This has happened in spite of the growing realization that it is necessary to deal with gender inequality issues with respect to fiscal decentralization Asymmetry in revenue and expenditure …
Making fiscal transfers gender specific is important. Here’s why Read More »
